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Rebekah Vardy, 40, left the courtroom crying after a tense exchange with Coleen Rooney's barrister during their libel trial. David Sherborne, for Rooney, 36, had been questioning Vardy about one of the fake posts Rooney posted on her private Instagram account as part of her Wagatha Christie sting. Mr Sherborne misspoke and said it was Vardy who had "gone to Mexico to look at gender selection" to which she responded: "It wasn't me who went to Mexico, it was Mrs Rooney." The lawyer said: "Is that your best point?" Vardy's lawyer Hugh Tomlinson QC then stood up and said: "Mr Sherborne keeps making remarks and if the witness is in the box for a long time it can be unpleasant." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Rebekah Vardy messaged Coleen Rooney to express her sympathy and outrage that stories about her were being leaked to the press, a court heard on Thursday. Coleen, 36, accused Rebekah's Instagram account of being linked to leaks about her private life in October 2019.

Rebekah Vardy has told the High Court it was “embarassing” to be called the “unofficial WAG leader” in a newspaper article. The 40-year-old was asked about a 2018 interview she did withThe Sun as she returned to the witness stand on the third day of her libel trial against Coleen Rooney.

“Wagatha Christie” trial in which Vardy is suing Coleen Rooney for libel has entered its third day with the wife of the Leicester City striker being cross-examined in court. David Sherborne, the lawyer representing Rooney, accused Vardy of changing her story in relation to a photograph taken at the 2018 World Cup. The court heard that Vardy initially claimed she had not orchestrated a paparazzo to take the photograph, before admitting that she was in discussion with her agent about selling a pre-organised picture to The Sun.

Rebekah Vardy has denied “orchestrating” a photo of footballers’ wives and girlfriends at the 2018 World Cup, on the third day of her High Court libel trial against Coleen Rooney. On Thursday, Mrs Vardy entered the witness box for the third time on what is expected to be the final day of her evidence in what has been dubbed the “Wagatha Christie” case.

A courtroom burst into laughter this afternoon over Rebekah Vardy’s response to a question about her agent’s phone falling into the North Sea. Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, is giving evidence for a third day in her libel trial with Coleen Rooney.

Returning to the stand for the third day, Rebekah Vardy's Wagatha Christie High Court battle with Coleen Rooney is raging on. Fellow WAG Coleen accused Vardy of leaking fake stories about her in October 2019 after she uploaded fake stories to her private Instagram account to find out who was "betraying" her before infamously claiming on Twitter that it was Rebekah.The 40 year old denies the allegations and is suing Rooney, the wife of England star Wayne, for libel.

Rebekah Vardy has returned to the stand for the second day of her Wagatha Christie High Court battle with Coleen Rooney. Vardy was accused by fellow WAG Coleen of leaking fake stories about her in October 2019. Rooney uploaded several fake stories to her private Instagram account in a bid to find out who was “betraying” her before revealing it on Twitter in her now-infamous Wagatha Christie post.

Rebekah Vardy has denied calling Coleen Rooney a 'nasty b****' and said the comment was instead aimed at Danielle Lloyd as she continues to give evidence at the 'Wagatha Christie' trial. Rebekah, 40, has taken the stand for a second day at London's High Court as part of her libel trial with Coleen. She is claiming damages following Coleen's bombshell claim that Rebekah leaked 'false stories' about her private life in October 2019 after carrying out a months-long 'sting operation.' Rebekah is today, Wednesday, May 11, being cross-examined by Coleen's lawyer David Sherborne.

Rebekah Vardy said she “wanted paying” for leaking information about a footballer who had been arrested, a court has been told. The 40-year-old took the stand on the second day of her libel trial against Coleen Rooney, who has accused Ms Vardy of leaking “false stories” about her to the press. Ms Rooney’s barrister, David Sherborne, asked Ms Vardy about messages with her agent Caroline Watt, including some about Danny Drinkwater - a footballer who was arrested for crashing his car while over the legal drink limit in 2019.

Rebekah Vardy has admitted branding Danielle Lloyd a "nasty b***h" in a string of explosive texts. Mrs Vardy, the wife of Leicester City star Jamie, was back in court for day two of the Wagatha Christie trial today. Mrs Vardy said she was referring to model Danielle Lloyd, her Maldives honeymoon and miscarriage in another message exchange with her agent.

As Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney's explosive Wagatha Christie court trial gets underway, there's been a number of celebrities who've been dragged into the on-going legal battle. Coleen, 36, has accused Rebekah, 40, of leaking stories about her to the press, which Rebekah vehemently denies.

The libel trial between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy kicked off at the High Court in London on 10 May, with the two WAGs going head-to-head over the coming days. Rebekah, 40, is suing Coleen, 36, for libel after she penned a tweet in October 2019 claiming that Rebekah's Instagram account was linked to stories about her to the press. Mum-of-five Rebekah vehemently denies the claims, and is seeking damages and an order to prevent Coleen from repeating the allegations.

Rebekah Vardy denied leaking a story to the press about Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez during her libel trial with Coleen Rooney.

Rebekah Vardy has insisted she was 'joking' as text messages to her agent regarding the alleged 'leaking' of stories about celebrities were read in court. Rebekah has again taken to the stand to give evidence in the 'Wagatha Christie' trial being heard at the High Court. Rebekah, the wife of Leicester City footballer Jamie Vardy, is suing Coleen Rooney for libel after she accused her on Twitter of leaking her private information about her to the press.Today, Wednesday, 11 May, Rebekah is being cross-examined by David Sherborne, who is representing Coleen in the case.

Singer Peter Andre has spoken out for the first time since comments made about him dominated proceedings on the first day of the Wagatha Christie libel trial between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy on Tuesday (10 May).

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's libel trial kicked off on Tuesday and it promises to be explosive. HELLO! have rounded up the key moments from the first day of the trial.MORE: Coleen Rooney and husband Wayne put on united display amid ongoing 'Wagatha Christie' caseBut first, a little background about the case. In 2019, Coleen accused former I'm A Celebrity star Rebekah of leaking stories from her private Instagram account to The Sun after a months-long sting operation.

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, is being sued by Vardy in London’s High Court after she called her out on Instagram over the alleged leaks.“This is a case essentially about betrayal,” Ronney’s lawyer, David Sherborne, said in opening written submissions at the start of the trial, the LBC reported.In court, Rooney’s lawyer claimed Vardy “was responsible for regularly abusing her status as a trusted follower of [Rooney’s] personal Instagram account by secretly informing The Sun of [Rooney’s] private posts and stories.”Rooney has said she tried to snuff out the leaker by posting fake tales on purpose over the course of several months. Eventually, Rooney said she blocked everyone apart from an accounting belonging to Vardy from her Instagram stories.

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy it was revealed the court will hear evidence from Wayne Rooney.The anticipated legal showdown – after Mrs Vardy sued Mrs Rooney for libel following Mrs Rooney’s accusation her fellow WAG had leaked ‘false stories’ to the media, which Mrs Vardy denies – began today at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London, with both women arriving to the court house within minutes of one another.Mrs Rooney was supported by her husband, with her legal team revealing the court would hear evidence from both Mrs Rooney as well as footballer Mr Rooney.Mr Rooney’s cousin and Mrs Rooney’s brother will also provide evidence, it was added.Mr David Sherborne, for Mrs Rooney, explained that the witnesses would say that ‘Mrs Rooney doesn’t have a proactive PR… unlike Mrs Vardy’.He added: ‘And unlike Mrs Vardy again, she is not so keen to get lots of self-promotion or favourable coverage.‘That was the motive, why Mrs Vardy leaked information to The Sun.’Mr Sherborne said witnesses will also explain that Mrs Rooney ‘didn’t tell any of them she was making this sting operation’.He said it was a ‘surprise’ to them when her post accusing Mrs Vardy was made.In October 2019 Rooney accused fellow WAG Vardy of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the media, after she said she carried out a months-long ‘sting operation’.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoThe wife of former England star Wayne Rooney was dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’ when she publicly claimed her fellow footballer’s wife shared three fake stories she’d planted on her personal Instagram account, that only Vardy’s account was able to see, with The Sun newspaper.These fake stories

Coleen Rooney and her footballer husband Wayne are set to give evidence in the libel trial.The 36 year old's lawyer David Sherborne told the court that the trial would hear evidence from the married couple. Coleen's brother and Wayne's cousin will also provide evidence, he added. Mr Sherborne explained how the witnesses will say that "Mrs Rooney doesn’t have a proactive PR… unlike Mrs Vardy".

Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney's lawyers have clashed over claims Mrs Vardy "destroyed evidence" ahead of the libel trial. Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah, 40, and 36 year old Coleen have begun their libel trial on Tuesday 10 May, as Rebekah is suing Wayne Rooney's wife.