COLEEN Rooney has celebrated her ‘second win’ over Rebekah Vardy – four years after their infamous Wagatha Christie trial.
The warring WAGs ended up in court in 2022 when Becky, 44, took legal action after Coleen claimed stories about her were leaked from her Instagram account.
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Coleen Rooney with her husband Wayne Rooney arriving at court in 2022 Credit: Getty
Rebekah Vardy lost after suing Coleen Rooney for libel Credit: Getty
Last week, the wife of former Leicester striker Jamie Vardy launched the family’s new three-part ITV show The Vardys, in which she admitted to still suffering from public backlash after losing her libel case.
Now insiders have claimed Coleen’s legal team watched the footage with a fine-tooth comb looking for any grounds for litigation.
And now Coleen’s camp are claiming victory once again as they slammed the series as a “yawn-fest”.
A source close to Coleen told The Jattvibe: “Coleen was amused when she heard Rebekah had landed her own reality show.
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“She and her friends have been laughing about the reaction to The Vardys, knowing that Becky was using Coleen’s name to be back in the news.
“Coleen’s friendship groups have been abuzz with chatter – with her pals saying some unkind things about the show being ‘boring’ and sharing some disparaging tweets they could find about it on social media.
“It feels like a second win for Coleen who won the court case and has now won the TV series ‘war’. She doesn’t think the reaction to Becky’s ITV show has been anywhere near as good as her own Disney+ series, so it’s a win-win.”
Coleen – who married former England star Wayne Rooney in 2008 – has seen her popularity soar since her dramatic court drama.
She went on to finish runner-up on I’m A Celebrity, with Becky insisting the WAG was “following in her footsteps” – having starred on the 2017 series.
Off the back of her success, Coleen’s earnings have eclipsed those of hubby Wayne – with her shift to becoming the main breadwinner being chronicled in a new Disney+ documentary, called The Rooneys later this year.
CCTV footage shows Jamie & Rebekah Vardy’s Italian villa being RAIDED by armed robbery gang who stole £80k of jewellery Credit: ITV
This is the moment an armed robber search the bedroom of Jamie and Rebekah Vardy’s Italian home Credit: ITV
Meanwhile Becky’s ITV show followed the dramatic raid of Becky and Jamie’s Italian £2m home by an armed robbery gang who stole £80k of jewellery.
It also covered the family’s struggle to make Lake Garda their home after Jamie’s transfer.
Speaking about the Wagatha Christie trial in episode one, Becky said: “It’s over, it’s done. I’m not going to keep living in the past. I’m so f***ing bored of it.
“I don’t have any negative feelings towards her whatsoever.
“Some people might go ‘oh that’s bullshit’. Well, whatever, that’s your opinion.
“If I saw her, if I bumped into her, people assume it would be handbags at dawn, birkins at dawn, a WAG war… but it wouldn’t. My peace is too important.
“I’ve got no idea what she thinks of me but I’m not bothered. Let’s leave it there or otherwise it will get messy.”
Our insider added: “Coleen loves that her friends have her back and are very loyal, but the most important thing for her was that there was nothing disparaging or defamatory in it, so she called in her lawyers to go over it with a fine tooth comb.
“Luckily for Becky, and also to Coleen’s relief, there was nothing bad about Col in there.
“As for Becky, she knows Coleen’s camp will probably slag off anything she does but she is thrilled with the documentary.
“She thinks it showed a side to her that people haven’t seen before and she has had really good feedback.
“The series did decent overnight figures, but it’s really flown on ITVX, where it’s streaming numbers have taken everyone by surprise.”
I’m A Celeb runner-up Coleen‘s Disney+ show – Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story was released in 2023.
It reportedly helped push Disney+ to its highest-ever monthly audience reach in the UK of 27.37million.
The Vardys attracted 670,000 viewers for its launch night on ITV – and held steady for the remaining series.
Becky with her husband Jamie Vardy Credit: Splash
