DEVASTATED Becky Vardy was last night facing a massive financial hit after her libel defeat left her with a £3million legal bill.
Negotiations are expected to take place behind closed doors with lawyers from both camps in a bid to agree a settlement before September.
But legal experts said it was highly likely that Becky would be forced to cough up a big chunk of Coleen Rooney’s £1.5million legal costs.
She will also have to pay her own — which are said to be in the same region. Jack Ridgway, of the Association of Costs Lawyers, said: “The judge won’t necessarily order Mrs Vardy to cover all of it. “It is, in fact, rare for a winning party to recover all of their legal costs.
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