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Rebekah Vardy returns to social media with defiant message after losing Wagatha Christie trial

Rebekah Vardy has returned to social media with a defiant statement following her loss in the Wagatha Christie trial.

Dancing on Ice star Rebekah, 40, said she was "extremely sad and disappointed" after High Court judge Mrs Justice Steyn ruled in favour of Coleen Rooney on Friday.

The WAG, who Coleen Rooney said she had "no ill will" towards, has since returned to social media and shared a photo of herself with a cryptic, defiant message.

In the image, which Rebekah posted to her Instagram stories, Jamie Vardy's wife can be seen dressed in a pair of blue denim shorts, a pair of black boots with grey socks poking out the top and a black leather jacket.

The edgy jacket had the words "normal is boring" spray painted in pink and white graffiti-style text on the back.

Rebekah Vardy has made a defiant statement in her social media return after losing the Wagatha Christie trial (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Rebekah could be seen throwing the peace sign up to the camera, which she was facing away from.

Mum of five Rebekah wore her hair tied in two high ponytails either side of her head and carried a green Waitrose carrier bag as she walked through a field.

Rebekah's share comes after she released a statement of her reaction to the verdict to the Wagatha Christie trial.

Rebekah said she was 'extremely sad and disappointed' by the Wagatha Christie verdict (Getty Images)
Becky Vardy had a defiant statement upon her social media return (beckyvardy/Instagram)

TV star Rebekah had taken Coleen, 36, to High Court to sue her for libel following the headline hitting statement Wayne Rooney's wife made about Rebekah in 2019.

Coleen alleged that Rebekah's Instagram account had been leaking stories shared on Coleen's private Instagram page to the press.

Rebekah vehemently denied the claims and took Coleen to court over the statement. But, after a seven day long trial, the judge ruled that Coleen's truth defence was valid.

Mrs Justice Steyn wrote: "Mrs Vardy was party to the disclosure to The Sun of the Marriage, Birthday, Halloween, Pyjamas, Car Crash, Gender Selection, Babysitting and Flooded Basement Posts."

The High Court judge ruled in favour of Coleen Rooney (GETTY)

She also ruled in favour of Coleen on the matter of public interest on one post as she said: "Although Ms Rooney's interest was essentially personal, on balance, I accept that the Reveal Post was on a matter of public interest, namely the undesirable practice of information (in the nature of mere gossip) about celebrities' private lives being disclosed to the press by trusted individuals."

Rebekah later hit back at the ruling as she wrote in a statement: "I am extremely sad and disappointed at the decision that the Judge has reached. It is not the result that I had expected, nor believe was just. I brought this action to vindicate my reputation and am devastated by the Judge’s finding.

Mum of five Rebekah admitted the result wasn't what she expected (beckyvardy/Instagram)
Rebekah has urged for the abuse on her family to 'stop' (Getty Images)

"The judge accepted that publication of Coleen's Post was not in the 'public interest' and she also rejected her claim that I was the 'Secret Wag'. But as for the rest of her judgement, she got it wrong and this is something I cannot accept.

"As I explained in my evidence I, my family and even my unborn baby, were subjected to disgusting messages and vile abuse following Coleen’s Post and these have continued even during the course of the trial.

"Please can the people who have been abusing me and my family now stop. The case is over.

"I want to thank everyone who has supported me."

 
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