Coleen Rooney has revealed she knew she “couldn’t give up” during her highly publicized Wagatha Christie legal battle with Rebekah Vardy, despite her reluctance to take the case to court.
The WAG, 38, went head-to-head with Leicester City star Jamie Vardy’s wife in a £1.8million court case after she accused her Instagram account of leaking ‘false stories’ ‘ about his private life to the press in 2019.
Rebekah, 42, denied the allegations and sued Coleen for defamation, but the case, dubbed the ‘Wagatha Christie trial’, was ruled in Coleen’s favor and left Rebekah forced to pay £1.5 million in legal fees. by Coleen.
Coleen spoke on the Stick to Football podcast, presented by Sky Bet, and admitted she would “never have lived with herself” if she had given up during her long legal war.
Asked if he had ever felt like giving up during the trial, he said: “I couldn’t because she (Rebekah Vardy) was suing me.” I tried so hard to say “Can we work this out?” and resolve it before going to court.
‘I was afraid to go to court, because I felt like we were going to argue in front of everyone; I don’t want that, I’d rather try to do it on our own.
Coleen Rooney has revealed she knew she “couldn’t give up” during her highly publicized Wagatha Christie legal battle with Rebekah Vardy, despite her reluctance to take the matter to court.
‘Going to court if you don’t have to is just putting on a show for everyone else. It was the fact that (in closing) I had to say that I was wrong and that I couldn’t live with myself.
“To avoid it, I could have said I was wrong, but when I thought about it, I would have had to live with it my whole life knowing I wasn’t wrong.”
Coleen went on to share that in the middle of her court case, she almost missed a hearing where she was supposed to be questioned after getting stuck in Berlin.
The mother-of-four explained: ‘She (Rebekah Vardy) was questioned first and I sat and watched all of that.
‘In a way I’m glad she went first because I’d never been in a courtroom before, it gave me an idea of what happened and what I’d be doing when I was there.
‘It calmed me a little bit to see her on the stand because there were certain things she couldn’t answer, and I thought if she can’t answer them, why bring me here?
I was on the stand on Friday and was under oath all weekend. That weekend we watched my son Klay play soccer in Berlin, as his academy was holding a tournament there. My mom said, ‘Why don’t you go there? Stop thinking about it; He’ll love to see you there.’
Wayne and I finished the trial on Friday, went straight to the airport and were in Berlin until Sunday night.
The WAG went toe-to-toe with Rebekah in a £1.8million court case after she accused her Instagram account of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the press in 2019.
Coleen spoke on the Stick to Football podcast, presented by Sky Bet, and admitted she would “never have lived with herself” if she had given up during her legal war.
“We were ready to take off, and the next minute the lights came back on: the flight was canceled and Berlin airspace was closed for the night. I burst into tears knowing I was in court in the morning. Wayne said: “I told you we should have left earlier.”
“I wanted to stay until the end; there was no point in going to Berlin and, if they win, not seeing the final.”
‘We got off the plane, I called Paul who was at the hotel waiting for us in London, and while we were trying to get flights, we went to the hotel to find a room. We had to wait for our bags to be taken off the flight and I had bought my mother this bottle of liquor; Instantly, the bag breaks into pieces. I was devastated.
“In the end we had a hotel for a few hours and then caught a flight that took us to Stansted at 7.20am. Paul was at the hotel (in London) and I was telling him what clothes I should take off.
‘He sent it in the car, I changed in the car, went to court and took the stand at 9:30 a.m. that morning. I was relieved but dreaded the whole thing; that was probably my best day, it took my mind off things.’
Coleen also admitted the three-year ordeal caused her family life and marriage to husband Wayne to become “strained”.
She said: ‘It was the lowest I’ve ever been. I had no control over it and that was difficult. I knew what I was saying was right, but the fact that someone else took me to court and I had to prove it and say it was what it was was difficult.
Coleen admitted the saga caused her family life and marriage to husband Wayne to become ‘strained’.
‘It was a long period of time and I couldn’t escape it. Every day I would wake up and think, “Coleen, go on with your day,” but that kept coming up all the time.
Coleen went on to say she would become “sharp” and dreaded Fridays because she would have to face long phone calls with lawyers.
She added: “I felt like I wasn’t myself, I was snappy and every Friday the lawyers called me – the other team try to ruin your weekend by calling me last minute on Friday.”
‘They would tell me what’s going on and then try to have a good weekend. I would go away and start overthinking and start looking for the things he is asking for.
“It was 2 in the morning, Wayne was waiting on the couch to watch something and finally he said, ‘I’m going to bed.’
‘This put family and friends life to the test. I wasn’t sociable and that exposed me.’
Coleen and Wayne have been together since they were 16 and are parents to sons Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, eight, and Cass, six.
Coleen said: ‘I’ve always been a tough person. I’m not a princess. I’ve always dealt with things and moved on. We (Wayne and I) have helped each other. We’ve been through everything together.’