Wagatha Christie Drama: Channel 4 Casts Its Rebekah Vardy & Coleen Rooney, With Michael Sheen Set To Play Barrister

Coleen Rooney has taken part in a sweet photoshoot with her son Kai. The star, who is married to footballer Wayne Rooney, has in recent years earned the nickname Wagatha Christie for her investigation into who was leaking stories from her private Instagram account, revealing in 2019 that it was…. Rebekah Vardy’s account.

Coleen Rooney and her son Kai have modelled together in a new fashion campaign. Coleen, 36, looked every inch the proud mum as she posed next to her eldest son, 12, for designer boutique Cricket. Coleen sported an oversized Balenciaga shirt with matching trousers and a neon green studded bag, while she rocked a slick ponytail with hooped earrings.

Second on the list was the race between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister. And third place went to the highly publicised court drama between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The rest of the top 50 list included the sensational "Wagatha Christie" trial, involving Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, and Will Smith and Chris Rock's dust-up at the Oscars.

Rebekah Vardy has revealed she spent the night in a children's A&E department - sparking some concerns for the welfare of her kids. The media personality, 40, shared a post to her Instagram story on Sunday afternoon thanking the Children's A&E department in Leicester for "taking such good care" of her little ones overnight before describing them as "amazing".

K.J. Yossman When it was announced earlier this year that U.K. production outfit Lorton had exclusively snagged the most sought-after documentary subject in the country – soccer wife Coleen Rooney (pictured above left, with husband Wayne) – it cemented the label as one of the hottest unscripted producers around. The reason Rooney was such a get was because in 2019 she set up an elaborate social media sting to catch the person she believed was selling stories about the couple to U.K. tabloids. The culprit, Rooney revealed online, was fellow “WAG” (the collective noun for athletes’ wives and girlfriends) Rebekah Vardy. The revelation, which saw Rooney dubbed “WAG-atha Christie” for her sleuthing skills, went viral and sparked a libel lawsuit from Vardy. After three years of legal wrangling, every detail of which was covered by a salivating media, Vardy lost the court case earlier this year. Screen adaptations – both factual and scripted – were inevitable, and Rooney was said to have had her pick of deals to choose from.

Living up to its billing as the “trial of the century”, the Wagatha Christie case imploded around Rebekah Vardy again last week when it emerged she’d have to pay 90 per cent of Coleen Rooney’s legal fees – meaning she owes her rival up to £1.5million. And Becky is going to need deep pockets, as her own payments are estimated to be more than £2million after losing the highly-publicised libel trial in July, taking her bill to around £3.7million.Posting on her Instagram Story in the wake of the news, Becky, 40, shared a cryptic message that read, “It’s always the ones with the dirty hands pointing the fingers”.

Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama has been revealed, with none other than Michael Sheen starring as David Sherborne. Buckle up!The Channel 4 programme will dramatise the trial that had the nation hooked, with This Is England star Chanel Cresswell starring as Coleen Rooney and Harry Potter actress Natalia Tena as Rebekah Vardy. Good Omens star Michael will play David Sherborne, with Simon Coury as Hugh Tomlinson QC.

Channel 4 has announced the cast for its upcoming dramatisation of the court battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney – check out a first look image above.The two-part drama-documentary, titled Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, was announced in July, which will use the real court transcripts to recreate the high court defamation case “juxtaposed with analysis from the media and on social media”.Chanel Cresswell (This Is England, Trollied) will play the role of Coleen Rooney, opposite Natalia Tena (Harry Potter, Game Of Thrones) as Rebekah Vardy.Michael Sheen (Good Omens, Quiz) will play Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne, alongside Simon Coury (The Professor And The Madman) as Vardy’s barrister Hugh Tomlinson KC. Rebekah and Coleen’s respective husbands Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney will also be played by actors, although their casting has yet to be announced.Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama is written by Chris Atkins (Who Killed The KLF?) and directed by Oonagh Kearney (Five Letters). The drama-documentary is being developed by Chalkboard, with Tom Popay serving as executive producer.“Created from the real court transcripts, Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama will bring viewers all of the incredible and unbelievable moments from a case that kept the public and media gripped,” a press release reads.In June 2020, Vardy sued Rooney for libel after Rooney alleged she was leaking stories from her private Instagram account to journalists at The Sun.

Channel Four has announced the casting for its new film based on the 'Wagatha Christie' case. The drama will star This Is England actress Chanel Cresswell as Coleen Rooney and Harry Potter star Natalia Tena as Rebekah Vardy in the story of Rebekah's famous libel trial against Coleen.

Channel 4’s drama based on the Wagatha Christie case will star This Is England actress Chanel Cresswell as Coleen Rooney and Harry Potter star Natalia Tena as Rebekah Vardy. Michael Sheen, known for his portrayals of real-life figures such as Sir Tony Blair and broadcaster David Frost, will appear as Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne. Mr Sherborne’s previous clients include Diana, Princess of Wales, Hollywood actor Michael Douglas and model Kate Moss.

Rebekah Vardy was all smiles as she enjoyed a date night with her husband Jamie amid the latest Wagatha Christie drama.The reality star and WAG has been ordered to pay Coleen Rooney's £1.5million legal fees after losing her libel case against her and is said to be feeling tense about the looming costs. However, Rebekah didn't seem to be phased by this while on a night out with her husband over the weekend. Posted a selfie of herself and Jamie on Instagram, the 40 year old wrote: "Such a fab weekend.

Billionaire British entrepreneur James Dyson is attempting to sue Channel 4 for libel over the network’s suggestion that he was complicit in abuse and exploitation.

Rebekah Vardy is said to be worried she’ll have to pay out an eye-watering £4million bill for the libel trial she lost against fellow WAG Coleen Rooney, in a case now infamously dubbed ' Wagatha Christie'. Friends of Leicester City WAG, Rebekah Vardy have said they feel the star is feeling “tense” after a court ordered her to pay up to 90% of Coleen Rooney’s legal bills following her libel case defeat earlier this Summer. The wife of Leicester City player Jamie Vardy, 40, sued Coleen Rooney, 36, for libel after Coleen shared a post on social media which accused Rebekah Vardy’s Instagram account of leaking stories to the press, including claims the basement of her Cheshire home had flooded and that Coleen was planning a return to television work.