It was... Rebekah Vardy's account.
Those infamous words that would start a long, 3-year wait for a £3 million court case between footballer wives Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, and have the UK on tenterhooks with every witness and statement.
It has been dubbed as the ' Wagatha Christie ' trial, as reported by the Mirror, and would last for nearly two weeks in May 2022.
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Closing statements were made by a visibly upset Rebekah, as the Rooney's sent their apologies for absence - away on a much-needed holiday.
Judge Mrs Justice Steyn will now factor in her judgement and make her decision.
The memorable highlights of this court case include a near-split between Wayne and Coleen after indiscretions, and a mobile phone dumped in Davy Jones' (Who?) locker in the North Sea. And who could forget Mini Chipolata-Gate?
And yet the question still lingers in the air, how did it get to this point between two WAG's?
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Let's look into each of the two women's take on the situation separately - beginning with Mrs Vardy herself.
Rebekah Vardy
While Coleen may well be the one who began the spate, Rebekah was the one who drove this debate all the way to court - and for what reason? Even with a win in the case she brought, everyone is damaged.
Amid screenshots of unsavoury WhatsApp messages between herself and former agent, Caroline Watt – messages littered with gossip, scheming, and foul language – plus accusations about her pursuit of profile and money, Rebekah has broken down in tears and repeatedly left court early.
The personal cost has been high. She admitted giving evidence had been “exhausting, intimidating”.
But this was expected by Vardy, and she doesn't regret her actions.
Explaining her reasoning, Rebekah said: "I didn’t do anything wrong. I wanted to clear my name, and not just for me, for my family and my children.”
Close sources to Mrs Vardy have suggested that she has been outraged at the abuse she has suffered as a result of Coleen's accusations.
When Coleen’s Wagatha Christie post went viral in October 2019, Rebekah was heavily pregnant with daughter Olivia.
A pal said: “She feared she would lose her baby as trolls hounded her day and night.
“She was in a very dark place and, give her credit, the fact she got through this onslaught is extraordinary. It also made her even more determined to hold Coleen accountable.”
Fighting for her own justice is also in her nature.
Rebekah once said: “I just go into full fight mode. Sometimes it’s probably not the best thing to do, but it’s all I know how to do.”
This is simple enough to understand when you delve into Rebekah's childhood.
Mrs Vardy herself has said she was labelled a “problem child” after her parents, a window cleaner and a DJ, split.
She says she was abused from the age of 12 by a family friend, and claims her mum did not believe her. Rebekah has said she attempted suicide, and became homeless at 15.
She admits later making “horrific choices with men”, which led to two failed marriages, at just 18 and 23.
It was only in 2014 that she met Jamie Vardy and seemingly found the stability and love she craved.
But even now, despite the couple’s wealth, she has admitted a gnawing insecurity.
She once said: “I never really trust in it. You can have something incredible and the next minute it can be taken away from you.”
Defending her lucrative profile may be a motivation for this trial. But you sense there is also a desire to be liked by a large majority.
Despite the “resting bitch face” – her words – she does seem to care what people think, but unfortunately, even with a win, widespread sympathy may not be her prize.
Coleen Rooney
Coleen has been thrust into the spotlight from a young age, as a teenage schoolgirl, and has admitted to never enjoy it at all.
Coleen admitted last week she has “used” commercial opportunities but heavy social media use and reality shows have never been her.
The mum of four has not seemed to crave public fawning, either.
Perhaps a solid family background explains that self-esteem. So why make this situation so painfully public when it did not need to be?
And why do we hear rumours of a Netflix documentary telling her side of the story? A personal camera crew does not seem on brand for her.
As well as the case was not proving cheap, Coleen also appears ferociously determined to be heard and listened to.
Sources insist she did not want a public trial. While the court heard claims of her relishing the fallout – a Scooby Doo meme “unmasking the villain” saved on her phone – Wayne said she has “really struggled”.
A source says: “Six months ago, Coleen offered to drop hands and for both her and Rebekah to pick up their own court costs.
“It would have drawn a line under this ugly affair but Becky refused.
“This was the last thing Coleen wanted. She sees her fight as a matter of principle. Even if she loses, she firmly believes she is on the right side of history.”
Coleen was clearly deeply hurt by the leaks, this is a woman who has lived in the spotlight for 20 years, and vehemently rejected public chat for the majority of it too.
Another painful stab is a husband whose humiliating indiscretions have done little to soften the glare.
She has always kept reasonably quiet on social media, but this time the anger reached boiling point after believing a personal contact had betrayed her.
Coleen said: “This thing was not just thought of overnight. I did think of it for a long time. As I’ve said, I’m not one who just jumps on things.”
The timing is also extremely interesting, too.
When Coleen was mounting evidence, headlines about Wayne jumping into the car of a barmaid during a US bender were hitting the UK.
Last week, evidence of Rebekah’s concerned messages to Coleen at that time, which Coleen claimed were “fishing for information”, emerged.
Again, Coleen was scorned and rubber-necked, in the most disingenuous way.
Mrs Rooney has always played dignified silence well but restraint takes a toll.
Coleen claimed a private chat with Rebekah would have ended in denials. But a public Wagatha also gave her a vent to scream, finally.
She has also broken her silence on Wayne’s misdemeanours for the first time in a Netflix documentary, calling them “not acceptable”.
She revealed the upset caused by a story, which she believes was leaked from her Instagram, after Wayne’s drink-driving incident with another woman in 2017.
Candidly, she admitted: “Me and Wayne were trying to figure out our relationship and where we were going.
"But I didn’t want the public to know that... I hadn’t settled on, ‘This is it, we are getting back together’.”
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