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Zara Woodcock

Explosive first look at Channel 4's Vardy v Rooney Wagatha bombshell court drama

Channel 4 have dropped their first look images for their two-part series Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama.

The nation was gripped on Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's bombshell Wagatha Christie trial, which saw the arch rivals battle it out in High Court.

Set for release next month, teaser images show the explosive scenes reconstructed as Chanel Cresswell takes on the role of Rooney, 36, while Natalia Tena transforms into Vardy, 40.

And viewers look set to watch the ultimate WAG showdown as pictures show the actresses' modelling the pair's designer wardrobe for the upcoming series.

In the pictures, Natalia bears a striking resemblance to Vardy as she wears a blue vintage £1,316 Chanel patterned maxi dress while posing with a phone in hand.

Natalia Tena as Rebekah Vardy (Channel 4)
The outfits looked similar to the ones the WAGs wore (pixel8000)

In other stills, she is ambushed by photographers as she struts into court in her designer navy dress and matching handbag - with Channel 4 seemingly sparing no expense to replicate her expensive wardrobe.

Meanwhile, Chanel, who plays Rooney, rocks her signature £32.99 Zara dress which the WAG wore with a medical boot on one day of the blockbuster trial.

Vardy (played by Natalia) walking into court (Marcell Piti)

Chanel has a strong likeness to Rooney with their similar-colored brown locks and thought-out looks.

Good Omens icon Michael Sheen, meanwhile, is pictured wearing a wig and gown as he takes on the role of Rooney's barrister David Sherborne.

Vardy's barrister Hugh Tomlinson QC is played by Simin Coury, known for The Professor and the Madman.

Rooney's black-and-white dress was used for the promotional shot (PA)
Chanel Cresswell as Coleen Rooney (Channel 4)

One picture showed David Sherborne QC (played by Michael) standing in the courtroom.

Another portrayed Vardy in what looks like a meeting room with her barrister.

She wore a white blazer and had half her hair tied up as she held up documents and discussed the trial with him.

Michael Sheen as the barrister (Marcell Piti)

WAG's husbands also make an appearance in the film in the form of Dion Lloyd as Wayne Rooney and Márton Nagyszokolyai as Jamie Vardy.

Vardy V Rooney comes three years after the drama first unfolded on social media with Rooney accusing Vardy of leaking stories to the press.

Michael Sheen and Simon Coury take on the roles of barristers (Channel 4)

After undertaking a 'sting operation', she came to the conclusion that Vardy was the culprit.

Vardy responded took to her own Twitter account to deny the claims and stated her Instagram had been hacked.

She ended up taking Rooney to court for defamation, and on July 29 this year, the judge in the case dismissed her claims and ruled Rooney's accusation was 'substantially true'.

Rooney pictured walking into the courtroom (Marcell Piti)

In a statement last month, Mrs Justice Steyn stated the total legal bill - which Coleen is yet to finalise with the court - was estimated by her lawyer Paul Lunt to be around £1,667,860.48

Rebekah was ordered to pay £800,000 within six weeks and to pay 90% of the costs.

It was reported she had to pay costs incurred by seven journalists who were potential witnesses but did not give evidence – apart from a portion of their costs which Mrs Rooney was ordered to pay.

Vardy discussing the trial (Marcell Piti)

Mrs Justice Steyn explained that she had done "the best" she could to "estimate the likely level of recovery" but while bearing in mind that Defendant had not yet produced a bill, the cost would be around £800,000.

She wrote of Rebekah's action: "The claim has been dismissed. The defendant succeeded in establishing that the essence of the libel was ­substantially true

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Vardy's husband Jamie Vardy is played by Márton Nagyszokolyai (Channel 4)

Not only did the trial turn into a two-part film, but it also made it as a West End play.

The dialogue was taken from High Court transcripts of the 'intriguing' case and producers said they 'couldn't write it' any better themselves.

Producer Eleanor Lloyd said: "The way the trial gripped the nation demonstrated how well this story would translate to the stage; the twists and turns were so intriguing you couldn’t write it."

Wayne Rooney is played by Dion Lloyd (Marcell Piti)

Director Lisa Spirling said she was "thrilled" to "bring this extraordinary script to life".

The show made its West End debut earlier this month.

It was a huge hit and, due to popular demand, six more dates have been added to the line-up.

Channel 4 Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama is set to hit screens next month.

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