Wayne Rooney to give evidence in Wagatha Christie trial as he supports Coleen during first day at court

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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.