The broadcaster has announced that it has commissioned a \u201cdramatic reconstruction\u201d of the Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney court case that began in May of this year.<\/p>\n
Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, which will be a two-part drama-documentary, will bring the story to life with real court transcripts featuring analysis from the media.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Dancing on Ice<\/a>\u2018s Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney along with their husbands Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney will be played by actors \u2013 however, Channel 4 is yet to announce the cast.<\/p>\n Oonagh Kearney, who will direct the project, described the trial as having \u201cutterly captivated the public with its daily feed of entertaining exchanges and jaw-dropping reveals\u201d when it took place earlier this year.<\/p>\n \u201cBut behind this, is a story of two women under constant public scrutiny, fighting for their reputations,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to work with Channel 4, writer Chris Atkins and the fantastic Chalkboard team to peel back the layers of this story and reveal the beating hearts within.\u201d<\/p> Atkins is best known for directing documentaries such as Taking Liberties, Starstruckers and UKIP: The First 100 Days, as well as for his book A Bit of a Stretch \u2013 the diaries he kept whilst serving time in HM Prison Wandsworth for tax fraud.<\/p>\n Rebekah Vardy sued Coleen Rooney for libel back in June 2020 after Rooney alleged that Vardy\u2019s Instagram account had been the only one capable of leaking fake stories from Rooney\u2019s private Instagram Story to the press. Vardy strongly denied leaking fake stories to the media.<\/p>\n The High Court case took place in May and lasted nine days, with a judgement yet to be delivered.<\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 26 July 2022 at 12:00 am The Instagram drama between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney gave us one of the most entertaining stories of 2019 with the phrase, \u2018It\u2019s\u2026Rebekah Vardy\u2019s account\u2019 underlining a huge plot twist in what became known as the Wagatha Christie saga \u2013 and now the subsequent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":19213,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/coleen-rooney-v-rebekah-vardy-drama-commissioned-by-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/coleen-rooney-v-rebekah-vardy-drama-commissioned-by-channel-4-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/coleen-rooney-v-rebekah-vardy-drama-commissioned-by-channel-4-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/coleen-rooney-v-rebekah-vardy-drama-commissioned-by-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/coleen-rooney-v-rebekah-vardy-drama-commissioned-by-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/coleen-rooney-v-rebekah-vardy-drama-commissioned-by-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/coleen-rooney-v-rebekah-vardy-drama-commissioned-by-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 26 July 2022 at 12:00 am The Instagram drama between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney gave us one of the most entertaining stories of 2019 with the phrase, \u2018It\u2019s\u2026Rebekah Vardy\u2019s account\u2019 underlining a huge plot twist in what became known as the Wagatha Christie saga \u2013 and now the subsequent…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/19212"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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