The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Press stories made Vardy’ s ‘blood boil’
Rebekah Vardy complained she was being made a “scapegoat” during Euro 2016 and that news coverage made her “blood boil”, newly-released documents in the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial have revealed.
Screenshots of the mother-of-five’s texts to her husband, Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, were among a host of evidence that lawyers on both sides of the case agreed for release.
A series of posts from Coleen Rooney’s private Instagram at the centre of the recently concluded High Court trial were also released yesterday.
In a June 23 2016 exchange, Mrs Vardy shared an article link with her husband that reported then England football captain Wayne Rooney had “held talks” with Mr Vardy about his wife.
“Seriously ???? ” Mrs Vardy messaged her husband. Mr Vardy replied: “No not at all babes x”
Mrs Vardy replied that the coverage was “trying to make me into a scapegoat”.
The trial of the libel dispute between Mrs Vardy and fellow footballer’s wife Mrs Rooney, which finished on Thursday, was told Mr Rooney spoke to Mr Vardy about his wife’s “media activities” during the Euro 2016 tournament because they were “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.”
Mrs Vardy denied leaking stories to the media and sued Mrs Rooney, who defended the libel claim on the basis her post was “substantially true”.
A ruling is expected at a later date.