Coleen Rooney spoke about her upcoming Disney+ documentary in a rare TV appearance on The One Show on Monday.
The 37-year-old WAG, who is making headlines on her new show and taking on Wagatha Christie, admitted she only publicly named Rebekah Vardy after the leaks from her personal social media account to The Sun newspaper ” “I just didn’t want to stop.”
She told hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas that it might have been “easier” to just ignore the problem, but it had been going on for “so long.”
“I posted alerts saying, ‘Someone has shared my private information,’ and it just didn’t stop, it continued, and I just had enough and just wanted it to be over with.”
Coleen went on to admit that while she knew the story and aftermath would be “huge”, she never imagined it would become a worldwide phenomenon and that the phrase “Wagatha Christie” even entered the vernacular held.
Candid: Coleen Rooney, 37, spoke about her upcoming Disney+ documentary in a rare TV appearance on The One Show on Monday
Candid: The WAG, whose new show is making headlines as she made headlines during Wagatha Christie’s trial, admitted she only publicly named Rebekah Vardy (pictured during the trial) after leaks from her personal social media account to The Sun newspaper “just didn’t want to stop”.
Of the aftermath, she said: “There were times when I wanted it to go away, but I had to keep fighting.”
This comes after the latest explosive trailer for Disney+’s Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story was released ahead of the series’ airing on Wednesday.
In the shocking teaser, Coleen is seen tearfully revealing details of her investigation into her WAG colleague and revealing the secrets of her quest to find out the truth about who leaked details of her life to The Sun newspaper.
In the clip, Coleen can be seen revealing that the saga, which began with a Twitter post on October 9, 2019, was “constantly on her mind” before warning Jamie Vardy’s wife: “Don’t play games with one Girl who…” “can play better.”
Coleen’s husband Wayne is seen in the trailer alongside Piers Morgan and Coleen’s mother Colette and her friends, who shed light on the pain of the drama.
The trailer also featured stock footage of both women arriving at the High Court last year with their husbands in their arms, while other clips showed crowds chanting “Your wife is a grass” while Jamie was in the middle of proceedings entered the field.
Coleen was asked: “Do you still have the mail on your phone?”, to which she replied: “Yes, yes, yes. “I’m sticking with them,” before the footage pans to images of the duo entering the courtroom to the sound of a news report enters.
The reporter read: “Wagatha Christie faces the Supreme Court today as WAG colleagues and former friends are embroiled in a bitter row.”
Tough times: She told hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas that it might have been “easier” to just ignore the problem, but it had been going on for “so long.”
Interest: Coleen went on to admit that while she knew the story and aftermath would be “big,” she never imagined it would become a global phenomenon. The expression “Wagatha Christie” even entered the colloquial language (LR) Coleen, Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas
Where it started: In a tweet and on Instagram, Coleen said Rebekah’s account revealed information about her. This sparked a wave of reaction on social media and led to her being called “Wagatha Christie”.
Coleen said: “Someone on my personal account informed The Sun newspaper about my private posts and stories – I thought I’d do something about it.”
She showed Coleen hard at work and included pages with pictures of her family – consisting of Wayne, 37, and her children Kai, 13, Klay, 10, Kit, 7 and Cass, 5 – as well as other posts from their personal lives from page.
One of the film’s commentators said: “This is a detective story – you never find the person responsible with a smoking gun in his hand.”
Coleen explained in detail: “I needed evidence, I had to set a trap,” before later admitting: “I never thought I would be in a legal dispute.” The camera crew accompanied her in her car and alerted her to paparazzi, who followed her.
Coleen shed even more light on the intricacies of the situation – and revealed the message Rebekah famously sent her: “I had a message from Rebekah saying what this is and I said you know what it is ‘It was constantly on my mind’.
Tears: It comes after the latest explosive trailer for Disney+’s Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story was released ahead of the show’s airing on Wednesday
Painful: In a look at the three-part documentary released on October 18, she detailed the emotional toll her pursuit of victory took on her and how determined she was to uncover the truth
She revealed that her father had said: “You’re just not yourself anymore.”
In his first comment on the situation, Wayne told the camera: “I was just thinking what is she doing here while I laughed in disbelief.”
It is claimed that ahead of publication, Rebekah added extra momentum to her bitter legal battle with Coleen Rooney by trademarking the name ‘Wagatha’.
The 41-year-old media personality registered the term Wagatha Christie six months ago, referring to the brutal showdown between the two WAGs.
Rebekah sued Coleen for libel in the Supreme Court – and lost – after Coleen claimed in October 2019 that stories about her had been leaked to the press via Rebekah’s social media account.
The story began when The Sun published a series of fake articles about Coleen from September 2017 to October 2019, sourced from Coleen’s private Instagram.
The Liverpudlian star claimed she only shared the stories with Vardy as part of a “swap operation”, including claims she had traveled to Mexico to look into “sex selection” treatment for babies, a plan to revive her television career and the flooding of her basement.
Rebekah was on holiday in Dubai with her husband, 36-year-old Leicester striker Jamie, when Coleen made the allegations about the leaks on Twitter and Instagram.
The truth will be revealed: In the shocking teaser, Coleen is seen tearfully revealing details of her investigation into her WAG colleague and revealing the secrets of her search for the truth about who leaked details of her life to The Sun newspaper has
Bitter: Rebekah (above) sued Coleen (below) for libel in the Supreme Court – and lost after Coleen first accused her of leaking her stories to the press in October 2019 (pictured in 2016).
The big reveal: Coleen’s highly anticipated documentary airs on Wednesday
Rebekah said: “I felt physically ill at the time.” I think it must have been the biggest panic attack. I was totally shocked. What do you do next? That’s the million dollar question.
“I couldn’t understand why anyone would do that. Why would anyone do that knowing how vulnerable someone is and what impact such a thing will have? It will create a massive storm, and it did.’
Referencing a fake story about a flooded basement in Coleen’s new Cheshire mansion, Rebekah insisted: “The first time I read about the flooded basement was in the Chron online. “I love how I’m to blame for that is given, unbelievable.
“If I sold stories, where would the messages that said “Give this to The Sun” be? “Make sure I get paid for this.” Where are they? There aren’t any – because they don’t exist.’
In June of the following year it was revealed that Rebekah had commenced defamation proceedings against Coleen, which began in November.
The libel case is taking place in the High Court in London for the first time. A judge ruled that Coleen’s October 2019 post “clearly identified Rebekah as guilty of serious and sustained breach of trust.”
Judge Warby concluded that the “natural and ordinary” meaning of the posts was that Rebekah had “regularly and frequently abused her status as a trusted follower of Coleen’s personal Instagram account by secretly informing The Sun about Coleen’s private posts and Stories informed”.
Wagatha Christie Timeline: How the war between Coleen and Rebekah unfolded
September 2017 to October 2019 – The Sun published a series of fake articles about Coleen, which she claimed she only told Vardy as part of a “sting operation”, including saying that she had traveled to Mexico to deal with the ” “Gender Selection” treatment on babies, her plan to revive her television career, and flooding her basement.
October 9, 2019 – Coleen takes to social media to accuse Rebekah of selling stories to the tabloids from her private Instagram account. It causes #WagathaChristie to start trending.
February 13, 2020 – In a tearful appearance on ITV’s Loose Women, Rebekah says the stress of the row left her with severe anxiety attacks and she “ended up in hospital three times”.
June 23, 2020 – It turns out that Rebekah has launched defamation proceedings against Coleen.
19-20 November 2020 – The libel case takes place in the High Court in London for the first time. A judge concludes that Coleen’s October 2019 post clearly identified Rebekah as “guilty of serious and sustained breach of trust.”
Judge Warby concluded that the “natural and ordinary” meaning of the posts was that Rebekah had “regularly and frequently abused her status as a trusted follower of Coleen’s personal Instagram account by secretly informing The Sun about Coleen’s private posts and Stories informed”.
February 8-9, 2022 – A series of explosive messages between Rebekah and her agent Caroline Watt – which Coleen’s lawyers claim relate to her – are revealed at a preliminary court hearing.
Coleen’s lawyers are seeking further information from the WhatsApp messages, but the court is told that Ms Watt’s phone fell into the North Sea after a boat she was on hit a wave before further information could be gleaned from it .
February 14 – Coleen is refused permission to bring a High Court action against Ms Watt over misuse of private information, to be heard alongside the libel dispute. A Supreme Court judge, Ms Justice Steyn, says the offer was submitted too late and earlier opportunities to bring the claim were not used.
April 13 – Ms Watt is unable to give oral evidence in the upcoming libel trial, the Supreme Court is told, as the case is remanded for a further hearing.
From May 10th – The trial begins.
July 29 – Rebekah loses her defamation case against Coleen, with the judge ruling that the allegations against her are “substantially true”.