'That's war': Rebekah Vardy's private messages about Coleen Rooney read out in court for first time

Rebekah Vardy called Coleen Rooney a "nasty b***h" in messages revealed in court.

The messages also saw Mrs Vardy say it is "war" after Coleen Rooney publicly accused her fellow footballer’s wife of leaking stories to the press, the High Court has heard.

Tuesday (February 8) marked day two of a libel hearing between Mrs Vardy and Mrs Rooney.

Mrs Rooney, the wife of former Manchester United and England star Wayne, is being sued by Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie, for libel.

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It comes after a Twitter post in October 2019 where Mrs Rooney accused Mrs Vardy of leaking stories about her private life after carrying out a months-long "sting operation".

Mrs Rooney, who was quickly dubbed "Wagatha Christie", claimed Mrs Vardy had shared fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram account with The Sun newspaper.

At the start of a two-day hearing on Tuesday, the High Court heard that WhatsApp messages between Mrs Vardy and her PR and friend Caroline Watt had been disclosed ahead of the trial.

On the day of Mrs Rooney’s Twitter post which ended "It’s………. Rebekah Vardy’s account", Mrs Vardy sent a message to Ms Watt, stating: "That’s war."

According to Mrs Rooney’s written case, messages exchanged between Mrs Vardy and Ms Watt in January 2019 showed the pair discussing a post on Mrs Rooney’s private Instagram where her car had been damaged.

Mrs Vardy told Ms Watt she “would love to leak those stories x”

In other WhatsApp messages shown in written submissions, Mrs Vardy refers to Mrs Rooney as a "nasty b***h" and "such a d**k".

Mrs Rooney’s lawyers previously claimed that Mrs Vardy had leaked information to The