COLEEN ROONEY says she was “betrayed” by former friend Rebekah Vardy through leaks to the media as the "Wagatha Christie" High Court battle got under way.
Rooney, 36, is being sued by Vardy, 40, after the bombshell 2019 social media post accusing her fellow Wag of leaking stories about her to The Sun newspaper.
The wife of ex-England star Wayne Rooney insisted her allegation was true and she intends to prove it, while Vardy denies being responsible for any leaks to the media.
Opening the trial, Vardy's barrister Hugh Tomlinson QC said: “Mrs Rooney accused Mrs Vardy of leaking stories from her private Instagram account, in a post which immediately went viral."
He said Mrs Vardy intends to "vindicate her reputation”, claiming the allegation was false. In opening written submissions at the start of the trial, Rooney's barrister David Sherborne said: “This is a case essentially about betrayal."
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