Tuesday 10 May 2022 04:32 PM So who REALLY coined 'Wagatha Christie'? Comedian from Kent claims it was his ... trends now

A comedian has described dubbing Coleen Rooney 'Wagatha Christie' as is his 'finest moment' - despite others claiming to have coined the phrase after he misspelled it.

On October 9, 2019, shortly after Coleen accused Rebekah Vardy's account of leaking information about her, Dan Atkinson, 39, and a father-of-two from Folkestone, Kent, tweeted: 'Coleen Rooney: WAGagtha Christie'. 

However, his misspelling saw many overlook him as the creator of the phrase, which quickly dominated social media. 

It led to others being credited with coining the term, including film curator Phoebe Roberts, who was living in London at the time. 

Ms Roberts, who was dubbed the creator of the phrase by the BBC, said it was the 'one good joke I've ever made'.

However, it seems she tweeted Wagatha Christie at 11.35am - 19 minutes after Mr Atkinson. 

Also, at least three other accounts used the phrase before Ms Roberts, with one posting it at 11.29 and two others at 11.33.

Discussing his joke shortly after it went viral, Mr Atkinson previously told the Mirror: 'I knew the tweet was a neat pun, but anyone who says they can guess what will go crazy is lying, aren't they?

'My first thought when I saw it trending was that I wish I had spelt it correctly.

'As far as I know I was the first person on this one.

'Pretty funny really for a four-word tweet, I have had a marriage proposal and suggestions that I become prime minister and also be knighted.'

Ms Roberts, who appears to have been wrongly identified as the first person to use the phrase, was previously interviewed by the BBC. 

She said: 'It was this amazing story with the dot dot dot ending. It had a lot of drama in it. So, I was just like, this is a detective novel or something, and that's when I came up with Wagatha

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