Wagatha Christie day 2: Rebekah Vardy arrives at High Court to face Coleen Rooney
Rebekah Vardy was happy for her agent to do her ‘dirty work’ and told her to leak story about well-known female celebrity ‘s***ing’ a ‘footballer’ behind her husband’s back, Wagatha Christie libel battle hears
Warring WAGS are back in court today, with Rebekah taking to witness stand to continue giving evidence The first day featured foul-mouthed WhatsApps, rehashes of old WAG scandals and allegations of ‘betrayal’ WAGs have been at war since October 2019 after Coleen, 36, accused Rebekah of leaking stories about her Click HERE for MailOnline’s live blog of the case
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Rebekah Vardy today admitted she was happy for her agent Caroline Watt to ‘do her dirty work’ and told her to leak a story about a well-known female celebrity ‘s******g a footballer’ behind her husband’s back, the bombshell Wagatha Christie libel trial heard today.
Rebekah, 40, took to the witness stand again today as she goes head to head with Coleen Rooney, 36, who accused her bitter rival of leaking stories about her private life following a social media ‘sting’ operation in October 2019.
Coleen publicly claimed her fellow WAG of sharing three fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram with The Sun, a claim Rebekah vehemently denied – leading her to launch the £3million legal action which is now in its second day.
Today, under cross-examination by Coleen’s barrister, David Sherborne, Rebekah claimed she was ‘just joking’ when she discussed with her agent that idea of leaking a story about a woman allegedly cheating on her husband.
Mr Sherborne questioned her about what she said in reference to a story about a woman named only as Mrs F – a ‘well-known celebrity’ – her estranged husband Mr H and Mr G, a ‘well-known footballer’.
Rebekah told her agent Ms Watt that she should ‘leak the story about her shagging G behind H’s back’,’ Mr Sherborne said. Rebekah said she was ‘a bit shocked and a bit disgusted about what I’d seen in the paper’.
Mr Sherborne asked whether she was so annoyed that she had instructed Ms Watt to leak a story about Mrs F allegedly cheating.
‘That’s the way it reads,’ she replied, adding: ‘Again, in context, bits of information mixed in with other bits of information. I was actually just joking about that one.’
Rebekah was also quizzed about claims she tried to ‘do the dirty’ and spill the beans on unrest in the Leicester City dressing room when star player Riyad Mahrez went ‘on strike’.
The court heard Rebekah contacted her agent Caroline Watt after Mahrez failed to turn up for training for the second day running.
At the time of the exchange in February 2018, Mahrez was seeking a move to Manchester City.
In the WhatsApp message, Vardy wrote: ‘Mahrez not turned up for training again. The lads are fuming.’
Ms Watt suggested she contact TV reporter Rob Dorsett, who was one of the journalists covering the story for Sky Sports News.
Rebekah replied that she didn’t want the story to ‘come back on me.’
Under cross examination, Rebekah: ‘It was pretty much unheard of for a player to go one strike and not turn up for training.
She said the story of the turmoil in the dressing room ‘absolutely 100 per cent did not come from me’.
But she admitted that ‘in a fleeting moment’ it appeared from Watt’s response that she was ‘prepared to do her dirty work’ for her.
She insisted the information didn’t come from husband Jamie, Leicester City’s star striker, saying: ‘It was speculation of just bits of information that I had heard and overheard, and also read in the press before.’
She added: ‘Yes, it doesn’t look good there, I was gossiping about things that we already in the public domain. I was just gossiping.’
Coleen Rooney arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice wearing a £32.99 white and black patterned Zara dress while her left foot was still in a brace following an accident at home
Rebekah Vardy appears at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London for the second day of the Wagatha Christie libel trial today
Coleen was once again accompanied by her Derby County manager husband Wayne (right), who carried a leather handbag containing a file
Rebekah is expected to take to the witness stand again this morning after repeatedly denying being a leaker during her yesterday’s testimony
The wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy was accompanied by a security guard as she made her way through a scrum of photographers
Today saw the toxic feud between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy spill out into the High Court for a second day after months of painstaking pre-trial hearings.
Below is a summary of the evidence as it was heard in court:
Rebekah ”’tried to do the dirty” and spill the beans on unrest at Leicester when star play Riyad Mahrez ”went on strike”’
Today, the court heard claims Rebekah tried to ‘do the dirty’ and spill the beans on unrest in the Leicester City dressing room when star player Riyad Mahrez went ‘on strike’.
The court heard Rebekah contacted her agent Caroline Watt after Mahrez failed to turn up for training for the second day running.
At the time of the exchange in February 2018, Mahrez was seeking a move to Manchester City.
In the WhatsApp message, Vardy wrote: ‘Mahrez not turned up for training again. The lads are fuming.’
Ms Watt suggested she contact TV reporter Rob Dorsett, who was one of the journalists covering the story for Sky Sports News.
Rebekah replied that she didn’t want the story to ‘come back on me.’
Under cross examination from Coleen Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne, she said: ‘It was pretty much unheard of for a player to go one strike and not turn up for training.
She said the story of the turmoil in the dressing room ‘absolutely 100 per cent did not come from me’.
But she admitted that ‘in a fleeting moment’ it appeared from Watt’s response that she was ‘prepared to do her dirty work’ for her.
She insisted the information didn’t come from husband Jamie, Leicester City’s star striker, saying: ‘It was speculation of just bits of information that I had heard and overheard, and also read in the press before.’
She added: ‘Yes, it doesn’t look good there, I was gossiping about things that we already in the public domain. I was just gossiping.’
Rebekah said she did not know whether or not her husband’s then team-mates were ‘fuming’ about Mr Mahrez not turning up for training.
‘It was probably something I was plucking from thin air. It was just a gossip that was all,’ she told the court.
She also said: ‘It was a speculation of bits of information that I’ve heard and overheard, and also they had been in the press before.’
Coleen smiled as she got out of a waiting car (left) while Rebekah – who emerged from a black Mercedes – wore a more neutral expression
Rebekah strolls towards the entrance of the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand for day 2 of the Wagatha Christie trial
Coleen and Wayne leave their car outside the High Court. The former England striker has been accompanying his wife throughout the trial
Happier times: Rebekah and Coleen celebrating England’s win against Wales at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in France in 2016 (left) and singer Peter Andre (right)
