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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.

Rebekah Vardy has claimed she wasn’t serious about wanting to get paid for a story about Danny Drinkwater’s drink drive crash.The WAG told London’s High Court today (May 11) that selling the story was a “fleeting thought” amid the ongoing libel trial against Coleen Rooney.Rooney has accused Vardy of leaking “false stories” about her personal life to the media, after a months-long “sting operation” to discover the supposed culprit.Vardy is seeking legal action against the claims.In court, Vardy was asked by Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne about text messages sent to her agent Caroline Watt about Danny Drinkwater’s arrest in 2019.Messages sent on April 8, 2019, regarding the former Leicester and England player Danny Drinkwater’s arrest.She messaged: “Story….. Danny Drinkwater arrested.”Watt messaged back: “For what?”Vardy’s response read: “Crashed his car drunk with 2 girls in it.

Rochelle Humes has said "leave Peter Andre alone" following past comments made by Rebekah Vardy which were brought up during the Wagatha Christie trial about his manhood.On the latest episode of This Morning (May 11), Rochelle and her fellow presenter Phillip Schofield discussed the court battle between WAGs Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney which kicked off earlier in the week.Alongside contributors Matthew Wright and Giles Brandreth, the group discussed Rebekah's 2004 News of the World interview in which she previously claimed the Mysterious Girl singer was "hung like a small chipolata".The comments resurfaced due to questions posed by Coleen's barrister David Sherborne during proceedings.On the ITV programme, Rochelle and Phil described speculation about Peter in wake of the comments as "unfair" and asked for him to be "left alone".As Matthew Wright described the headline-making revelations about Peter as a "horrible, horrible, episode", Phil said: "I thought that was really unfair."Revealing she and Phil had discussed it prior to the show, Rochelle added: "We are with you."Phil went on to describe the Wagatha Christie trial as "unseemly".Concluding discussion about the trial, Rochelle said: "We understand the principle of how it started and you can understand how hurtful that is, however, to make it this far, it just seems all a little bit [much]."She later added: "And can we just leave Peter Andre alone?"Questioned about her previous comments about Peter during the trial, Rebekah said she "deeply regretted" the interview and claimed she was "forced into the situation by her ex-husband".She said: "This is something I deeply regret and something that is very much part of my past. It is not nice to read.

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.

Rebekah Vardy has claimed she was forced to talk about the size of Peter Andre's manhood, during her High Court battle against Coleen Rooney.The model, 40, gave an article to News Of The World in 2004, where she spoke about her alleged sexual encounter with the Mysterious Girl singer.In the article, she claimed Peter was hung like a "miniature chipolata" and made "no attempt" to satisfy her.Vardy also said Andre had shaved all the hair off of his body and drooled like a slobbery dog when they kissed.The headline, which was presented to Vardy in court, read: "Peter’s hung like a small chipolata, shaved, slobbery, lasts five minutes".However, she told the Royal Courts of Justice she now has a 'deep regret' for the article and was forced into doing the story by her ex-husband.The revelations came on Tuesday (May 10) when the so-called 'Wagatha Christie' trial between footballers' wives Vardy and Coleen Rooney kicked off in London.Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen, 36, has accused Rebekah's Instagram account of leaking stories to the media.It spat began when Coleen hit out at fellow WAG Vardy for allegedly leaking stories to The Sun newspaper in a bombshell Twitter post in October 2019.Vardy has denied all accusations and launched a libel case against Rooney where she claims her former agent, Caroline Watt, may have been responsible for leaking stories from her private Instagram account.Tuesday's court proceedings saw both sides set out their opening statements via their legal representatives, with Rooney's barrister David Sherborne against Vardy's barrister, Hugh Tomlinson QC.Sherborne asked about the story Vardy supplied to News Of The World in 2004 after her sexual encounter with Peter Andre.Sherborne asked Vardy: "Did you think

Rebekah Vardy has been compared to "hiring a hitman" by Coleen Rooney's lawyer during their High Court trial.Vardy and Rooney's trial kicked off on Tuesday (May 10) at the Royal Courts of Justice in London - after Coleen, 36, accused Rebekah's Instagram account of leaking stories to the media.Vardy, 40, has launched a libel case against Coleen and claimed her former agent, Caroline Watt, may have been responsible for leaking the stories from her private Instagram account.Rebekah is the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, and Coleen is the wife of England's leading scorer Wayne Rooney.Both Vardy and Rooney are expected to give evidence during the seven-day trial during the feud which is believed to have cost up £3million in legal costs.Rooney insists her accusation against Vardy is correct whilst Vardy has denied wrongdoing and claims her reputation has been smeared.Both sides set out their opening statements in court on Tuesday via the WAGs' legal representatives, with Rooney's barrister David Sherborne and Vardy's barrister, Hugh Tomlinson QC.Rooney's lawyer, Sherborne, argued Vardy was responsible for leaks to The Sun even if she didn't do it herself and likened Vardy to someone hiring a hitman.He said: "In essence this is a detective story.

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.

amid the explosive Wagatha Christie case.The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney accused fellow WAG Vardy of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the media in October 2019 after carrying out a months-long ‘sting operation’, before being dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’.She said she planted three stories about her travelling to Mexico to ‘see what this gender selection is all about’, returning to TV and the basement flooding in her new house.Rooney publicly claimed her fellow footballer’s wife shared the fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram account with The Sun newspaper.

Rebekah Vardy leaked news of footballer Danny Drinkwater’s drink-drive arrest and said "I want paying for this", according to court papers.She got agent Caroline Watt to pass the story to a newspaper after the ex-team-mate of her husband Jamie crashed in 2019, documents alleged.The claims were made in court papers filed in the latest round of Rebekah’s Wagatha Christie libel action against fellow Wag Coleen Rooney. Coleen’s lawyer David Sherborne said it showed a "widespread practice of leaking information to the press" by Vardy and Watt.Rebekah, 40, is suing Coleen, 36, for libel, claiming she wrongly publicly outed her as a snitch who had leaked details of her private life.

Coleen Rooney requested for the disclosure of communications between Rebekah Vardy, her agent Caroline Watt and a journalist from The Sun and it was granted by a High Court judge at a preliminary hearing today.

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy’s ‘Wagatha Christie’ case has taken place today, in which the court was told Vardy’s agent is ‘not fit to give oral evidence’.The pair have been engaged in a libel dispute since Rooney, 36, accused Vardy, 40, of leaking stories she had planted on social media, on an Instagram story viewable only by Vardy’s account in October 2019 after a ‘sting operation’ over several months. Rooney earned the nickname ‘Wagatha Christie’ for her detective skills, but Vardy has always denied that the leaked stories were down to her. A preliminary hearing took place on Wednesday at the High Court in London ahead of the start of the trial next month, which comes after Rooney previously lost a bid to add a claim against Vardy’s agent Caroline Watt to the libel case.Rooney’s lawyers had previously claimed that Vardy had leaked information to The Sun either directly or through Watt ‘acting on her instruction or with her knowing approval’.However, Hugh Tomlinson QC, for Vardy, told the court today that Watt could not give oral evidence.In written arguments, Mr Tomlinson said: ‘The claimant served a witness statement of Caroline Watt with the intention of calling Ms Watt to give oral evidence at the trial.‘The claimant’s solicitors were, however, aware that Ms Watt was in a fragile state and had been expressing serious concerns about giving evidence.’He added that a consultant forensic psychiatrist produced a report which concluded Watt is not fit to provide oral evidence at the High Court trial.‘In these circumstances, it is clear that Ms Watt cannot be called to give evidence,’ he concluded.Rooney’s barrister, David Sherborne argued in written statements: ‘The defendant has serious concerns about the lack of any

Coleen Rooney has suffered a setback in her defence against Rebekah Vardy's libel case. She has been denied permission to bring a claim against Rebekah's agent as part of a legal battle between the footballer's wives.

Rebekah Vardy has an “established history” of leaking people’s private information, Coleen Rooney’s lawyer has claimed as he called for the disclosure of more text messages and all payments she received from The Sun. Ms Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, is suing Ms Rooney for libel after she was publicly accused of leaking “false stories” about the fellow footballer’s wife to the press.

Rebekah Vardy’s lawyers have argued that her text messages calling someone a ‘c***’ and ‘nasty b****’ were not about Coleen Rooney. The pair are preparing to head to court in May after Rooney accused Vardy of selling stories about her to the press in 2019, leading to the infamous saga to be dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’.During Tuesday’s hearing at the High Court, Rooney’s legal team argued text messages sent by Vardy referred to their client as a ‘nasty b***h’, to ‘suck a d**k’ and ‘declared war’. However, on Wednesday, Vardy’s lawyers denied these messages which were sent to her agent Caroline Watt were about Rooney, who she is suing for libel. Vardy’s barrister Hugh Tomlinson QC told the court: ‘This is not a passage about Mrs Rooney, it is a passage about someone else.’ Tomlinson previously told the court that the messages referred to by Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne, which were said to ‘reveal that Mrs Vardy and Ms Watt are responsible for the leaking’, were ‘selective’, and said parts of the exchanges which were left out had ‘precisely the opposite effect’. He added: ‘If one reads these messages in full, what one sees is that Mrs Vardy expresses shock at being accused and she is here communicating with the person that Mr Sherborne says is her co-conspirator.‘These are obviously candid personal messages, and if she was really concerned – “Oh, this is terrible, we have been found out” – then it would have been completely different.’Rooney, 35, is bringing a claim against Watt for misuse of private information and is asking for it to be joined to the libel case involving Vardy, 39. Sherborne told the court that Rooney will be left without ‘vindication’ if Vardy wins the case on the basis that she was not the person

Rebekah Vardy has denied called Coleen Rooney a "nasty b***h" after texts were disclosed in court.The 39 year old model's legal representative has said messages that were claimed to have been about Coleen, 35, were in fact "about someone else". Messages read in court between Rebekah and her former agent Caroline Watts had claimed to have been sent after Coleen explosively accused Rebekah's Instagram account of leaking stories to The Sun.

Rebekah Vardy called Coleen Rooney a 'c*** who needs to get over herself’ after she publicly named her as the culprit.And some of the evidence may have vanished when Vardy’s PR agent’s phone was knocked from her hand into the North Sea after a wave hit her boat on a Scottish holiday.Five of Britain’s top lawyers, including Johnny Depp’s brief David Sherborne, were involved in preparing skeleton arguments for the hearing - one of several ahead of a scheduled libel trial in May which could last more than two weeks.The two-day hearing alone cost Coleen £163,926.Rebekah - represented by Hugh Tomlinson QC whose past clients include David and Victoria Beckham, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Ryan Giggs and Prince Charles - will have faced a similar legal bill.Vardy’s agent Caroline Watt - who Coleen wants to rope into the case - had to hire her own lawyer Ian Helme who expressed his concerns about the cost.He described the case as 'money no object, no stone unturned, no point too minor’.’’My client is not the wife of a football star.

The latest development in the ongoing legal battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney has shown the explosive texts 39 year old Rebekah allegedly sent to her agent. Coleen first made the claims that Rebekah's account were guilty of leaking stories about her to the press in 2019, something which the mum of five has denied and has since filed a libel lawsuit against Coleen.