Judge Master Eastman told lawyers for the two women that a full London high court trial could take place before next April. It is expected to last around seven days.
By Press Association 2021
Courts Wagatha
Rebekah Vardy’s £900,000 budget for her libel battle with Coleen Rooney is “grotesque”, the High Court has heard.
Mrs Rooney, 34, accused Mrs Vardy, 39, of leaking “false stories” about her private life in October 2019, after carrying out a months-long “sting operation”, which saw her dubbed “Wagatha Christie”.
The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney claimed fellow footballer’s wife Mrs Vardy shared fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram account with The Sun newspaper.
Mrs Rooney 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.
Rebekah Vardy s £900K Legal Budget Branded Grotesque By Coleen Rooney s Barrister
A judge has called on both Coleen and Rebekah to rethink their extraordinarily large budgets.
Coleen Rooney’s barrister has branded Rebekah Vardy’s legal budget of almost £900K “grotesque” at the latest hearing in their ongoing libel case.
In October 2019, Coleenmade headlines across the globe when she claimed Rebekah’s Instagram account was the source of fake stories appearing in The Sun newspaper.
In her now-infamous Twitter post, Coleen wrote: “To try and prove [who was behind the stories being leaked to the press], I came up with an idea. I blocked everyone from viewing my Instagram stories except ONE account (those on my private account must have been wondering why I haven’t had stories on there for a while).