Coleen Rooney breaks silence on Wagatha as documentary release date announced

29 September 2023 , 11:04

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Coleen Rooney breaks her silence and speaks out on Wagatha Christie

The much-anticipated documentary featuring Coleen Rooney is set to debut on Disney+ next month, providing an in-depth look into the high-profile Wagatha trial.

Coleen Rooney : The Real Wagatha Story will premiere on Wednesday, October 18. This three-part series delves into the sensational libel case that captivated the nation in 2022. The extraordinary tale will be narrated through exclusive access to Coleen, the woman at the centre of it all and wife of professional footballer-turned-manager Wayne Rooney.

In addition to her own account, the documentary will feature interviews with her family, legal team, and key figures involved in the ensuing trial. This documentary uncovers one of the most significant tabloid news stories in Britain over the past decade, revealing how Coleen turned into an amateur online detective to uncover why private stories about herself and her family kept appearing in the media.

Coleen will share her side of the story (Disney)

Rebekah and Coleen's trial was one of the UK'S biggest defamation cases in recent history (Instagram/beckyvardy)

It scrutinises the circumstances that led to her infamous social media posts identifying the source of several leaks. Coleen nearly broke the internet when she shared a tweet naming fellow-WAG Rebekah Vardy, wife of Leicester City F.C. Jaime Vardy, as the person responsible for leaking stories to The Sun about her family.

Coleen earned the name "Wagatha Christie" when she shared details of her sting operation in which she blocked "everybody but one person" from viewing her Instagram stories to find out who the culprit was.

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Rebekah denied all allegations and sued Coleen in one of the UK’s highest-profile High Court defamation cases of recent years. After a two week trial, the judge ruled in favour of Coleen and dismissed Rebekah's claims on the basis that the former's claims that it was the latter leaking stories to the press were "substantially true".

Beyond the case itself, the documentary will also explore how Coleen's life has been played out in public for the past 20 years. Known as one of Britain's most famous celebrities and the wife of England's record-scoring footballer Wayne, this documentary promises a closer look at her life.

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Charlotte McIntyre