Rebekah Vardy’s agent is not fit to give oral evidence in her upcoming libel trial against Coleen Rooney, the High Court has been told. Mrs Rooney, the wife of former England star Wayne Rooney, accused Mrs Vardy of leaking “false stories” about her personal life to the media after carrying out a months-long “sting operation”.
Mrs Rooney was dubbed “Wagatha Christie” in 2019 when she publicly claimed Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, shared fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram. Mrs Vardy denies the accusations and is suing Mrs Rooney for libel, reports Cheshire Live.
Mrs Rooney’s lawyers previously claimed Mrs Vardy had leaked information to The Sun newspaper. This was said to have been done either directly or through her friend and agent, Caroline Watt, “acting on her instruction or with her knowing approval”. At an earlier hearing the High Court in London heard that WhatsApp messages between Mrs Vardy and Ms Watt had been disclosed.
