Rebekah Vardy was supported by her footballer husband Jamie today, on the sixth – and penultimate – day of her libel trial against Coleen Rooney, as Wayne Rooney entered the witness box.
Mrs Vardy is suing her fellow WAG for libel after, in October 2019, Mrs Rooney accused Mrs Vardy of leaking ‘false stories’ about her private life to the media, after she said she carried out a months-long ‘sting operation’.
Former England player Mr Rooney, who captained the national team during Euro 2016, had said in a written witness statement that he was ‘pulled to one side by a member of the FA staff’ to speak to Mr Vardy, telling the court today the pair had an ‘awkward’ chat.
The court heard the Derby County manager spoke to Leicester City footballer Mr Vardy about Mrs Vardy’s ‘media activities’ during the Euro 2016 tournament because they were ‘causing problems and distractions’.
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