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Kate Lally

Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney 'Wagatha' trial to end today

Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney's High Court libel battle will draw to a close as lawyers for each of the women set out each of their cases.

In a viral social media post in October 2019, Mrs Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a "sting operation" and accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking "false stories" about her private life to the press. The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney was dubbed "Wagatha Christie" when she publicly claimed an account behind three fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram account with The S*n newspaper was Mrs Vardy's.

Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, denies leaking stories to the media and is suing her fellow footballer's wife for libel, while Mrs Rooney is defending the claim on the basis her post was "substantially true".

READ MORE: Wagatha Christie Rebekah Vardy trial messages in full including 'I want paying'

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