Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney set for first High Court hearing in libel battle

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy (PA)

Rebekah Vardy’s high-profile libel battle against Coleen Rooney is set for its first High Court hearing on Thursday.

Mrs Rooney, 34, accused Mrs Vardy in October last year of leaking stories about her private life to the media – with Mrs Rooney swiftly dubbed “Wagatha Christie” on social media for her apparent sleuthing work.