Coleen Rooney says she was ‘really shocked’ at reaction to Rebekah Vardy post

Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story premieres on Disney+ on Wednesday and offers Rooney’s own perspective on the events surrounding the case.

Coleen Rooney during the high-profile libel battle between her and Rebekah Vardy (Aaron Chown/PA)

Coleen Rooney has said she was “really shocked” at how “big” the reaction was to a post she made about Rebekah Vardy which led to a high-profile libel battle.

In the post, the wife of former footballer and current Birmingham City manager Wayne Rooney, claimed that 41-year-old Vardy was the source behind three “false” stories in The Sun featuring fake details she had posted on her private Instagram stories to figure out who was leaking the information.