Rebekah Vardy has shared a rare family photo with her social media followers. The 40-year-old is currently awaiting the outcome of her Wagatha Christie libel trial after suing fellow footballer's wife Coleen Rooney.
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Rebekah Vardy has opened up about the “extremely calculated, cold and menacing” call she had with Coleen Rooney to confront her about the now-infamous Wagatha Christie Tweet. In a witness statement to London’s High Court the 40-year-old, who married Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy in 2016, also claimed Rooney’s sting operation was a “ploy” to “generate sympathy for herself”. Rooney, the wife of former England star Wayne Rooney, publicly accused her fellow WAG of sharing fake stories she uploaded to a private Instagram story in October 2019.
The posts, which went on to make stories in The Sun, included the 36-year-old travelling to Mexico for a “gender selection” procedure and about a flood in her basement. In her statement, Vardy said she was in Dubai at the time of the viral post and was alerted to it by her agent. She said: “[Rooney] didn’t answer immediately and then called me back off an unknown number.
I felt like she was recording the whole call. READ MORE: Jury retire in sex crimes trial of Doctor Strange actress Zara Phythian and husband “I hoped that, once I had told her that it was not me, then she would simply fix this. Instead, she accused me of leaking stories about her for years.
I asked her to send me the stories that she thought I had leaked and she said that I knew exactly what I had done. “I asked her how she could do that to someone who was heavily pregnant and she responded that I had been leaking stories about her when she was pregnant. She told me that she wanted to make me feel paranoid the way she had felt paranoid.
I still remember her tone on that telephone call really vividly. “It was extremely calculated and cold and she showed no remorse even though I was very upset. I found it very
.Rebekah Vardy has shared a rare family photo with her social media followers. The 40-year-old is currently awaiting the outcome of her Wagatha Christie libel trial after suing fellow footballer's wife Coleen Rooney.
Coleen Rooney was all smiles as she posed for the camera in Dubai. A snap shared on Wayne Rooney's Instagram showed the couple and their four kids, 12-year-old Kai, Klay, nine, Kit, six, and four-year-old Cass posing in front of them.
Coleen Rooney looked happy and relaxed as she posed for a family snap from her sun-kissed family getaway to Dubai.The WAG is currently awaiting the verdict of the highly publicised seven-day Wagatha Christie trial, which came to a close last week, after lawyers made their closing statements at the Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday 19 May.The case centres around fellow footballer's wife Rebekah Vardy's Instagram account, after Coleen accused it of being linked to fake stories about her being leaked to the press in October 2019, in a now-infamous Instagram post. Rebekah, 40, denies the allegation and is suing Coleen for libel.
Coleen and Wayne Rooney jetted off on holiday alongside their four sons last week, and the former footballer has now delighted fans with a picture from their time abroad.MORE: Coleen Rooney shares rare photo of lookalike mum for this special reason amid Wagatha Christie trialTaking to Instagram, the father-of-four shared a picture showing him with his arms around his wife Coleen and his eldest son, twelve-year-old Kai, and with Klay, nine, Kit, six, and four-year-old Cass posing in front of them.WATCH: Everything you need to know about Coleen RooneyFans loved the sweet snap, which showed both Coleen and Kai in matching moonboots, and were quick to comment. "Beautiful family," one wrote, whilst another remarked: "Lovely family photo."READ: Rebekah Vardy breaks silence amid Coleen Rooney court dramaMORE: Coleen Rooney in tears during Italian wedding with husband WayneA third added: "Enjoy your family time and get refreshed ready to lead us back." Wayne shared a new family photo taken during their time in DubaiThe family are currently in Dubai, enjoying a well-deserved break after an intense month in which she had to face Rebekah Vardy in an eight-day High Court libel that wrapped up on the day that she jetted off.The mother-of-four had no intention to miss the last day at court, but the trial over-ran, clashing with their family holiday.In October 2019, the mum-of-four accused Rebekah, the wife of Jamie Vardy, of leaking "false stories" about her private life to The Sun after a months-long sting operation.
Rebekah Vardy could be entitled to a "substantial damages award" for the harm caused to her reputation by Coleen Rooney's Wagatha Christie tweet. Coleen had first accused Rebekah, who is married to Leicester City player Jamie, of leaking information shared from her private Instagram story in October 2019.
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.
Rebekah Vardy was a “highly unreliable witness” during her libel battle with Coleen Rooney and gave “implausible and throwaway explanations” in the witness box, a judge has heard. Rebekah walked out of court today after Coleen’s barrister David Sherbourne made the claim in the final hours of the Wagatha Christie trial at London’s High Court. Coleen accused Rebekah, who is married to Leicester City player Jamie, of leaking information from her private Instagram story in October 2019.
Rebekah Vardy has been branded a “highly unreliable witness” during her libel battle with Coleen Rooney and gave “implausible and throwaway explanations” in the witness box, a judge has heard. Rebekah walked out of court today after Coleen’s barrister David Sherbourne made the claim in the final hours of the Wagatha Christie trial at London’s High Court.
Coleen and Wayne Rooney looked carefree and relaxed as they arrived at Manchester airport on Tuesday morning.The pair were seen carting along their suitcases as they prepared to jet abroad to Dubai while the final day of the Wagatha Christie libel trial continued at the Royal Courts of Justice.The libel case was due to finish on Wednesday but went into extra time to allow barristers to prepare their final arguments at the Royal Courts of Justice. Expecting that the trial would have been over by now, the Rooneys have gone ahead with their holiday commitments with their brood after being granted permission by the judge, Mrs Justice Steyn.
her now-famous ‘Wagatha Christie sting operation’ were revealed to the High Court today on the penultimate day of the £3million libel trial. Rebekah Vardy – who is married to Leicester footballer Jamie Vardy – is suing Rooney for libel after Rooney accused Vardy of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the press in October 2019 following a months-long ‘sting operation’ which saw Rooney dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’.
Rebekah Vardy left court twice in tears today after some tense exchanges with Coleen Rooney' s lawyer during their ongoing libel trial. David Sherborne, who is representing Mrs Rooney, had been questioning Mrs Vardy over one of the fake posts that had been posted on Coleen's private Instagram account.
Rebekah Vardy, 40, left the courtroom crying after a tense exchange with Coleen Rooney's barrister during their libel trial. David Sherborne, for Rooney, 36, had been questioning Vardy about one of the fake posts Rooney posted on her private Instagram account as part of her Wagatha Christie sting. Mr Sherborne misspoke and said it was Vardy who had "gone to Mexico to look at gender selection" to which she responded: "It wasn't me who went to Mexico, it was Mrs Rooney." The lawyer said: "Is that your best point?" Vardy's lawyer Hugh Tomlinson QC then stood up and said: "Mr Sherborne keeps making remarks and if the witness is in the box for a long time it can be unpleasant." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.