Coleen Rooney's attempt to bring High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy’s agent is quashed

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Coleen Rooney's attempt to bring a High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy’s agent as part of their ongoing legal battle has been quashed.

The two WAGs have been battling ever since Coleen accused Rebekah of sharing her private page information with the press after setting up her own sting operation.

Rebekah in return is suing Mrs Rooney for libel over the Instagram post she made in October 2019 where she claimed Rebekah's account was behind stories which had appeared in The Sun.Coleen had hoped the High Court would allow her to add Rebekah's PR agent, Caroline Watt, to the case, for misuse of private information and a breach of data protection laws after messages between Rebekah and Caroline came to light.After Coleen, 35, posted her car was damaged on her private Instagram, Rebekah, 39 messaged Caroline: "She's a nasty b****h" and "would love to leak those stories,"claimed Mrs Rooney's legal team.However, Rebekah's barrister, Hugh Tomlinson QC, claimed the "nasty b***h" comment was not about Coleen.Although Coleen's legal team tried to add Mrs Vardy's PR agent, Caroline Watt, to the case, so she could make a claim against her for misuse of private information and a breach of data protection laws the application was denied.

Coleen was also instructed to pay £65,000 towards Caroline's legal costs.Mrs Justice Steyn said: “It seems to me that is a reasonable and proportionate sum.”She continued: “It is fair to say that a considerable period of time would have been needed given the standing-start the respondent had for what is, for the respondent, quite a substantial application.”Coleen has however been told she can amend her defence case, to include an allegation that Rebekah, through Caroline, provided information to The