Coleen Rooney made a veiled jibe at Rebekah Vardy during Sunday’s final of I’m A Celebrity.
Prior to finishing in second place, the WAG, 38, spoke to Ant and Dec about her time in the Jungle, with talk quickly turning to her detective skills.
Coleen was famously dubbed Wagatha Christie after deducing that stories about her were being leaked to The Sun newspaper by… Rebekah Vardy’s account.
Discussing her sleuthing skills during the final, Declan Donnelly mused: We did try pulling the wool over your eyes with a few little tricks but you always seemed to sniff us out… she’s always one step ahead of us.’
Ant McPartlin added: ‘She’s good at this… have you always had that instinct?’
Flashing a knowing smile, Coleen alluded to her Wagatha Christie name as she replied: ‘Yeah I have, I’m quite good at sniffing things out!’
Raising her eyebrows, she continued: Yeah, I can weigh people up well…’
Coleen Rooney made a veiled jibe at Rebekah Vardy during Sunday’s final of I’m A Celebrity as she claimed she was ‘good at sniffing things out’ and can ‘weigh people up well’
During her time in the Jungle, Coleen clocked that Danny Jones had lied about spotting a koala in a bid to keep them distracted while he was on a secret mission.
The mother-of-four was also the first one to work out that Maura Higgins, Revered Richard Coles and Dean McCullough were lying about living in squalor in The Junkyard.
Having confronted the trio, Dean was quick to mention her famous nickname, exclaiming: ‘Wagatha Christie strikes again!’
It’s been five years since the start of the Wagatha Christie case – the surreal, undeniably petty, yet irresistible legal soap opera that captivated the nation.
Few could have predicted a row that began with a single Instagram post could have metamorphosed into one of the 21st century’s most extraordinary celebrity sagas.
Rebekah originally sued Coleen for libel over claims she had been leaking stories to the Press, but Coleen would go on to triumph over her bitter foe after a judge declared in 2022 that her claim was ‘substantially true’.
The ruling would not be the end of this modern version of Jarndyce v Jarndyce (the interminable legal case imagined by Charles Dickens) with a dispute over legal costs dubbed ‘WAG War II’ leading to Coleen netting another victory.
Last month, Rebekah launched an appeal against having to pay Coleen up to £1.8million in legal costs.
Coleen was famously dubbed Wagatha Christie after deducing that stories about her were being leaked to The Sun newspaper by… Rebekah Vardy’s account. Rebekah then attempted to sue her for libel but lost the case (pictured at the trial in 2022)
Barristers for the women battled in the High Court over how much Rebekah should pay in costs after losing a libel action in 2022 and her legal team confirmed she is challenging the judge’s ruling.
In a three-day hearing, lawyers for Rebekah – the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy – argued that the sum should be reduced due to what they said was ‘serious misconduct’ by Coleen’s legal team.
But Senior Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker found ‘on balance and, I have to say, only just’, that Coleen’s legal team had not committed wrongdoing, and therefore it was ‘not an appropriate case’ to reduce the amount of money that Rebekah should pay.
Court documents show that Rebekah launched an appeal bid, which her lawyers Kingsley Napley confirmed related to the misconduct ruling.
Rebekah and Coleen’s rivalry shows no sign of thawing, with Rebekah making several disparaging remarks about her former friend relating to her time in the Jungle.
Since Coleen entered the jungle, Rebekah has made no secret of what she thinks about her nemesis, branding her ‘dull’ while also wanting her to eat a bull’s penis.
Rebekah also claimed her rival Coleen was ‘getting it easy’ in the I’m A Celebrity camp, in comparison to her own stint on the ITV show.
The star shared that this year’s line up were being rewarded with luxuries far too early in the series, insisting she ‘hardly got any food’ during her first week in the camp.
It’s been five years since the start of the Wagatha Christie case – the surreal, undeniably petty, yet irresistible legal soap opera that captivated the nation
She said: ‘This year’s campmates are having it so easy compared to when I did the show. We hardly got any food for the first week, let alone home comforts.
‘I do not begrudge them getting their luxuries so early because you need that in the jungle to keep you going. But ITV are sure not making them work for it. Cranky campmates make for the best TV.’
In the end, it seems Coleen had the last laugh as she finished in second place during the live final.
In comparison, Rebekah was the third campmate to be voted out of her season in 2017.
I’M A CELEBRITY 2024: MEET THE ALL STAR LINE UP
OTI MABUSE
Oti Mabuse has already two Strictly glitterballs under her belt
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
Danny Jones is one of the bookies’ favourites to win this year’s I’m A Celeb
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
Former boxer Barry McGuigan is heading into the jungle
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
GK Barry is a TikTok star who recently joined the ITV family on Loose Women
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
ITV bosses are hoping Dean McCullough will ruffle feathers in the camp
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
Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women
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
Melvin was previously courted by I’m A Celeb bosses back in 2021
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
Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show’s history
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
Alan Halsall is best known for his role as Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street
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.
TULISA
Tulisa is making her career comeback after reuniting with N-Dubz last year
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.
REVEREND RICHARD COLES
Richard is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest
AGE: 62
OCCUPATION: Writer, broadcaster and priest
FAMOUS FOR: Richard is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest.
He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band the Communards.
MAURA HIGGINS
Maura is best known for her stint on Love Island UK in 2019
AGE: 33
OCCUPATION: TV Personality
FAMOUS FOR: Maura is an Irish television personality, television presenter and model.
She rose to prominence in 2019, when she was a finalist on the fifth series of ITV2 reality series Love Island.
