Rebekah Vardy 'photographed contents of Sarah Harding's handbag', court hears

her now-famous ‘Wagatha Christie sting operation’ were revealed to the High Court today on the penultimate day of the £3million libel trial. Rebekah Vardy – who is married to Leicester footballer Jamie Vardy – is suing Rooney for libel after Rooney accused Vardy of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the press in October 2019 following a months-long ‘sting operation’ which saw Rooney dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’.

Jamie Vardy has said Wayne Rooney "must be confused" as he denied the former England star's claim he was asked to speak to the fellow footballer during the Euro 2016 about Rebekah Vardy, 40. Wayne, 36, claimed that ex-England gaffer Roy Hodgson and assistant manager Gary Neville asked him to have a word with Jamie about his wife, with the aim to try and get Rebekah to behave better during the Wagatha Christie trial hearing.

Wayne Rooney gave evidence in his wife Coleen’s libel trial with Rebekah Vardy on Tuesday 17 May.The former England captain told the court he had “no knowledge” of his wife’s ‘sting operation’ on Rebekah, which came to a head after the now-famous tweet in October 2019. Coleen claims Rebekah leaked information from her private Instagram account to the press, and Rebekah is now suing Coleen for libel. We look at the seven things we were told in court by the Derby County manager today: Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Rebekah Vardy was supported by her footballer husband Jamie today, on the sixth – and penultimate – day of her libel trial against Coleen Rooney, as Wayne Rooney entered the witness box. Mrs Vardy is suing her fellow WAG for libel after, in October 2019, Mrs Rooney accused Mrs Vardy of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the media, after she said she carried out a months-long ‘sting operation’.

Read more: 9 things we learned from the Wagatha Christie trial this weekOn October 9, 2019, she posted on Twitter: "I have saved and screenshotted all the original stories which clearly show just one person has viewed them. It’s… Rebekah Vardy. "The tweet went viral, and the term 'Wagatha Christie' was born.

Wayne Rooney could not help but smile after Rebekah Vardy’s lawyer called out his private social media account in court on Tuesday.Wagatha Christie, known formally as Vardy vs Rooney, is an English court case being heard in the High Court of Justice following a libel claim made by Rebekah. The WAG is suing the fellow footballer’s wife Coleen for libel, after she made allegations that Rebekah had been supplying stories from a private Instagram account to The Sun.Vardy denies the claims.

Jamie Vardy has said that Wayne Rooney was talking "nonsense" on the stand during the Wagatha Christie trial.

England fans jokingly urged Rebekah Vardy's lawyer to ask Wayne Rooney why Harry Kane took corners at Euro 2016 as Wazza took the stand at the Wagatha Christie trial. Former Three Lions team-mates Rooney, 36, and Jamie Vardy, 35, were both in attendance on day six of the trial on Tuesday to give evidence in Rebekah Vardy's libel case against Coleen Rooney.The Derby County boss was questioned by Rebekah Vardy's lawyer, prompting some football fans to jokingly suggest that he could ask some tricky questions that England supporters wanted to know the answer to.

Wayne Rooney says that his wife Coleen is "a different wife and a different mother" after the Wagatha Christie ordeal, which he called "traumatic." Coleen, 36, is currently being sued by Rebekah Vardy for libel after the mum-of-five was accused of leaking information to the press about the Rooney family. Coleen has denied libel and Rebekah, 40, denies the leaking allegation.Today, on the sixth day of the trial, Wayne, 36, took to the stand and told the court how wife Coleen "really struggled" in the aftermath of the Wagatha Christie post. He said: "I have watched my wife over the last two-and-a-half years really struggle with everything that has gone on.

Wayne Rooney has detailed the uncomfortable meeting he had with Jamie Vardy in light of Coleen's now infamous post accusing Rebekah's Instagram account of leaking fake stories about her. Rebekah, 40, denies the allegations and is suing Coleen for libel. On the sixth day of the trial about the now-dubbed Wagatha Christie case, Wayne, 36, explained that he had "such an awkward meeting" with Jamie, 35, in the England team's games room back in 2016 during the Euros.

JAMIE Vardy has turned up at the High Court for the first time in his wife's Wagatha Christie battle as Wayne Rooney prepares to give evidence. The Derby manager will take to the stand this morning as the explosive legal row prepares to come to a close today.

The 'Wagatha Christie' libel trial has resumed this week, after Rebekah Vardy sued Coleen Rooney for libel.Until a few years ago, the names Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney were usually mentioned in the same breath in relation to who would gain the starting spot as the striker for England.Now they are the husbands to two people going head-to-head in a libel trial that has gained national attention.Coleen's dramatic accusation that fellow WAG Rebekah had been leaking stories about her to the press stunned people on social media in the UK.While coverage of the trial has been widespread, far less has been publicly said by Rebekah and Coleen's respective husbands, but Wayne is now set to give evidence in the trial.So what has the pair said about the trial?Wayne Rooney has kept quiet publicly about the case involving his wife Coleen, but is set to give evidence today.Rooney has been sitting alongside his wife in the courtroom during proceedings so far and will be called as a witness for his wife's defence. The Manchester United and England record goalscorer, now manager of Derby County, is expected to be quizzed about an alleged conversation between him and Jamie Vardy during Euro 2016.

Jamie Vardy has come to support his wife Rebekah as the Wagatha Christie libel trial with Coleen Rooney continues. 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, 40, denies the allegations and is suing 36 year old Coleen for libel.

Coleen and Wayne Rooney were spotted laughing as they left court on the fifth day of proceedings in the Wagatha Christie case.The couple, who are thought to be 'staying at a £3.5k per night hotel' during the trial, could be seen looking happy and relaxed as they left the court, both dressed in black and grey. Coleen, 36, looked comfortable yet chic in an oversized grey suit and black tee, combined with some relaxed black flat mules and a small black handbag, an outfit she has re-worn throughout proceedings. Wayne, also 36, dressed similarly to his wife in a white shirt, black trousers and a grey suit.

Coleen Rooney took the stand in her High Court trial against Rebekah Vardy admitting she “accepts” that leaks could have come from other sources.Mrs Rooney gave evidence on day five of the High Court libel case brought by Mrs Vardy, who denies leaking private information about her to the Sun.Despite the omission, Coleen, 36, claimed she still believes Rebekah Vardy was The Secret WAG - or heavily behind the controversial leaks that landed the pair in court.Vardy’s lawyer, Hugh Tomlinson, also heard Coleen accept that nothing from her private Instagram account had appeared in the column and it had been kind to her.But she said she believed that was a `distraction' to put people off guessing who was behind it.She said she believed a story about her going back into TV was a leak from her account - though now she accepted it may have come from another source.“I don't even know whether I will go back into TV,'' she said.Rooney said the next published leak of a fake story was about her flooded basement.“The story was fake,'' she said.“There was nothing to it.''Afterwards, Rooney posted on her private Instagram: “Don't play games with a girl who can play better.''Tomlinson asked why.Coleen said: “I felt like I'd found out who it was.“It was a quote that I found and put it up. It is just something that I did.''Tomlinson asked if she had considered telling Vardy before publicly exposing her.Coleen added: “No.

An FA official said Rebekah Vardy appeared to be “more interested in taking selfies” than watching husband Jamie play for England. The comment came during the Wagatha Christie trial at London’s High Court, where Vardy is suing Coleen Rooney for libel. Harpreet Robertson, a family liaison officer for the Football Association, gave evidence this afternoon about Rooney’s claim Vardy sat behind Coleen Rooney at a Euros match in 2016 to "boost her public profile".

Rebekah Vardy in court claiming she “wanted attention” during the 2016 Euros.The former head of England Supporters' Club, Harpreet Robertson, gave evidence claiming Vardy intentionally sat in unassigned seats behind Coleen Rooney because she wanted to be in the eye line of photographers.Robertson, who allocated the seats to the WAG, said: “I do remember Coleen's seats and Mrs Vardy's seats because there was an issue after the match and I had to look at my notes on several occasions.''She said Vardy chose to sit behind Coleen rather than take the seats she had allocated to her.“In my opinion at the time and from the information I gathered from colleagues there were plenty of other options and she chose to sit in those seats.''She said it appeared she wanted to be in the eye line of photographers looking at Coleen.Robertson said Vardy's behaviour during the game appeared to suggest she was showing \very little interest in the match itself'.“From what I could tell, because I was sat behind, that was my opinion at the time,'' she said.She said the last time she saw Vardy in 2018 they had a `very pleasant evening'.She said the `tabloid papers had photos of Vardy sitting behind Coleen' the next day.At the 2018 World Cup, Robertson said: “We were trying to avoid the wives and girlfriends becoming a distraction from the players because we'd seen that in previous tournaments.

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.

Rebekah Vardy against Coleen Rooney commenced this week. Rooney is facing legal action after she accused Vardy, wife of Leicester City striker Jamie, of leaking “false stories” about her to the tabloid press. In a tweet published in October 2019, Rooney, wife of ex-footballer Wayne, implied that Vardy had been sharing posts from her private Instagram account with The Sun newspaper.

Mrs Vardy, the wife of Leicester City star Jamie, had her kiss and tell interview with the now defunct tabloid brought up again. During the high-profile court case, Mrs Vardy was asked about an interview she gave in 2004 about a purported sexual encounter with Andre, which carried the headline: "Peter's hung like a small chipolata, shaved, slobbery, lasts five minutes. " Read more from the Wagatha Christie trial here.