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Rebekah Vardy has hit out at Coleen Rooney in a scathing Instagram rant after she was told she would need to pay 90 per cent of her legal fees by next month, following the ' Wagatha Christie ' libel case. The WAG went on to brand the situation a "whole embarrassing spectacle" as she opened up on Instagram.

The infamous Wagatha Christie trial wasn't just a source of fascination for thousands of Coleen Rooney fans across the nation. In fact, her legendary football star husband Wayne has claimed he became so obsessed with the waging war of the WAGS, that he even considered venturing off to law school following Coleen's win.

Coleen Rooney has slammed Rebekah Vardy after it was alleged she was 'furious' over court costs.

Rebekah Vardy has been ordered to pay £1. 5 million towards Coleen Rooney's legal costs after their libel trial earlier this year. The 40-year-old TV star has been told by the high court that she must cover 90 percent of Rooney's legal fees following their high-profile court case in May, which was dubbed the 'Wagatha Christie' trial.

REBEKAH Vardy has today sensationally been ordered to pay Coleen Rooney £1.5million after losing their Wagatha Christie legal battle. The Wag must fork out £800,000 of that settlement by November 15 - months after the pair's head-to-head libel showdown. Coleen accused Vardy of leaking stories to the press in an infamous Twitter post ending: "It's...

Rebekah Vardy has to pay Coleen Rooney up to £1.5m in legal costs after she lost their Wagatha Christie case.The star has been ordered to pay 90% of Coleen's legal costs, starting with a payment of £800,000 by next month.The estimated remaining costs could take the total sum up to an eye-watering £1.6m.READ MORE: Man Utd fans taunt Jamie Vardy with Rebekah chant before singing 'Rooney, Rooney'It comes after the pair's high-profile legal battle earlier this year.The case, which gripped the nation, started after Coleen posted a message on Instagram accusing Rebakah Vardy's Instagram account of leaking stories about her to the press, which Rebekah insisted wasn't true.Rebekah, who is married to footy ace Jamie Vardy, took action for libel but lost when a judge decided that Coleen's post was "substantially true".The 40-year-old has now been told by a judge that she must pay 90% of Coleen's costs for the trial, which concluded after nine days in May this year. In a judgment released today, Mrs Justice Steyn said the legal bill - which Coleen is said to not have finalised with the court - was previously estimated by Coleen's lawyer Paul Lunt at £1,667,860.48.The judgment also revealed that Coleen - who has four sons with footballer Wayne - wanted 100% of her costs paid and Rebekah wanted to pay 80% as the judge had found in her favour for certain matters.Coleen's lawyer, Paul Lunt at Brabners, said in a statement to The Mirror: "The High Court has today decided that Rebekah Vardy must pay Coleen Rooney's legal costs on an indemnity basis - the highest basis that the Court could order.

Rebekah Vardy is going to have to pay Coleen Rooney £1.5million in legal costs - and she will need to hand the cash over by next month.

Rebekah Vardy is being forced to pay Coleen Rooney £1.5m in legal costs. It comes after Rebekah Vardy took Coleen Rooney to the High Court in July accusing her of libel, but sensationally lost the case.

Coleen Rooney’s lawyer has spoken out following the verdict of her trial against Rebekah Vardy, emphasising that his client ‘didn’t want any of this’ and ‘doesn’t want any compensation’ after her victory.On Friday, it was confirmed that Vardy had lost the so-called ‘Wagatha Christie’ case, after accusing Rooney of ‘libel’.The controversy all began when in October 2019, Rooney, who’s married to former footballer Wayne Rooney, accused Vardy, the wife of England star Jamie Vardy, of leaking ‘false stories’ about her to the press, having conducted a ‘sting operation’ on Instagram.While Rooney, 36, said she was ‘pleased’ by the outcome, Vardy, 40, said she felt ‘extremely sad and disappointed’, adding: ‘Please can the people who have been abusing me and my family now stop. The case is over.’In a new interview with BBC Radio 4 Today on Saturday, Paul Lunt, a commercial litigation partner at Brabners who was hired by Rooney, was asked whether his client would be seeking any compensation.‘Coleen hasn’t wanted this, she didn’t want any of this.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterOne of Coleen Rooney's legal team, Paul Lunt, said they were "pleased, but not surprised" after a high court judge dismissed Rebekah Vardy's bid for summary judgment.Mrs Justice Steyn dismissed the request, which would have involved a legal step allowing the judge to rule on some of the evidence without need for a trial.It comes after Rebekah Vardy appeared to take a 1-0 lead in her Wagatha Christie libel battle with Coleen Rooney – but the case will still go to trial.Mrs Justice Steyn (corr) ruled the case should be heard at what promises to be an explosive trial during which both WAGs will be called to give evidence – and subjected to cross examination.I'm A

Rebekah Vardy issued court proceedings against her for defamation or libel when she accused her of leaking false stories to the press. Paul Lunt of Brabners, Coleen’s lawyer, said in a statement on Tuesday: ‘It is disappointing that Mrs Vardy has chosen to issue court proceedings. ‘Coleen feels that the time and money involved could be put to better use; her offer to meet face to face still stands. ‘Mrs Vardy’s decision to issue court proceedings does at least mean that Coleen’s evidence can be made public when the time is right.’ Rebekah, 38, has filed paperwork to take the matter to court, which could end up costing the pair of them £500,000 each in legal fees.A source told The Sun: ‘Becky has made it clear to Coleen that she is deadly

Coleen Rooney is said to be "disappointed" that Rebekah Vardy is dragging their ongoing feud to the High Court.Rebekah, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, has filed a lawsuit against Coleen following claims that her account had continually leaked stories to the media about her fellow WAG.Becky, 38, has denied leaking the fake stories that Coleen, 34, posted on her private Instagram account and has since said that the stress following the public bust-up has caused her severe anxiety attacks.The pair are set to go head-to-head, despite Coleen offering to meet Rebekah for peace talks.Mrs Rooney's lawyer, Paul Lunt of Brabners said: "It is disappointing that Mrs Vardy has chosen to issue court proceedings."Coleen feels that

Coleen Rooney is “disappointed” that Rebekah Vardy is suing her for libel as she had offered to meet her face to face.

Rebekah Vardy’s defamation lawsuit, saying the ‘time and money could be put to better use’. Rebekah, 38, had issued court proceedings against Coleen in the wake of the ‘Wagatha Christie’ clash, where Coleen had accused her of leaking stories to the press. She had lodged court papers alleging that Coleen libelled or slandered her with the accusations with court documents showing that Rebekah filed a claim for defamation – libel and slander on 12 June, issued in the media and communications list. Coleen’s lawyer, Paul Lunt of Brabners, issued a statement saying: ‘It is disappointing that Mrs Vardy has chosen to issue court proceedings.‘Coleen feels that the time and money involved could be put to better use; her offer to meet face to face