Coleen Rooney ‘planted as much as 39 false tales about herself’ throughout ‘Wagatha Christie’ hunt

Coleen Rooney invented as many as 39 tales which she positioned on her non-public Instagram with a view to catch out a mole promoting tales to the media, it’s claimed.

Simply three of these tall tales – of a flooded basement, gender choice and a TV comeback – appeared within the media earlier than Rooney accused former pal Rebekah Vardy of being the leak in a broadly shared Instagram put up in October 2019.

Dubbed the ‘Wagatha Christie‘ put up, the drama seems to be set for the Excessive Court docket with Vardy, 40, in the midst of authorized proceedings to sue 35-year-old Rooney for libel, The Sun stories. 

Paperwork submitted to the Excessive Court docket present different falsified Instagram tales which didn’t attain the tabloids, together with the Rooney’s doubling up on safety and getting guard canine after a break-in.

The information are mentioned to point out that the posts have been created after Rooney restricted entry to her Instagram. They present Vardy seen the posts though most didn’t find yourself within the media.

A supply mentioned: ‘That is dynamite stuff and appears to considerably undermine Coleen’s case.

‘If Becky was leaking tales for money, what occurred to all the opposite ones – the opposite 36?

‘The information appear to point out that she was them, and never doing something.

‘That is what she insists occurred with the tales that did seem within the media and have within the case – that she wasn’t bothered sufficient to suppose it vital and did not have to promote tales on her pal.’

Legal professionals for Vardy have argued that among the revealed data additionally appeared on the Instagram of Mrs Rooney’s shut pal Claire Rooney, who’s a cousin of her husband.

An image of Rooney consuming at Soho Farmhouse Oxfordshire to have fun her husband Wayne’s return to the UK from the US had appeared in an August 2019 article. However courtroom paperwork confirmed the picture was positioned on cousin Claire’s Instagram web page in addition to Rooney’s.

Sources declare this might weaken Mrs Rooney’s declare that the fabric may solely have been accessed from her social media.

Rooney carried out a ‘mole hunt’ between April 2019 and October 2019.

She later insisted she had restricted entry to her tales to 1 particular person – who she accused of promoting data – posting: ‘It is…….Rebekah Vardy’s account.’ 

A witness assertion filed by Vardy solicitor Charlotte Harris described the 36 planted tales which didn’t seem wherever within the press.

She acknowledged: ‘It’s clear that the defendant posted plenty of “pretend” tales through the course of 2019. She disclosed 40 Instagram posts/tales and is assumed that every one of those, aside from these of the Soho Home have been “pretend.”‘

Messages exchanged between Rebekah Vardy and her agent Caroline Watt appeared to point out they have been conscious of Rooney’s ‘mole hunt’ months earlier.

A message from Vardy to Miss Watt mentioned: ‘Perhaps she’s (Coleen) put it to see if anybody offers it to the media.’

Though Rooney misplaced her authorized bid to have Ms Watt added to the lawsuit, a decide has dominated that extra messages between Vardy and her agent must be unveiled.

The trial is due in Might. 

A supply near Coleen Rooney mentioned: ‘Coleen and her authorized crew stay assured of profitable the case when the proof is heard in full in courtroom, reasonably than being selectively leaked to the media. 

‘Ms Vardy’s WhatsApp correspondence heard in courtroom final week exhibits clearly she was no pal of Coleen’s.’ 

Source: Each day Mail