Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's explosive libel court case has had the nation gripped over recent days, and a verdict is set to be reached shortly. Mum-of-four Coleen, 36, accused Rebekah, 40, of leaking false stories about her to the press back in 2019, a claim which she vehemently denies.
Rebekah Vardy admits agent may have leaked Coleen Rooney stories in sensational U-turn
29.04.2022 - 15:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Rebekah Vardy has done a dramatic U-turn and admitted her agent could be behind the leaks about Coleen Rooney's private life. The pair are currently locked in court battle after Mrs Rooney accused Mrs Vardy of leaking "false stories" about her private life to the media in October 2019 after carrying out a months-long "sting operation".
Mrs Rooney, the wife of former Manchester United star and current Derby County manager Wayne, was dubbed "Wagatha Christie" when she publicly claimed her fellow footballer’s wife shared the fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram account with The Sun newspaper.
Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, denies the accusations and is suing Mrs Rooney for libel, with the full trial expected to begin next month on May 9 and last seven days.
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However, in a sensational twist in the Wagatha Christie High Court battle, Mrs Vardy said she was left "devastated" by allegations her publicist Caroline Watt could be to blame. In a new witness statement submitted to the court, Mrs Vardy admitted that she has to "accept that it is possible that she may have had some form of involvement that I don’t know about."
She did, however, insist that Watt continued to deny to her being behind any leaks from Coleen’s Instagram account, the Mirror reports. Mrs Vary admits: "The idea that my close friend and confidante would betray me in this way seems unbelievable to me and almost impossible to accept."
In the new two-page statement, Mrs Vardy says: "I have thought about this very carefully. I find it very hard to accept that Caroline would deceive me in this way. I do not
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