Rebekah Vardy says she will never apologize to Coleen Rooney

Rebekah Vardy has declared she will never apologize to Coleen Rooney over the “Wagatha Christie” libel case, saying “hell will freeze over” before she says sorry for something she insists she did not do. The 44 year old made the comments in her new ITV reality series “The Vardys,” which follows her family’s move to Italy after her husband Jamie left Leicester City.

The public feud began in October 2019 when Coleen Rooney, wife of former England footballer Wayne Rooney, posted on social media that she believed someone in her inner circle was leaking private Instagram stories to the press. After planting fake stories to narrow down suspects, she concluded with the now famous phrase “It’s... Rebekah Vardy’s account.” Vardy, who is married to former Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, strongly denied the allegations and sued for libel.

In July 2022, a High Court judge ruled that Coleen Rooney’s claims were “substantially true” and described Vardy as an “untrustworthy witness.” Vardy was ordered to pay a substantial portion of Rooney’s legal costs, reported to be around 1.8 million pounds. A subsequent challenge to the costs ruling was rejected by a judge who found no misconduct.