EXCLUSIVE Did 'Jude Bellingham's WAG' Laura Celia Valk miss his game against Serbia because they AREN'T actually dating? As the model suns herself hundreds of miles from the Euros, sources tell KATIE HIND the 'romance' is a cooked-up publicity stunt By Katie Hind Published: 00:59, 20 June 2024 | Updated: 01:39, 20 June 2024 e-mail 10 View comments She was notably absent when Jude Bellingham scored the winning goal in England's opening Euro game against Serbia on Sunday. As the WAGs gathered to support their partners, Dutch beauty Laura Celia Valk was, according to her Instagram account, enjoying a glamourous trip to Paris – some 280 miles away from the match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany . In fact, yesterday, on the eve of England's clash with Denmark, in Frankfurt, Ms Valk was still in the city of love without Bellingham.

But now, the Mail can reveal the mystery surrounding their 'romance' – because they don't appear to be in a relationship at all. Instead, weeks of rumours were prompted by a publicity stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic executive at Manchester-based clothing company Pretty Little Thing, where Ms Valk is a model. In details believed to have been leaked by the firm to a red top newspaper, Ms Valk, 25, was said to be 'completely smitten' and had spent time at his home in the Spanish city where he plays for Real Madrid In fact, yesterday, on the eve of England's clash with Denmark, in Frankfurt, Ms Valk was still in the city of love without Bellingham Weeks .