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Evening Standard
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Claudia Cockerell

Coleen Rooney on how the 'Wagatha' saga took its toll on her mental health

It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since those infamous words shook the Twittersphere: “It’s………. Rebekah Vardy’s account”. But what was Coleen Rooney doing on the day she posted that tweet, which led to the saga now known as Wagatha Christie?

“The day I put it up, my eldest was off school so I’d promised to take him and his friend to indoor skydiving,” Rooney told the audience at a screening of her new documentary at the Soho Hotel this week. Her phone was ringing off the hook and her son had to tell her off, saying, “Mum, put your phone down!”

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