Yes, I’m the jester who coined ‘Wagatha Christie’ – my gift to headline writers everywhere

Coleen Rooney leaves the royal courts of justice in London on 13 May. Photograph: Neil Mockford/GC Images

At 11.16am on Wednesday 9 October 2019, I tweeted four words: “Coleen Rooney: Wagatha Christie.”

Within five minutes, it became clear that people liked the pun. Within 20 minutes, it became clear that it was a slightly different beast; the two-word pun was shared worldwide, at speed, and with a positivity that is unfamiliar to any regular user of Twitter. People liked it. A lot.