The WAG war between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy was the most shocking showbiz story of last year, leading to an explosion of headlines and memes, thanks to Coleen’s WAGatha Christie moment. And the feud – and subsequent legal battle – shows no signs of abating, with Coleen looking like she could now be in line to endure an embarrassing and costly loss.
Last week, it was reported that Coleen had sacked the legal team she had hired to represent her, following her allegations last year that “Rebekah Vardy’s account” had been leaking stories to the press from Coleen’s private Instagram account – allegations Becky strongly denies. It’s claimed that Coleen has not admitted to “a crucial detail of her efforts to catch Becky red-handed”, and that her team told her the case “isn’t very strong”, so she’s now hired a specialist team in London.
The source added, “Coleen thought it was a total certainty she was in the right. But now she’s been told she may have made some mistakes along the way and is keen to shift the blame to anyone else. It’s a total mess. Something has been hidden from everyone else involved and it could end up costing them the whole case.”
Coleen alleged that she had put up fake posts on her Insta stories and allowed only Becky’s account to watch them, to see whether they ended up in the newspapers. Becky – wife of footballer Jamie, and who was pregnant with her fifth child at the time – denied it and said lots of people had access to her account. But Coleen is still determined to get justice and doesn’t care what it costs.
“When Coleen was advised by her legal team that the case was not as strong as she thought, she was absolutely furious,” our insider explains. “The legal team got fired, and she insisted on hiring a new one to try to continue the case. She is stubbornly refusing to accept the legal advice, and since money is no object, she’s bringing in powerful people to help. She refuses to ‘grovel’ and issue the public apology that Rebekah is demanding, and she’s also convinced that she’s right.”
Check out: Coleen and Wayne Rooney's relationship timeline
Wayne and Coleen Rooney's relationship timeline - SLIDER
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Even though they first met at school when they were 12, Wayne and Coleen first started dating after they finished school at the age of 16.
2 of 252002
At just 17 Wayne joined Everton football club and even though they'd only been dating a year Coleen admitted that they had already discussed getting married.At the time she admitted: "We want to spend the rest of our lives together and there's no stronger commitment than getting married."
3 of 252003
The happy couple got engaged in 2003 at a petrol station after Wayne got down on one knee. He asked his childhood sweetheart to spend the rest of their lives together with a £46,500 engagement ring.
4 of 252004
Coleen discovered that Wayne slept with a 48-year-old nan in a brothel back in 2002
5 of 252005
The WAG then defended her fiancé and admitted when he cheated they hadn't slept together yet. She added, "we weren't having that kind of relationship at that stage."
6 of 252007
Wayne and Coleen looked totally loved up at a public event a year before they got married
7 of 252008
At the age of 22, Wayne and Coleen tied the knot in a church in Italy!
8 of 252008
9 of 252009
2009 – A year after their wedding, the happy couple welcomed their first child Kai into the world
10 of 252010
Just a year after they had their first child it was alleged that while Coleen was pregnant, Wayne cheated with prostitutes Jennifer Thompson and Helen Wood.
11 of 252010
Even though Coleen and Kai moved out of their family home following the allegations, the married couple put their troubles aside and reunited.
12 of 252013
The happy couple look so adorable with their son Kai while they await the arrival of their second child
13 of 252013
The Rooneys welcomed their second baby into the world – Klay
14 of 252016
In 2016, the Rooney family welcome baby Kit into the world
15 of 252017
During the summer holidays Coleen denied being pregnant after this photo emerged (even though she was)
16 of 252017
After denying her pregnancy for weeks the happy couple soon confirmed the exciting news - that they're having their fourth child!
17 of 252017
It was shortly after the Rooneys announced they're having their fourth child that Wayne was pictured and arrested for drunk driving.
18 of 252017
Things went from bad to worst after it came to light that Wayne was driving Laura Simpson's car. She then spoke out and claimed that they "had a kiss, a hug, some banter, harmless fun".
19 of 252017
It was then reported that Coleen along with her sons had fled from the family home after revealing her marriage was over.
20 of 252017
Following the scandal, Wayne received a driving ban for two years following his arrest and Laura appeared on This Morning to deny ever cheating with the footballer.
21 of 252017
After weeks of speculation around the couples marriage, it appeared that all was forgiven and forgotten as it was reported that the pair were planning on renewing their wedding vows.
22 of 252017
Coleen then surprised everyone by being totally honest in a Facebook post and admitted that although she's been through a "shit time" she decided to forgive her husband because she wants to "try and continue our marriage and live as a family".
23 of 252018
In February 2018 the Rooney family got even bigger as the happy couple welcomed their fourth child into the world - baby Cass!Yup. They broke their tradition with names beginning with 'K' but the little is adorable so who cares, ey?
24 of 252018
The happy couple celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary by sharing a collage of the years they've spent together. Coleen wrote alongside her Instagram snap: "Today we are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary!!! Time goes so quick.... so many great times together to remember ❤ufe0f "
25 of 252018
The footballer also posted a dozen snaps of his wife and wrote alongside the post: "Celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary today. Amazing memories with @coleen_rooney and lots more to make ❤ufe0f "
We’re told Becky has been able to prove that lots of other people had access to her account, and that some of Coleen’s friends may also have seen the posts. But the 34 year old WAG – who last week posted a throwback pic of her wedding reception to celebrate 12 years of marriage – is determined not to back down. As heat recently told you, Coleen is having a tough time at home as she continues to look after her four boys while making plans to relaunch her showbiz career, which is causing arguments with Wayne.
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She’s also dealing with the stress of delays in the renovation of their new dream home. But despite that – and Wayne advising her to drop the case – Coleen is insisting on going to court.
“Her friends say Coleen seems to have lost all perspective on what it’s going to take to win,” our insider adds. “She’s is willing to do whatever it takes to avoid the public humiliation of an apology and having Rebekah win. Col is going to use every penny she can to keep on fighting this until she wins, no matter how nasty it has to get in order to do so.”
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