Wayne Rooney in spotlight again as 'Wagatha Christie' saga gets Disney treatment
The new Birmingham City manager may have an unwelcome distraction as he gets down to life at St Andrew's with promotion to the Premier League on his agenda
New Blues boss Wayne Rooney seems certain to be grabbing the headlines again in the next few days, but maybe for all the wrong reasons.
The 37-year-old made a high-profile return to the English game last week when he was named manager of Birmingham City. But as the Manchester United and England legend gets down to work with Blues, other matters could get in the way as a new documentary rakes over the still smouldering coals of the high-profile court battle between his wife, Coleen Rooney, and Rebekah Vardy.
In 2019, Coleen Rooney accused Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, of leaking private information about her to the press. Rebekah Vardy denied the allegations and brought a defamation claim, which she lost when it went to court last year.
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But just when you might be mistaken for thinking there was little more to be said on the dispute, a three-part Disney+ feature on the affair will be released on Wednesday.
Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story features Rooney’s wife talking at length about the case on camera for the first time. And according to a trailer for the documentary series, husband Wayne will also speak publicly on the case for the first time.
The High Court concluded that Coleen Rooney’s accusations were “substantially true”, leaving Rebekah Vardy to pay an estimated £1.5m towards legal costs.
