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Rebekah Vardy has spoken out for the first time since losing her libel claim against Coleen Rooney on Friday 29 July, saying that she is "extremely sad and disappointed". The 40 year old launched legal action after Coleen, 36, who claimed her fellow WAG's Instagram account was linked to stories about her leaking to the press.The seven day-long trial took place back in May and after a wait of over eight weeks, Mrs Justice Karen Steyn delivered her verdict – announcing that Rebekah lost.

Rebekah Vardy, 40, has lost her defamation case to Coleen Rooney, 36, after a dramatic trial. However, the trial judge pointed out that there was no need for the “vitriol” or “vile abuse” the media personality has been subjected to. Rebekah has lost her High Court level battle she brought against Coleen Rooney over a viral social media post.Mrs Justice Steyn said that Rebekah Vardy had faced "vile abuse" from members of the public following Coleen Rooney's post. She said: "Some members of the public have responded to the reveal post by subjecting Mrs Vardy to vile abuse, including messages wishing her, her family, and even her then-unborn baby, ill in the most awful terms. "Nothing of which Mrs Vardy has been accused, nor any of the findings in this judgement, provide any justification or excuse for subjecting her or her family, or any other person involved in this case, to such vitriol." Coleen, who is the wife of former England footballer Wayne Rooney, made claims that stories about her had been leaked from Rebekah’s Instagram account.Rebekah, who is the wife of footballing pro Jamie Vardy, insisted that such claims were defamatory, taking her to court.The judgement in Vardy v Rooney was handed down by Mrs Justice Steyn today. The hand down took place remotely, with nothing physically happening in court.In her ruling, Mrs Justice Steyn said it was "likely" that Mrs Vardy's agent at the time, Caroline Watt, "undertook the direct act" of passing the information to The Sun.But she added: "Nonetheless, the evidence ...

Rebekah Vardy was accused of leaking information from Coleen Rooney’s private Instagram account to the press in October 2019.The WAG, 40, took legal action against Rooney, 36, in May for libel but today, Vardy lost the case at the High Court of Justice in London. In her judgment today, Mrs Justice Steyn wrote: "I have found that Ms Vardy was party to the disclosure to The Sun of the Marriage, Birthday, Halloween, Pyjamas, Car Crash, Gender Selection, Babysitting and Flooded Basement Posts."It is likely that Ms Watt undertook the direct act, in relation to each post, of passing the information to a journalist at The Sun."Nonetheless, the evidence analysed above clearly shows, in my view, that Ms Vardy knew of and condoned this behaviour, actively engaging in it by directing Ms Watt to the Private Instagram Account, sending her screenshots of Ms Rooney’s posts, drawing attention to items of potential interest to the press, and answering additional queries raised by the press via Ms Watt."We look back at nine key exchanges between Rebekah Vardy and her agent Caroline Watt.Giving evidence, Vardy was asked about the so-called ‘Photoshop girl’ conversation with Caroline where they discuss edited photos.An image appears to have been sent to Caroline by Vardy, but the trial heard that, due to issues with uploading Whatsapp data, all the image files have been lost.Vardy says to Watt that the pictures “made her fume” as the editing software Photoshop can make you look “five sizes smaller”.Giving evidence, Vardy said that, when she told Caroline to “leak a story”, she was talking about a report on “body positivity”.The court saw messages between Vardy and Caroline in which they discuss Jamie Vardy’s former Leicester City team mate

Rebekah Vardy's agent Caroline Watt is "likely" to have dropped her phone in the sea on purpose, Mrs Justice Karen Steyn said in her Wagatha Christie ruling. The judge made the comment in the written ruling handed down on Friday 29 July, which revealed that Rebekah has lost her libel case against Coleen Rooney.

Rebekah Vardy has lost her libel case against Coleen Rooney.MORE: Why Rebekah and Jamie Vardy's parents avoided star-studded weddingColeen, Wayne Rooney's wife, accused Rebekah - who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy - of leaking stories from her private Instagram account to journalists at the Sun.WATCH: Rebekah Vardy cries in witness box during Wagatha Christie trialThe sensational libel trial between Coleen, 36, and Rebekah, 40, gripped the nation when it took place in May. Mrs Justice Steyn was the judge in the three-year-long libel case, and has finally handed down her verdict in a remote hearing.MORE: Coleen Rooney reveals secret split from husband Wayne during Wagatha Christie trialREAD: Coleen Rooney is making a Wagatha Christie documentary to tell her side of the storyIn her ruling, Mrs Justice Steyn said it was "likely" Rebekah's agent at the time, Caroline Watt, may have played a part in passing the information to The Sun.She said: "Nonetheless, the evidence… clearly shows, in my view, that Mrs Vardy knew of and condoned this behaviour, actively engaging in it by directing Ms Watt to the private Instagram account, sending her screenshots of Mrs Rooney’s posts, drawing attention to items of potential interest to the press, and answering additional queries raised by the press via Ms Watt.

The 'Wagatha Christie' libel trial has finally reached its conclusion, with Rebekah Vardy losing her libel claim against Coleen Rooney. Rebekah, 40, launched legal action after Coleen, 36, claimed her fellow WAG's Instagram account was linked to stories about her leaking to the press.

High Court libel battle, dubbed Wagatha Christie, against Coleen Rooney.After a highly-publicised libel trial in May, which saw both Rebekah Vardy, 40, and Coolen Rooney, 36, attend the Royal Courts of Justice in London, joined by their husbands Jaime Vardy, 35, and Wayne Rooney, 36, judge Mrs Justice Steyn has published her ruling.The legal battle between the pair came after Rooney accused Vardy of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life in October 2019 following a months-long ‘sting operation’ which saw Rooney dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’.

A High Court judge is due to rule on who won the libel battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney.

Coleen Rooney has told her friends she'll be 'vindicated' in the Wagatha Christie trial that wrapped up on Thursday.

Danielle Lloyd has spoken of her support for Coleen Rooney after the £3million Wagatha Christie libel trial drew to a close.The former glamour model's name was brought up during the seven-day trial earlier this week when Rebekah Vardy admitted that a text message she had sent her then-agent Caroline Watt calling someone a "nasty b****" was about her and not about Coleen. And speaking of the snub for the first time, 38 year old Danielle appeared on Talk TV on Thursday to admit it had been "heartbreaking" to hear herself referenced during the trial.

Coleen Rooney 's barrister has accused Rebekah Vardy of "lying on oath" and deleting messages to "cover up incriminating evidence", writes The Mirror.

Rebekah Vardy stormed out of the courtroom after Coleen Rooney's lawyer opened his closing argument.

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's lawyers have shared their closing statements at Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday 19 May. Rebekah's Instagram account was accused by Coleen of leaking fake stories about her in October 2019 in a now-infamous Instagram post dubbed Wagatha Christie.

Rebekah Vardy and husband Jamie are denying reports they will leave the UK for the United States.

Rebekah Vardy and her Leicester City striker husband Jamie are planning to relocate to the United States, reports suggest. She had come under-fire over the Wagatha Christie libel trial against Coleen Rooney but it is thought that the Vardys were making plans to move before the case came to court.

Rebekah Vardy and her husband Jamie are reportedly going to leave the UK for the US following the Wagatha Christie libel trial.The wife of the professional footballer, 40, is currently embroiled a court case after Rebekah was accused by Coleen Rooney of leaking fake stories about her in October 2019 in a now-infamous Instagram post dubbed Wagatha Christie. Rebekah has always vehemently denied the allegations and sued 36 year old Coleen for libel.The trial has not been an easy one as details of the lives of both parties have come out, including the bombshell WhatsApp messages shared between Rebekah and her former agent Caroline Watt.

The WAG was accused of leaking information from Coleen Rooney’s private Instagram account to the press in October 2019, which she denies. Now Vardy, 40, is suing Coleen for libel at London’s High Court.

Private Whatsapp messages sent from Rebekah Vardy to her agent were released as part of the Wagatha Christie trial.The WAG was accused of leaking information from Coleen Rooney’s private Instagram account to the press in October 2019, which she denies. Now Vardy, 40, is suing Coleen for libel at London’s High Court. As the trial comes to an end, we look back at nine key exchanges between Rebekah Vardy and her agent Caroline Watt.

Private Whatsapp messages sent from Rebekah Vardy to her agent were released as part of the Wagatha Christie trial. The WAG was accused of leaking information from Coleen Rooney’s private Instagram account to the press in October 2019, which she denies.

Coleen Rooney has branded text message exchanges between Rebekah Vardy and her agent as “evil and uncalled for”.

The WAG, who is married to former England star Wayne, has finished giving evidence at London’s High Court where she is being sued by Mrs Vardy for libel. In October 2019, Mrs Rooney published her now-infamous Wagatha Christie post accusing Mrs Vardy's account of leaking information from her private Instagram account to the press, which she denies. The trial, which started last Tuesday, previously heard Mrs Vardy called Mrs Rooney a “c***” in messages with her agent Caroline Watt.