Coleen Rooney vows to make Rebekah Vardy pay multimillion-pound bill for Wagatha Christie smear battle

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Sources close to Coleen Rooney say she has vowed to make Rebekah Vardy pay the legal bill

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy are set for a dramatic final High Court confrontation to see who will bear the cost of millions of pounds in their costly ‘Wagatha Christie’ smear battle.

Sources close to Ms Rooney – who won the case last week – last night told The Mail on Sunday that she would fight to ensure Ms Vardy paid the full amount, estimated at up to £3million.

Usually, a winning party will still have to pay about 30% of the cost. But Ms Rooney’s team argue the judge’s disastrous ruling that Ms Vardy sold stories about her to The Sun means it is ‘inconceivable’ that she will not be forced to pay the full amount. amount of money.

Sources close to Coleen Rooney say she vowed to make Rebekah Vardy pay the legal bill

Mrs Justice Steyn ruled on Friday that Ms Vardy, 40, and her agent Caroline Watt revealed stories about Ms Rooney, the wife of former England captain Wayne.

Ms Vardy sued her former friend for defamation over a popular social media post in which Ms Rooney described setting up a ‘stinging operation’ by posting fake stories to the public. Selected followers on her personal Instagram account to discover who is leaking stories about her. Sun.

October 2019 ‘big reveal’ post ends: ‘It’s… Rebekah Vardy’s account.’

After Ms Vardy sued, Ms Rooney, 36, made an offer to ‘let go’, meaning they would both walk away, at their own expense. She also suggested they donate to charity.

But Ms. Vardy refused, leading to a costly high-profile trial. Now, after her victory, wife Rooney wants her opponent to pay the price.

A source close to Rooney’s wife said: ‘Coleen doesn’t want this to happen. She knew the money would be better spent on other things, but she wouldn’t let Rebekah run away without paying the full cost.

Mrs Justice Steyn ruled on Friday that 40-year-old Rebekah Vardy and her agent Caroline Watt revealed stories about Coleen Rooney, wife of former England captain Wayne

‘She tried to get this sorted out early on but Rebekah wouldn’t. And if you look at the outline of the verdict, it’s inconceivable that a judge wouldn’t agree that she would pay them in full. Don’t forget, this act was done by Rebekah and she lost spectacularly. ‘

At a preliminary hearing last March, the cost was estimated at around £1.3 million.

Now, after a two-week High Court hearing of the case, reports have claimed the total could be £3 million.

Ms Vardy’s lawyer, Hugh Tomlinson QC, is reportedly charging £10,000 a day, while his opposite, David Sherborne, charges around £8,000.

There has been speculation that Ms Vardy and her husband, Leicester City striker Jamie, may have to sell their Portuguese mansion to pay the legal bills.