Coleen Rooney 'never believed' Wagatha Christie libel trial should have gone to court

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READ MORE: Live: Rebekah Vardy loses 'Wagatha Christie' libel trial But she added: “Nonetheless, the evidence … clearly shows, in my view, that Mrs Vardy knew of and condoned this behaviour, actively engaging in it by directing Ms Watt to the private Instagram account, sending her screenshots of Mrs Rooney’s posts, drawing attention to items of potential interest to the press, and answering additional queries raised by the press via Ms Watt. ”In a statement following the ruling, Coleen Rooney said: "Naturally, I am pleased that the judge has found in my favour with her judgment today.

It was not a case I ever sought or wanted. I never believed it should have gone to court at such expense in times of hardship for so many people when the money could have been far better spent helping others. "Both before and after my social media posts in October 2019, I made every effort to avoid the need for such a drawn out and public court case.

All my attempts to do so were knocked back by Mrs (Rebekah) Vardy. This left me with no alternative but to go through with the case to defend myself and to end the repeated leaking of my private information to The Sun. "These leaks from my private Instagram account began in 2017.

They continued for almost two years, intruding on my privacy and that of my family. Although I bear Mrs Vardy no ill-will, today’s judgment makes clear that I was right in what I said in my posts of October 2019.