Rebekah Vardy was left distressed as trolls accused her of links to Islamic State and to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the High Court heard
Rebekah Vardy was left distressed and anxious after being named as the source of media leaks by Coleen Rooney, court documents claim.
It led to internet trolls lashing out, even linking her to Islamic State and the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Footballer Wayne Rooney’s wife, 34, was dubbed “Wagatha Christie” on social media after claiming she had narrowed down leaks to a newspaper to Rebekah.
Coleen said she planted fake stories about going to Mexico, returning to TV, and a flood at her new house.
After allegedly narrowing down the source, she wrote on Twitter : “It’s… Rebekah Vardy’s account.”
Her written claim, filed in June, detailed “very high levels of public abuse and ridicule” it caused. Her barrister Hugh Tomlinson QC wrote that she felt suicidal, took three trips to hospital due to her anxiety and worried about losing her baby due to the stress.
Mr Tomlinson said: “The claimant has suffered extreme distress, hurt, anxiety and embarrassment.”
The filing detailed ways Coleen’s post was reported and repeated on social media.
Some users joked Rebekah was the new leader of the Islamic State, while others said she was involved in Mad-eleine’s 2007 disappearance in Portugal.
