The much-awaited libel trial brought by Rebekah Vardy against Coleen Rooney commenced this week.
Rooney is facing legal action after she accused Vardy, wife of Leicester City striker Jamie, of leaking “false stories” about her to the tabloid press.
In a tweet published in October 2019, Rooney, wife of ex-footballer Wayne, implied that Vardy had been sharing posts from her private Instagram account with The Sunnewspaper.
Rooney said she had grown suspicious that someone whom she “trusted” had been behind the leaks. In a bid to catch out who was sharing the information, the social media sleuth had restricted access to who could see posts to her private Instagram Story.
“After a long time of trying to figure out who it could be, for various reasons, I had a suspicion. To try and prove this, I came up with an idea,” she explained.
“Over the past five months I have posted a series of false stories to see if they made their way into The Sun newspaper. And you know what, they did!”
She alleged: “Now I know for certain which account / individual it’s come from. I have saved and screenshotted all the original stories which clearly show just one person has viewed them. It’s ……………. Rebekah Vardy’s account.”
The post quickly went viral and the moment became known as “Wagatha Christie” for Rooney’s complex investigation.
Vardy denied the allegations, writing in a post to her own Twitter account that she “never” speaks to journalists about Rooney and that she is “so upset” by the accusation.
“If you thought this was happening you could have told me and I could have changed passwords to see if it stopped,” she wrote.
“Over the years various people have had access to my [Instagram] and just this week I found out I was following people I didn’t know and have never followed myself.
“I’m disgusted that I’m even having to deny this. You should have called me the first time this happened.”
As the trial continues at the Royal Courts of Justice, we’ve taken a closer look at both women’s courthouse style.
Both women have stuck to a muted colour palette so far, opting for either black, white or dark blue hues.
While Rooney has been sporting a mixture of luxury and high-street brands, Vardy’s courthouse wardrobe has been brimming with designer pieces from Prada, Dior and Chanel to name a few.
Vardy wore a vintage knitted Chanel dress
Here’s a breakdown of both women’s looks.
Both women wore smart, dark-hued ensembles for the first day of court proceedings.
Rooney arrived in a £1,565 Mugler blazer with statement shoulders, worn over a navy-blue t-shirt. She wore a slip-on Gucci Princetown mule (£615) on one foot, sporting a foot brace on the other.
Last month, Mail Online reported she was wearing the brace after suffering a fracture from a fall at home.
Coleen Rooney wore a dress from Zara, which retails for £32.99
