Coleen Rooney discusses the emotional toll of 'Wagatha Christie' saga on I'm A Celebrity
Coleen Rooney has shared her 'worst nightmare' from the notorious 'Wagatha Christie' feud with Rebekah Vardy.
In tonight's (November 18) episode of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, the 38 year old WAG discussed the sting operation that earned her the nickname, confessing that it was "draining."
The WAG disagreement arose after Coleen revealed that she had posted fake information on her private Instagram account to identify who had been leaking stories about her to the media.
In October 2019, she took to Twitter to announce that fellow WAG Rebekah's account was responsible for the leaks.
While sitting at the creek with Coleen, Dean McCullough and Jane Moore, influencer GK Barry asked Coleen if she was scared when she published the tweet.
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Coleen replied: "No because I just didn’t think it would have the impact it did, because I was just that sick and tired of it, it was draining."
The post led to a libel case, Vardy V Rooney, which was widely covered by the press.
She continued, revealing the worst part of the quarrell: “That was my worst nightmare, to go to court. I felt like it was like putting on a show for the whole world."
Ahead of entering the jungle, Coleen expressed that she wants to move on from the trial and share the real "Coleen from Liverpool" with viewers.
Speaking to The Mirror, she said: "That's a place that I've been, I've dealt with it. In my life now, I'm just moving forward and not looking back."
"That's something I've done my whole life, dealt with things, moved forward at the time and got on. There are more important things to think about with the family and kids."
"I think I'd rather just be known as Coleen from Liverpool. Not from any other type of place. It's just me, as I always have been. So hopefully people just think she's that Scouser that she's always been."
I'm A Celebrity continues nightly at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX followed by I'm A Celebrity: Unpacked on ITV2 after the main show.
