Belfast Telegraph

WAGs at war as Rebekah denies leaking Coleen’s private online posts to the Sun

- BY LUCY MAPSTONE

REBEKAH Vardy has denied that she leaked informatio­n from Coleen Rooney’s private Instagram account.

Following an allegation by Rooney — who told her 1.2 million Twitter followers that she had spent five months attempting to work out who was sharing stories based on her personal social media posts and pointed the finger at Vardy’s Instagram account — Vardy said that she “never” speaks to journalist­s about her.

The reality TV star and wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy wrote to Rooney: “If you thought this was happening you could have told me & I could have changed my passwords to see if it stopped. Over the years various people have had access to my insta & just this week

I found I was following people I didn’t know and have never followed myself.”

The former I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! star added: “I’m not being funny but I don’t need the money, what would I gain from selling stories on you?”

Vardy, who is pregnant with her fifth child, said she was “so upset” that Rooney had made the accusation, adding: “I’m disgusted that I’m even having to deny this.

“You should have called me the first time this hapRooney pened.” claimed she had experience­d a “burden” in her life in recent years as informatio­n from her personal Instagram page appeared to have been leaked from an account belonging to 37-yearold Vardy. She wrote: “For a few years now someone who I trusted to follow me on my personal Instagram account has been consistent­ly informing The Sun newspaper of my private posts and stories.

“There has been so much informatio­n given to them about me, my friends and my family — all without my permission or knowledge.”

Rooney (33) said she “came up with an idea”, and that she blocked everyone apart from an Instagram page belonging to Vardy from seeing her Instagram stories. She added: “Over the past five months I have posted a series of false stories to see if they made their way into the Sun newspaper.

“And, you know what, they did! Now I know for certain which account/individual it’s come from. It’s ... Rebekah Vardy’s account.”

The Sun has been contacted for comment.

 ??  ?? Coleen Rooney and (right) fellow footballer’s wife Rebekah Vardy.
Inset, the two women together
Coleen Rooney and (right) fellow footballer’s wife Rebekah Vardy. Inset, the two women together

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