{"id":37979,"date":"2023-10-13T13:50:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1877676"},"modified":"2023-10-13T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:06:04","slug":"coleen-rooney-the-real-wagatha-story-release-date-first-look-and-latest-news-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coleen-rooney-the-real-wagatha-story-release-date-first-look-and-latest-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story \u2013 Release date, first look and latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The first trailer for the Disney Plus series has landed. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Sophie Cockerham\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 13 October 2023 at 11:50 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was one of the UK\u2019s most high-profile <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High Court defamation cases of recent years, with drama that gripped the nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And now, for the first time ever, Coleen Rooney is set to open up about the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/coleen-rooney-rebekah-vardy-wagatha-christie-libel-trial-verdict-announced_uk_62e26970e4b09d14dc3fe6f5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">libel case involving Rebekah Vardy<\/a>, dubbed Wagatha Christie, in a new three-part <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/disneyplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disney Plus<\/a><\/span> series.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the latest trailer for Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, Coleen is seen giving her account of the saga, which began with an internet-breaking tweet from Coleen in October 2019 \u2013 who is married to former footballer Wayne Rooney \u2013 in which she accused Vardy of leaking stories about her family to the press. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the footage, she explains how she had to set a trap to find out who was sharing stories to the press, saying: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDon\u2019t play games with a girl who can play better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The trailer also shows stock footage of both women arriving to the High Court last year with their husbands on their arms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With interviews from Rooney herself, as well as her legal team and friends and family, The Real Wagatha Story is surely one not to be missed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read on to find out everything we know so far about the documentary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story release date<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disney Plus has announced that Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story will be available to stream on <strong>Wednesday 18th October<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coleen Rooney speaks for the first time. Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, a three-part documentary series, will premiere on Wednesday 18 October on Disney+. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CsJzycxcCU\">pic.twitter.com\/CsJzycxcCU<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Disney+ UK (@DisneyPlusUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisneyPlusUK\/status\/1707667002175726053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<h2><b>Is there a trailer for Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, watch below:<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Official Trailer | Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story | Disney+\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mf1l5cjhajY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>The trailer shows Coleen opening up about the saga for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about the circumstances that led to her laying out a trap to discover who was sharing her stories to the press, she says: \u201cIt was just constantly on my mind. I was struggling. My dad said to me, \u2018You\u2019re just not you any more.'\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continues: \u201cDon\u2019t play games with a girl who can play better.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story about?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back in 2019, the nation was gripped when a tweet from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/vardy-v-rooney-coleen-respect-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coleen Rooney<\/a> went viral, in which she accused former friend and fellow WAG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/vardy-rooney-true-story\/#:~:text=The%20now%20well%2Dknown%20court,v%20Rooney%3A%20A%20Courtroom%20Drama.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rebekah Vardy<\/a> of leaking information about her family to tabloid newspapers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an amateur sting operation, Rooney had shared stories to her private Instagram page, but limited who could see them to just Rebekah. From there, the fabricated tales \u2013 including that the Rooneys were travelling to Mexico to \u201cmake a baby girl\u201d, and that Coleen planned to appear on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-release-date\/\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> \u2013 appeared in The Sun newspaper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6338439213112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a lengthy statement, Rooney (who was subsequently dubbed Wagatha Christie by fans thanks to her \u2018sting operation\u2019) wrote: \u201cFor a few years now someone who I trusted to follow me on my personal Instagram account has been consistently informing the Sun newspaper of my private posts and stories. There has been so much information given to them about me, my friends and my family \u2013 all without my permission or knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAfter a long time of trying to figure out who it could be, for various reasons, I had a suspicion. To try and prove this I came up with an idea. I blocked everyone from viewing my Instagram stories except one account. (Those on my private account must have been wondering why I haven\u2019t had stories on there for a while.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s been tough keeping it to myself and not making any comment at all, especially when the stories have been leaked, however I had to. Now I know from certain which account\/individual it\u2019s come from.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=708%2C472 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=708%2C472 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=809%2C539 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=809%2C539 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1877925 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Coleen-Rooney-2-54eab73.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Coleen Rooney sat in a courtroom\" title=\"Coleen Rooney\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Coleen Rooney. <em>Disney+<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI have saved and screenshotted all the original stories which clearly show just one person has viewed them. It\u2019s \u2026 Rebekah Vardy\u2019s account.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebekah Vardy, who is married to England striker Jamie Vardy, was quick to deny the claims. Vardy went on<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to sue Rooney for defamation in June 2020, and there was renewed interest in the case when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/jul\/29\/rebekah-vardy-loses-libel-case-against-coleen-rooney-wagatha-christie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trial was brought to the High Court<\/a> in May 2022, where Vardy lost her claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This has been a burden in my life for a few years now and finally I have got to the bottom of it...... <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0YqJAoXuK1\">pic.twitter.com\/0YqJAoXuK1<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Coleen Rooney (@ColeenRoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColeenRoo\/status\/1181864136155828224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The documentary will be told through Coleen Rooney herself, as well as interviews with her loved ones and key players involved in the trial.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As well as the case, the series will explore how Rooney has had her life played out publicly for the last 20 years, after first meeting eventual England football legend Wayne when they were both just 12 years old. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Who won the court case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In July 2022, Justice Karen Steyn ruled that Coleen Rooney\u2019s social media posts accusing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/vardy-rooney-channel-4-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rebekah Vardy<\/a> of leaking stories to the tabloid newspaper were \u201csubstantially true\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vardy faced estimated legal costs of approximately \u00a33 million. At a subsequent hearing, Mrs Justice Steyn ordered her to pay 90% \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/oct\/04\/rebekah-vardy-to-pay-15m-in-legal-fees-after-losing-wagatha-christie-libel-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">around \u00a31.5 million<\/a> \u2013 of Rooney\u2019s costs, with the first instalment of \u00a3800,000 to be paid by 15th November 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebekah\u2019s own legal costs were estimated to be similar, meaning the libel case may have set her back her more than \u00a33 million in total.<\/span><\/p> <p><b>Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story will<\/b><strong> air on Disney Plus. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1724552&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb\"><b>Sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Documentaries<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310, PLUS a \u00a310 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>subscribe now<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>. 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