Rebekah Vardy described herself as a "scapegoat" during the Euro 2016 campaign and that the news coverage made her "blood boil," newly released documents have revealed.
In the latest 'Wagatha Christie' libel battle, screenshots of Vardy's messages to husband and Leicester striker, Jamie, were amongst a host of images that lawyers on both sides of the case agreed the release of.
Rebekah, a mother-of-five, shared an article link with Jamie in June 2016, referring to him as "hubby" and said that England captain back then, Wayne Rooney, had "held talks" with Mr Vardy about his wife.
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According to The Mirror, A series of posts from Coleen Rooney ’s private Instagram at the centre of the recently-concluded High Court trial were also released today, May 20.
At the time, Vardy, now 40, messaged her husband: “Seriously????."
Mr Vardy replied: “No not at all babes x”
“T***s trying to make me into a scapegoat X,” Mrs Vardy said, with Mr Vardy responding: “F*****g arseholes x”
The trial of the libel dispute between Vardy and Rooney, 36, finished on Thursday, was told that Wayne Rooney spoke to Jamie Vardy regarding his wife's "media activities" during the Euro 2016 tournament, as she was "causing problems and distractions."
Giving evidence, Mr Rooney claimed he had “100%” had an “awkward” conversation with his teammate about Mrs Vardy after being asked to by then England manager Roy Hodgson.
In a statement issued outside the trial, Mr Vardy said that Mr Rooney, now manager at Derby County, was “talking nonsense”.
In the messages to her husband in 2016, Mrs Vardy shared another article with the headline: “Wayne Rooney asks Jamie Vardy to make sure his wife lowers her social media profile during Euros”.
Mrs Vardy commented: “Jesus… This must have come from somewhere!”
“Haha no1 said a word, probably the bloody FA,” Mr Vardy replied.
Mrs Vardy said: “Joke makes my blood boil X.”
“Papers for u with nothing better to do coz they got no stories x,” Mr Vardy responded, with Mrs Vardy adding: “Exactly not fair to pick on me though w*****s.”
Tral judge Mrs Justice Steyn allowed a series of screenshots from private Instagram posts made by Coleen Rooney between 2017 and 2019, to be released to the public.
Mrs Rooney claimed that at the time of the so-called “pyjamas post” she made a “conscious decision” not to upload the photograph with him to her public Instagram account due to “the difficulties between us at the time”.
The mother-of-four claims that an article later published in The Sun referenced the two posts, including quoting the so-called “birthday post” “word-for-word”.
Mrs Rooney claims the Sun made enquiries about her and her husband going on “lots of dates” in Washington, where the couple then lived, after finding a babysitter they trusted.
While no article was published about the “babysitter post”, Mrs Rooney believes it was likely another leak from her private Instagram.
In a viral social media post in October 2019, Mrs Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a “sting operation” and accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking “false stories” about her private life to the press.
Mrs Vardy denied leaking stories to the media and sued her fellow footballer’s wife for libel, while Mrs Rooney defended the claim on the basis her post was “substantially true”.
A date for a judgement on the trial has yet to be given.
