Rebekah Vardy's plan to confront WAG Coleen as I'm A Celebrity begins

As the new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! prepares to get underway this weekend, a feud has been reignited with one of its main stars.

The news has now been confirmed that Coleen Rooney will be starring in the show and flew out to Australia earlier this week.

Rebekah Vardy has joined The Sun as a guest columnist ahead of the new season, and it's no surprise she's already proving controversial.

The pair's spat is a long-running one and culminated in a high-profile 'Wagatha Christie' libel battle when Rebekah sued Coleen who had accused her of leaking private information about her to the press in a tweet.

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She called out Rebekah on Twitter, and the tweet went viral. In 2022, the court found against Rebekah, who was ordered to pay 90 per cent of Rooney's legal costs, which were over £1.8 million. The judge found that Rebekah was an 'untrustworthy witness' who intentionally deleted evidence, including WhatsApp messages.

But it appears Rebekah isn't willing to let things lie. The Mirror reports that during an interview with The Sun, she said she will be watching the reality show closely - and has already thrown down the gauntlet to ITV - telling the broadcaster to get her on I'm a Celeb so she can confront Coleen.

The 42-year-old is set to be hatching a 'revenge plot' against her WAG rival, it is understood, and has expressed her desire to go on the show as a late entry.

Speaking ahead of the series, Rebekah, 42, said: "If people really want us to meet up before that, then ITV should get me in that jungle as a special guest. What are they scared of? Confrontation? But isn't that what the