Rebekah Vardy says she is 'extremely sad and disappointed' after Wagatha verdict
29.07.2022 - 19:35
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Rebekah Vardy feels "very sad and disappointed" as she broke her silence following the verdict of the Wagatha Christie trial.
The star had taken fellow WAG Coleen Rooney to the High Court where she accused her of libel following her allegations Vardy had been leaking stories to the press.
Today, Mrs Justice Steyn brought the issue to a close once and for all when she handed down a verdict that ruled in Coleen's favour.
Speaking for the first time since the verdict Rebekah shared a statement, which read: "I am extremely sad and disappointed at the decision that the Judge has reached. It is not the result that I had expected, nor believe was just. I brought this action to vindicate my reputation and am devastated by the Judge’s finding.
"The judge accepted that publication of Coleen's Post was not in the 'public interest' and she also rejected her claim that I was the 'Secret Wag'. But as for the rest of her judgement, she got it wrong and this is something I cannot accept.
"As I explained in my evidence I, my family and even my unborn baby, were subjected to disgusting messages and vile abuse following Coleen’s Post and these have continued even during the course of the trial.
"Please can the people who have been abusing me and my family now stop. The case is over.
"I want to thank everyone who has supported me."
Shortly after the verdict was made public, Coleen also broke her silence.
She said she was "pleased" but insisted she has no "ill will" against Rebekah.
The statement from Coleen, which she later posted on Instagram, read: "Naturally, I am pleased the judge has found in my favour in her judgement today.
"It was not a case I ever sought or wanted.
"Both before and after my social media posts in October 2019, I made constant