Rebekah Vardy “accepts” her agent could have been the source of leaks to the press, her lawyer has said on the final day of the Wagatha Christie trial.
Hugh Tomlinson also said Coleen Rooney - who is being sued for blaming leaks from her Instagram on Ms Vardy’s account - should pay a “substantial award of damages” to his client for “very serious libel”.
Neither Ms Rooney nor her husband, former England captain Wayne Rooney, were at the High Court for the closing remarks on the last day, with Ms Rooney’s lawyer saying they were on a trip with their children.
David Sherborne also said Ms Rooney stood by her Wagatha Christie post “more than ever” at the end of the trial.
This 2019 social media post is at the heart of the trial. In it, Ms Rooney detailed a “sting” operation to try and work out how information from her private Instagram was getting into the hands of The Sun.
She blamed it on Ms Vardy’s account. Ms Vardy denies the allegations and is suing Ms Rooney for libel.
