Vardy loses ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case against Coleen Rooney
Coleen Rooney said Rebekah Vardy’s “evil” texts read in court made her sick and at times the saga took its a toll on her marriage.
In a bombshell new interview with British Vogue, Wayne Rooney’s wife has addressed the £3million libel trial for the first time.
Coleen, 37, was sued for defamation by Rebekah Vardy after she publicly accused the 41-year-old of being behind an account leaking her private information to the press, in her now infamous Wagatha Christie reveal post.
In the subsequent High Court case in 2022 between the celebrities, Coleen won, with Ms Justice Steyn ruling that Rebekah “knew of, condoned and actively engaged” in information being passed to The Sun.
”The texts knocked me sick,” Coleen told British Vogue. “They were just another level. When I was reading them I was thinking: the evilness and the hatred that they had for someone that they don’t even know.”
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She spoke about messages between Rebekah and her former agent in which the two discussed Coleen’s late sister Rosie, who died from Rett syndrome in 2013 at the age of 14.
Rett Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that affects the way the brain develops.
She went on to share that the pair did not have a friendship and briefly associated with one another because of their respective husbands being professional footballers – Rebekah has been married to Jamie Vardy since 2016.
While Coleen seemingly doesn’t hold any ill-will towards her, she said: “I’m a forgive and forget person, I can’t be bothered with things going on and on. But this is obviously totally different. You can’t go wrong if you’re telling the truth.”
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Coleen admits the trial put an extra strain on her marriage to footballer Wayne, who supported her throughout the case.
She said: “He was supportive, you know, but it took its toll.”
The mum-of-four said she would often be “short-tempered” during the court case despite her husband’s attempts to reassure her that things will work out.
She admitted: ‘We’ve had our ups and downs. Obviously, everybody knows. It’s been hard to go through it in the public eye but there has always been love there.
“If the love is gone then, you know, it’s pointless. But if not, you’ve got something to work for. It’s been a battle at times.”
You can read the full interview online on British Vogue’s website here.
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