Wag Tales explained: How a few Instagram posts took two England strikers' wives to court

‘It’s……… Rebekah Vardy’s account’. The final line from ex-footballer Wayne Rooney’s wife Coleen’s Instagram expose against fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy brought into spotlight the relationship between sportspeople and their spouses, their relationships with the press and how the law viewed the combustion of all these facets of the celebrity world. The post by Coleen Rooney in October 2019 has reached the British courts, with Rebekah Vardy – wife of England striker Jamie – taking her former friend to court over libel. How it all started For five months, Coleen Rooney was in plotting mode. After numerous leaks of her private Instagram stories were published in the Sun newspaper, she spent those months putting up false stories on her Instagram account with only one account able to view them – Rebekah Vardy’s. These stories ranged from travelling to Mexico to explore ‘gender selection treatment’ to the family suffering flood damage to their 20-million-pound mansion. All these stories were false and only Vardy’s account could view them, according to the Instagram settings put up by Rooney. Rebekah Vardy, wife of Leicester City soccer player Jamie Vardy, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain. (Reuters)When the stories made their way onto…
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