ITV snaps up Coleen Rooney Wagatha documentary just days before I'm A Celeb - 'rubbing salt in Rebekah Vardy's wounds' and 'reigniting feud'
Have YOU got a story? Email ITV has snapped up Coleen Rooney 's Wagatha Christie documentary, just days before the star heads into the jungle for the upcoming series of I'm A Celeb - reigniting the feud and 'rubbing salt in Rebekah Vardy 's wounds'. The UK original Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story has been licensed from Disney Entertainment to ITVX and ITV2, just as the nation are preparing to watch the WAG on their screens for the next three weeks. In the series, which first premiered on Disney+ last year, Coleen reveals all about the jaw-dropping libel case that gripped the nation in 2022. The story is told through exclusive access to the woman at the heart of it all, alongside interviews with her family and legal team involved in the resulting trial. Uncovering one of the biggest news stories in Britain for the last decade, it reveals how Coleen turned amateur online sleuth to find an explanation for why private stories concerning herself and her family continued to appear in the media. It examines the circumstances that led to her infamous Instagram post that 'broke the internet' all the way to Coleen successfully defending herself in one of the UK's highest-profile High Court defamation cases of recent years. As well as the case itself, it will explore how Coleen has had her life played out in public for the last 20 years, as one of Britain's most famous celebrities and wife of England's record-scoring footballer Wayne Rooney . The news of the documentary reaching ITV came despite Rebekah trademarking the term Wagatha Christie. One friend of the WAG said: 'Now ITV are just rubbing Becky's nose in it.' Meanwhile, associates of the Vardys are furious with Coleen for 'reigniting the hurt' that Wagatha Christie brought to so many people after signing up to the jungle. Their trial - which Coleen won - came after a widely-shared social media post in October 2019, in which Coleen said she had carried out a 'sting operation' and accused Rebekah of leaking 'false stories' about her private life to the press . Rebekah lost the libel case and was ordered to pay up to £1.5million towards Coleen's legal fees . Coleen has previously revealed that her plan to publicly share the leaker on Instagram in October 2019, was all her own. She was awarded costs by the court and £800,000 of the total amount due was payable immediately. Rebekah was said to have scored one of the worst own goals in British legal history after a High Court judge dismissed her evidence as 'evasive or implausible' and accused her of deliberately deleting WhatsApp messages central to the case. Her agent, Caroline Watt, was also accused of intentionally dropping her phone in the North Sea. Coleen is gearing up for her hugely anticipated appearance on the ITV series which kicks off November 17 and wraps up December 8. And Rebekah has instructed her lawyers to be primed and ready to pounce on Coleen as she prepares to re-ignite their bitter feud. Rebekah has asked her legal team to keep an eye on the wife of Wayne Rooney, after she signed up for the popular ITV show. The media personality is understood to have secured a fee that exceeds Nigel Farage's £1.5million from last year. And while fans hope that Coleen will spill the beans on her epic fallout with Rebekah when she appears on the reality show, the WAG is not taking any chances according to The Sun. Rebekah is on high alert and is also keen to remind ITV bosses and the show's hosts, Ant and Dec that she owns the trademark to the phrase Wagatha Christie. A source told the publication: 'Becky was absolutely agog to hear Coleen was doing I'm A Celeb and fears a whole new round of allegations about their Wag war. 'What's more, she knows Ant and Dec will make her the brunt of their jokes and be desperate to jump on the Wagatha Christie phrase. 'A very close eye will be kept on everything ITV air.' And to make sure that nothing goes wrong, the star has instructed her lawyers to keep a close eye on Coleen's time on the show. Coleen is also thought to be getting the 'ultimate revenge' by signing up, with Rebekah booted out early in the 2017 series. This comes as Coleen inflicted another court defeat on the wife of footballer Jamie Vardy as a judge ruled the £1.8million legal bill she landed on her arch enemy had been legitimately incurred. Barristers for the pair returned to the High Court last month in a dispute over how much Rebekah should pay in legal costs after she lost their Wagatha Christie libel battle in 2022 . Rebekah's lawyers argued that the opposing legal team's estimate of their costs for expenses including a luxury hotel and a hotly disputed minibar tab was deliberately misleading and that this warranted a reduction in the amount she had to pay. But Robin Dunne, for Coleen, said that 'there has been no misconduct' and that it was 'illogical to say that we misled anyone'. Coleen's legal team denied claims their spending on the case was 'extravagant', and attacked reports surrounding one of her lawyers staying at the Nobu Hotel, an A-list celebrity favourite . They told the High Court that the hotel stay had been falsely painted as a decadent 'scene from Caligula', but was secured for around the price of a room at a Premier Inn. In a ruling last month, Senior Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker found 'on balance and, I have to say, only just', that Mrs Rooney's legal team had not committed wrongdoing, and therefore it was 'not appropriate' to reduce her legal bill. OTI MABUSE AGE: 34 OCCUPATION: Professional dancer FAMOUS FOR: Oti is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2019 and 2020. DANNY JONES AGE: 38 OCCUPATION: McFly singer FAMOUS FOR: Danny is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly. He is also a coach on The Voice UK. BARRY MCGUIGAN AGE: 63 OCCUPATION: Retired professional boxer FAMOUS FOR: Barry was nicknamed The Clones Cyclone and held the WBA and lineal featherweight titles from 1985 to 1986. GK BARRY AGE: 25 OCCUPATION: TikTok star FAMOUS FOR: Grace is known for her comedic commentary on culture, lifestyle, and fashion. She has over 3.6 million followers and recently joined the Loose Women panel. DEAN MCCULLOUGH AGE: 32 OCCUPATION: Radio 1 DJ FAMOUS FOR: Radio 1 DJ Dean has been signed by I'm A Celeb bosses, in the hope that he will ruffle feathers with his outspoken views. Earlier this year it was announced Dean would be taking over the BBC Radio 1 Early Breakfast Show, after previously fronting the afternoon slot. JANE MOORE AGE: 62 OCCUPATION: Journalist FAMOUS FOR: Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women between 1999 and 2002. She returned as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards. Jane takes on the challenge following her high-profile split from husband of 20 years, Showbiz agent, Gary Farrow. MELVIN ODOOM AGE: 44 OCCUPATION: DJ and TV presenter FAMOUS FOR: His work on radio. Melvin was previously courted by I'm A Celeb bosses back in 2021, but turned down the offer at the last minute. He also had a primetime stint on Strictly back in 2016. COLEEN ROONEY AGE: 38 OCCUPATION: WAG FAMOUS FOR: Wagatha Christie case against arch rival Rebekah Vardy. Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show's history, exceeding Nigel Farage's £1.5million from last year. ALAN HALSALL AGE: 42 OCCUPATION: Actor FAMOUS FOR: Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall was forced to withdraw from I'm A Celeb last year, after undergoing ACL Reconstruction surgery. Bosses have now convinced the actor to sign up again, and no doubt he will draw in a huge fanbase thanks to his long-running role as Tyrone Dobbs on the soap. AGE: 36 OCCUPATION: Singer and former X Factor judge FAMOUS FOR: Tulisa reunited with N-Dubz last year for a tour after first finding fame with the band in 2007. In 2011, she became a judge on The X Factor and went on to launch her debut solo album, The Female Boss. She released her fourth album with N-Dubz last year. 
