Tyla

To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders

Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications

Not now
OK
Advert
Advert
Advert

Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay Coleen Rooney £800,000 following Wagatha Christie trial

Poppy Bilderbeck

Published 
| Last updated 

Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay Coleen Rooney £800,000 following Wagatha Christie trial

Featured Image Credit: Stephen Chung / REUTERS / Alamy Stock Photo

Coleen Rooney is set to receive £800,000 in legal costs from Rebekah Vardy following the pair's infamous 'Wagatha Christie' libel trial.

Today (4 October) the High Court ruled Vardy has to pay for 90 percent of Rooney's legal costs as a result of losing the libel battle between the pair which came to a close on 29 July, 2022.

The court handed down an order to Vardy to pay fellow WAG Rooney the substantial sum of nearly one million pounds by 4:00pm on 15 November.

However, the £800,000 in legal costs is only the start for Vardy, who is expected to pay a total of nearly £1.5million to her fellow footballer's wife.

Advert
Rebekah Vardy is expected to pay nearly £1.5 million to Coleen Rooney. Credit: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo
Rebekah Vardy is expected to pay nearly £1.5 million to Coleen Rooney. Credit: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo

Vardy apparently shot herself in the foot due to being partly to blame for why Rooney's legal fees ended up so high.

In the trial, a judge concluded Vardy 'likely [...] deliberately deleted her WhatsApp chat' and subsequently destroyed evidence which Rooney then spent a lot of time and money trying to uncover.

A solicitor from Brabners - the company who represented Rooney - Paul Lunt, told The Guardian: "Coleen’s pursuit of that evidence is a major reason why her legal costs increased substantially from the original estimates given to the court long before the start of the trial."

Advert

Journalists from the Sun who were summoned as witnesses at the trial are also set to see their legal fees paid for by Vardy.

Vardy has her own court costs to pay too, bringing the total amount she'll have to cough up to an estimated £3 million plus.

Vardy will also have to cover the legal fees of the journalists summoned during the trial. Credit: ZUMA Press Inc/Alamy Stock Photo
Vardy will also have to cover the legal fees of the journalists summoned during the trial. Credit: ZUMA Press Inc/Alamy Stock Photo

The 'Wagatha Christie' trial all stemmed from several social media posts uploaded to Instagram by Rooney.

Advert

Rooney shared three fake stories to her private Instagram account, blocking anyone but Vardy from being able to see them. The stories eventually got leaked to the press and subsequently Rooney resolved Vardy had been behind a series of leaks of 'false stories' about her.

Rooney then published her theory and accusations online, to which Vardy denied any wrongdoing and sued Rooney for libel.

Ultimately, Vardy has lost not only the court battle, but a whopping amount of money too.

While she 'accepts she is the unsuccessful party,' her team has argued that certain aspects of the case mean she deserves a 20 percent reduction from Rooney's fees.

Topics: Money, News

Poppy Bilderbeck
More like this
Advert
Advert
Advert

Chosen for YouChosen for You

Entertainment

Beyoncé fans are saying the same thing about the changed Jolene lyrics on new Cowboy Carter album

13 minutes ago

Most Read StoriesMost Read

Rebel Wilson opens up on losing her virginity at age 35 as she says others 'shouldn’t feel pressured'

a day ago