Thursday 22 September 2022 10:02 PM Rebekah Vardy 'signs for tell-all Wagatha Christie documentary to pay £1.5m ... trends now
Rebekah Vardy has signed a deal to take part in tell-all documentary about her libel battle with Coleen Rooney to pay her legal bills, it is being reported.
The WAG - who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy - is currently facing legal bills running up to £1.5million after losing the Wagatha Christie court case.
The 40-year-old has found her reputation in tatters after she was accused by Coleen of leaking 'false stories' to the media, with a judge ruling against her in the High Court.
Since then Coleen has signed a multimillion-pound deal with Disney+ for the chance to detail her version of events that led to one of the highest profile libel cases in British legal history.
Now Rebekah seems to have followed suit after signing a deal with Discovery+ for a documentary that will be released in the coming months.
The Sun quotes a source as saying: 'Becky has been inundated with offers ever since the trial ended.
'She has made no secret she believes she has been hard done by and is keen for her voice to be heard.
'Right now she is facing the prospect of a hefty legal bill and sees this documentary as a way to recoup some of the costs.
'Obviously her fee won’t be anything like the cost of her lawyers but it will help.'
It is believed the WAG is facing legal bills of up to £1.5million, double the amount originally estimated following the outcome of the case.
Rebekah Vardy, pictured outside the High Court during the libel battle in May, has signed a documentary deal with Discovery+, it is being reported
It comes after Coleen Rooney, pictured outside the High Court during the case in May, signed a documentary deal with Disney+
Rebekah Vardy will not appeal the High Court ruling which saw her lose the £3million Wagatha Christie libel battle against Coleen Rooney
The WAG - who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy , 35 - sued Coleen , 36, for libel after she accused Rebekah of leaking 'false stories' to the media, with a judge ruling against Rebekah at the High Court
Mrs Vardy and her footballer husband have been left with a £3million legal bill after Mrs Justice Steyn ruled in favour of Mrs Rooney
In a damning judgement Mrs Justice Steyn of the High Court ruled that Rebekah and her agent Caroline Watt had leaked stories about Coleen.
Rebekah sued her former friend for libel over a now-famous social media post in which Coleen described setting up a 'sting operation' by posting fake stories to selected followers on her private Instagram account to uncover who was leaking stories about her to The Sun.
The 'big reveal' post in October 2019 ended: 'It's… Rebekah Vardy's account.'
After Rebekah brought legal action, Coleen offered her a 'drop hands' offer, which meant they would both walk away, paying their own costs. She also suggested they make a charity donation.
But Rebekah declined, leading to a costly High Court trial. After her victory, Coleen wants her rival to pay up, with reports estimating the final amount could be £3million.
There is speculation that Rebekah and her husband, Leicester City striker Jamie, may have to sell their Portuguese villa to pay the legal bill, while the documentary deal could go some way to offsetting the amount they owe.
Last month it was reported that Rebekah had been weighing up offers as she set out plans to 'document the emotional turmoil' she went through during legal proceedings she instigated.
A source told the Mirror: 'The show will document her emotional turmoil both before, during and after her court case, which is ongoing to this day.'
The insider confirmed that the documentary wouldn't feature any trial footage, adding: 'Becky always refused to allow cameras to follow her during the libel case, unlike Coleen.'
Coleen, who is the wife of England's all-time top goalscorer Wayne Rooney, is set to earn more than her husband after securing a deal with Disney+ following a bidding war with other streaming giants.
Describing the project they said in their announcement: 'The three-part series will take viewers from the circumstances that led to her infamous Instagram post that 'broke the Internet' all the way to Coleen being a successful defendant in one of the UK's highest-profile High Court defamation cases brought against her by Rebekah Vardy.
'In a story for our times, Wagatha Christie will reveal how fiercely determined and resilient Coleen had to be in order to protect her family from the challenges presented by the traditional and social media landscapes.'
The series will take viewers back to the first social media post that initiated the story, all the way through to the High Court case, and will feature interviews with family, friends and key players involved in the trial.
It will also look at how Coleen has been in the public spotlight for two decades, having begun dating footballer husband Wayne when they were teenagers.
Sean Doyle, Disney+ director of unscripted content, said: 'Well what a story, first and and foremost. Everything we do has to be an amazing story that has amazing twists and turns in it.
Rebekah Vardy's reputation lies in tatters after she sensationally lost the 'Wagatha Christie' libel case with Coleen Rooney, who said the case was a waste of money and Vardy should never have taken it to court
Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy together in 2016. The WAGs have ended up in court in the libel trial of the year and Mrs Vardy's reputation is in tatters after bringing the case and losing
Wayne - who manages MLS team DC United in Washington - earns a reported
