Rebekah Vardy told to 'die' after Coleen's post went viral, court hears

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 's barrister has accused Rebekah Vardy of "lying on oath" and deleting messages to "cover up incriminating evidence", writes The Mirror.

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’.

Jamie Vardy has come to support his wife Rebekah as the Wagatha Christie libel trial with Coleen Rooney continues. 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. Rebekah, 40, denies the allegations and is suing 36 year old Coleen for libel.

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 "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.

Rebekah Vardy messaged Coleen Rooney to express her sympathy and outrage that stories about her were being leaked to the press, a court heard on Thursday. Coleen, 36, accused Rebekah's Instagram account of being linked to leaks about her private life in October 2019.

Rebekah Vardy has told the High Court it was “embarassing” to be called the “unofficial WAG leader” in a newspaper article. The 40-year-old was asked about a 2018 interview she did withThe Sun as she returned to the witness stand on the third day of her libel trial against Coleen Rooney.

As any WAG knows, appearances matter. And when it comes to the Wagatha Christie court case, Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney have clearly puts hours of thought into how they present themselves. Each day the pair's arrival at the High Court in London has been heralded by cameras flashing away - with the footballer's wives outfits decoded by onlookers, noting down every designer (and the occasional high street) label.

Rebekah Vardy said she “wanted paying” for leaking information about a footballer who had been arrested, a court has been told. The 40-year-old took the stand on the second day of her libel trial against Coleen Rooney, who has accused Ms Vardy of leaking “false stories” about her to the press. Ms Rooney’s barrister, David Sherborne, asked Ms Vardy about messages with her agent Caroline Watt, including some about Danny Drinkwater - a footballer who was arrested for crashing his car while over the legal drink limit in 2019.