Rebekah Vardy 'really hurt' after swipe at Coleen Rooney sparks backlash

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The infamous "Wagatha Christie" trial saw Rebekah Vardy deny selling stories about her ex-pal, Coleen Rooney.This week, Rebekah is back in the spotlight for her comments about Coleen in her regular column for The Sun titled 'Rebekah Vardy's I'm a Celeb diary'.

She faced backlash for her harsh words about her WAG rival, starting with her glee at seeing Coleen fall into the river twice, saying "It's the gift that keeps on giving." Rebekah, who starred in I'm A Celebrity...

Get Me Out of Here! in 2017, gloated that she wanted to see Coleen eating "humble pie" and "penis" during her time in the jungle: "She likes to play the victim," Rebekah wrote, "I'll never forgive her." She also accused Coleen – reportedly earning a record £1.5m for her appearance – of "following in her footsteps" because she had "always wanted [Vardy's] life." However, her comments have been met with a frosty reception, and the occasional Loose Women guest told Closer Magazine that her weight loss is due to the "stress diet." She added: "It's all been too much with everything going on at the moment," reports the Daily Record.

An anonymous friend of the WAG revealed: "Rebekah can't believe she is getting so much hate – she had hoped her column would have painted her in a positive light, but it's having the opposite effect." Rebekah is reportedly feeling silenced after facing a barrage of "negative feedback" on her new column and is said to be upset by jokes made at her expense by I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.