end of life care after campaign for cancer. coleen rooney gives evidence in the high court for the first time in the case brought against rebecca rebekah vardy. between a publisher and a cornish pub, there can only be one winner! coleen coleen rooney has been giving evidence for the first time in her high court legal battle with rebekah vardy. she told the court she was surprised by how much interest her so called wagatha christie social media post caused in 2019. mrs rooney is being sued for libel by mrs vardy, the wife of england footballer jamie vardy, for alleging that mrs vardy leaked personal stories to the sun newspaper. it s an allegation that rebekah vardy denies. colin rebekah vardy denies. paterson has been followin the colin paterson has been following the case. the rooneys arriving. today it was coleen s
mrs rooney is being sued for libel by mrs vardy for alleging she leaked personal stories to the sun newspaper, which she denies. colin paterson has been following the case. the rooneys arriving. today it was coleen s turn to face questions. she is the one being sued for libel. her husband, wayne rooney, looked away from her as she gave evidence. in court documents, coleen rooney described rebekah vardy as someone who wanted to be famous, and had tried too hard to be friendly with her. coleen rooney said she was watching an england match at the euros in 2016 when there was a commotion nearby. it was rebekah vardy switching seats to sit behind her, allegedlyjust to be in the photographs. the court heard there were leaks to the sun newspaper of stories and photos from coleen rooney s private instagram account, including ones about the ups and downs of her marriage. eventually, she decided to set a trap to find the source. coleen rooney described this as her last resort,
and at the time were surprised by how much interest it had generated. by the end of that day, she had received a letter from rebekah vardy s legal team. coleen rooney denied having put up the post in the hope that rebekah vardy would be abused, saying that was not in her nature. coleen rooney emphasised that she didn t want to be here, saying that three times she tried to settle this case out of court through mediation. her lawyers had written to rebekah vardy, saying the publicity from the trial would be very damaging to her. coleen rooney says that her efforts were rebuffed. earlier, rebekah vardy finished giving her evidence. for the third day in a row, she broke down in tears in the witness box. she said that the reason she had brought the case to court was that she hadn t done anything wrong and wanted to clear her name, not just for herself but for her children. the trial continues on monday. colin paterson, bbc
coleen rooney emphasised that she didn t want to be here, saying that three times she tried to settle this case out of court through mediation. her lawyers had written to rebekah vardy, saying the publicity from the trial would be very damaging to her. coleen rooney says that her efforts were rebuffed. earlier, rebekah vardy finished giving her evidence. for the third day in a row, she broke down in tears in the witness box. she said that the reason she had brought the case to court was that she hadn t done anything wrong and wanted to clear her name, not just for herself but for her children. the trial continues on monday. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. deborahjames, whose bbc podcast you, me and the big c has charted her treatment for bowel cancer, has raised more than £4 million since she revealed she s receiving end of life care. in recognition of her campaigning and fundraising, she is to be honoured with a damehood. simonjones reports.
turn to face questions. she is the one being sued for libel. her husband, wayne rooney, looked away from her as she gave evidence. in court documents, coleen rooney described rebekah vardy as someone who wanted to be famous, and had tried too hard to be friendly with her. coleen rooney said she was watching an england match at the euros in 2016 when there was a commotion nearby. it was rebekah vardy switching seats to sit behind her, allegedlyjust to be in the photographs. the court heard there were leaks to the sun newspaper of stories and photos from coleen rooney s private instagram account, including ones about the ups and downs of her marriage. eventually, she decided to set a trap to find the source. coleen rooney described this as her last resort, and at the time were surprised by how much interest it had generated. by the end of that day, she had received a letter from rebekah vardy s legal team. coleen rooney denied having put up the post in the hope that rebekah vardy would b