Vardy wipes away tears over claims she threw her agent ‘under the bus’

Rebekah Vardy became tearful several times as she was accused of leaking stories and throwing her agent “under the bus” during her evidence at the High Court.

As part of a high-profile libel claim against Coleen Rooney, Mrs Vardy wiped away tears on multiple occasions as she was cross-examined by Mrs Rooney’s barrister.

Mrs Vardy left the witness box for the third day yesterday as she finished being questioned by David Sherborne in what has been dubbed the “Wagatha Christie” case.

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, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, denies leaking stories to the media and is suing her fellow footballer’s wife for libel, while Mrs Rooney is defending the claim on the basis her post was “substantially true”.

Cross-examining Mrs Vardy, Mr Sherborne, for Mrs Rooney, said: “When Mrs Rooney wrote that she was right in suspecting you and your account... she was right, wasn’t she?”

“No, she was wrong,” Mrs Vardy replied.

The barrister referenced that Mrs Vardy’s agent, Caroline Watt, is not giving oral evidence after it emerged that she was “not fit” to do so.

He added: “The journalists you wanted to call knew Caroline Watt was the source and that it came from you but you didn’t want to do the dirty work yourself... That’s why Ms Watt couldn’t face coming to court in the end to have been found to have lied.”

Mrs Vardy replied: “I think she has been driven to suicidal thoughts by these proceedings and the antics of the defendant.”

Mr Sherborne concluded: “I have to put it to you that it’s not her that betrayed you, as you suggest, it’s you that betrayed her by throwing her under the bus.”

The former Dancing on Ice contestant appeared emotional as she said: “That is not true.”

The trial continues.

Rebekah Vardy.