Coleen Rooney is reportedly 'confident' she will win the Wagatha Christie trial after being sued by Rebekah Vardy. She and her husband Wayne left the country for Dubai ahead of the conclusion of the High Court trial in London, after the case overran and clashed with a family holiday.
Mrs Vardy is suing Mrs Rooney for libel after she was accused of leaking private stories from her Instagram page to the Sun newspaper. The outcome of case will be decided in a ruling by Mrs Justice Steyn in a ruling published at a later date.
The Sunday Mirror is reporting that Mrs Rooney feels she 'will be vindicated'. A close friend told the paper: "After the trial, Coleen had a cup of tea and packed her bags for holiday, confident she had won.
"She has told friends she will be vindicated and she feels relieved that her truth is out there. This whole saga has been very painful.
"She isn’t counting her chickens as she knows the ultimate decision lies with the judge – but she’s adamant she has told the truth throughout and that justice will prevail."
It is also being reported that Mrs Rooney will speak about the trial in a forthcoming Netflix documentary, and that she tried to stop the issue going to court. The friend added: "Coleen knew Rebekah’s reputation was going to be ripped apart, she wanted to help her and not let that happen.
"She wanted to sort it before it went to court and she didn’t want to see Rebekah destroyed. The Netflix documentary will show that she didn’t want the case in the High Court."
The case centres around a months-long 'sting operation' which saw Mrs Rooney dubbed 'Wagatha Christie'. She accused Mrs Vardy of being behind leaks of information she published on her Instagram page.
Mrs Vardy has denied 'directly or indirectly' being the source of the information provided to the newspaper. Mrs Rooney's barrister claimed Mrs Vardy was a 'highly unreliable witness' and gave 'implausible and throwaway explanations' while in the witness box.
The 'announcement' post by Mrs Rooney was 'deliberately crafted in a dramatic and sensationalist style' and represented a 'serious attack on Mrs Vardy', Mrs Vardy's barrister claimed. While Mrs Rooney's barrister said her defence was on the basis of truth and public interest.
