After days of drama at the High Court in London, anyone following the Wagatha Christie trial with Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney is now on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens next.
10.05.2022 - 16:21 / ok.co.uk
Rebekah Vardy knew Coleen Rooney was "posting fake stories" to see if they would be leaked to the media, the High Court has heard. Jamie Vardy's wife's Instagram account was accused of leaking "false stories" about Coleen's private life to the press in an explosive social media post in October 2019.
Rebekah, 40, vehemently denies the claims following a "sting operation" from 36 year old Coleen. Mrs Vardy is now suing Wayne Rooney's wife for libel in a High Court battle which is expected to last seven days.
As the trial began with written submissions, Rebekah's barrister Hugh Tomlinson QC argue the "candid" WhatsApp messages previously heard in court between Rebekah and her agent Caroline Watt show that while "from time to time they did discuss ‘leaking’ information to the press", only one post was mentioned. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter It was also argued the post in question was in circumstances where journalists already knew the information.
Mr Tomlinson added that that messages also show "that Mrs Vardy was aware that Mrs Rooney was posting fake stories in order to see whether anyone would leak them, as well as the fact that she had previously been a suspect". Meanwhile, Mr Tomlinson QC also told the court that the evidence around Mr Rooney's posting of three "false" stories in an effort to identify the source of the leak was "flawed".
He argued that a Sun newspaper's article on Coleen returning to TV had "nothing" to do with the "so-called TV decisions" mentioned in one of three "false" posts by Coleen. Mr Tomlinson said: "The post referred to I’m A Celebrity, the article referred to Strictly Come Dancing." He added that "the idea that Mrs
.After days of drama at the High Court in London, anyone following the Wagatha Christie trial with Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney is now on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens next.
ITV’s Lorraine Kelly offered up her thoughts on the ongoing court case involving Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney on her show today, telling the two women to “get over themselves”. Rebekah is currently suing her fellow WAG for libel following the infamous 'Wagatha Christie' post back in 2019, which saw Coleen accuse Rebekah of leaking stories from her private Instagram. Rebekah immediately denied the claim and subsequently launched legal action which resulted in seven days at the High Court.
Rebekah Vardy could be entitled to a "substantial damages award" for the harm caused to her reputation by Coleen Rooney's Wagatha Christie tweet.The statement was made by Rebekah’s barrister Hugh Tomlinson QC at the end of the libel trial at London's High Court today. He claimed “serious harm" had been caused to Rebekah's reputation and "the award of damages ought to reflect that” which were "substantial" during today's closing arguments. Coleen accused Rebekah, who is married to Leicester City player Jamie, of leaking information from her private Instagram story in October 2019.
Wagatha Christie libel trial, according to her barrister today. Hugh Tomlinson QC made the claim as the trial came to a close this afternoon - with a judgement now expected within weeks. The trial at the Royal Courts of Justice in London heard closing arguments from both sides in the case.
Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's lawyers have shared their closing statements at Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday 19 May. Rebekah's Instagram account was accused by Coleen of leaking fake stories about her in October 2019 in a now-infamous Instagram post dubbed Wagatha Christie.
Read more: 9 things we learned from the Wagatha Christie trial this weekOn October 9, 2019, she posted on Twitter: "I have saved and screenshotted all the original stories which clearly show just one person has viewed them. It’s… Rebekah Vardy. "The tweet went viral, and the term 'Wagatha Christie' was born.
An FA official said Rebekah Vardy appeared to be “more interested in taking selfies” than watching husband Jamie play for England. The comment came during the Wagatha Christie trial at London’s High Court, where Vardy is suing Coleen Rooney for libel. Harpreet Robertson, a family liaison officer for the Football Association, gave evidence this afternoon about Rooney’s claim Vardy sat behind Coleen Rooney at a Euros match in 2016 to "boost her public profile".
Rebekah Vardy against Coleen Rooney commenced this week. Rooney is facing legal action after she accused Vardy, wife of Leicester City striker Jamie, of leaking “false stories” about her to the tabloid press. In a tweet published in October 2019, Rooney, wife of ex-footballer Wayne, implied that Vardy had been sharing posts from her private Instagram account with The Sun newspaper.
Rebekah Vardy looked like she meant business as she channeled Elle Woods in Legally Blonde as she arrived at London’s High Court today. Rebekah, 40, appeared to take inspiration from Reese Witherspoon's iconic character as she strutted into court in a bright £2,095 co-ord suit from Alessandra Rich, for the latest day of her ongoing libel trial with fellow WAG Coleen Rooney. The mum-of-four is suing Coleen for libel, after the wife of Wayne Rooney accused her Instagram account of being linked to stories leaking to the press back in 2019.
Katie Price has shared her anger that her friend Sarah Harding’s name was brought up as part of Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney’s libel case. The former glamour model, 43, had been close friends with the late Girls Aloud star, who died from breast cancer in September 2021 at the age of 39, with the singer even being a bridesmaid at her 2005 wedding to Peter Andre. Harding was brought up in court after it was claimed Vardy was caught taking photos of the contents of her handbag at the National Television Awards in 2018.
Rebekah Vardy "fell out with Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding in 2018 because she was apparently caught taking pictures of the contents of her handbag at the National Television Awards", a court heard. Coleen Rooney, 36, made the claim in a witness statement she supplied as part of the Wagatha Christie libel trial.