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Adela Whittingham & Kate Lally

Rebekah Vardy told to pay Coleen Rooney £800,000 within weeks

Rebekah Vardy has been ordered to pay 90% of Coleen Rooney's legal fees following the high profile "Wagatha" court case earlier this year.

Mrs Vardy, 40, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie, was suing Mrs Rooney, the wife of England star Wayne, for defamation. In a viral social media post in October 2019, Mrs Rooney , 36, said she had carried out a "sting operation" and accused Mrs Vardy of leaking "false stories" about her private life to the press.

Mrs Rooney publicly claimed Mrs Vardy's account was the source behind three fake stories she had posted on her private Instagram account. Mrs Vardy denied leaking the stories and sued her fellow footballer's wife for libel, while Mrs Rooney defended the claim on the basis her post was "substantially true".

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