Rebekah Vardy has revealed she felt “suicidal” after Coleen Rooney publicly accused her of selling stories to the press last year.
In court documents obtained by MailOnline, the 38-year-old opened up about how the scandal affected her life.
Jamie Vardy’s wife filed a libel suit against Coleen last month, as she believes the mother-of-four slandered her last October – when she accused her of selling fake stories to the press.
The WAGs had previously attempted to settle the matter outside of court, but now it looks like they’re set to come face-to-face in London’s High Court.
According to the latest documents drawn up by Rebekah’s lawyers, the scandal left her fearing for her unborn baby, as Rebekah was seven months pregnant when Coleen sparked an online hate campaign against her.
The 38-year-old also stressed that she received death threats on social media, and had to pull her eldest daughter out of school because she was being “bullied”.
The legal documents also state that Rebekah suffered severe anxiety attacks and insomnia, and was taken to hospital three times after the scandal erupted.
As a result, Rebekah felt “suicidal” while seven months pregnant, after suffering from “extreme distress, hurt, anxiety and embarrassment”.
As previously reported, Rebekah is determined to clear her name, and wants a “full public apology” from Coleen.
Coleen publicly accused Rebekah of selling fake stories about her last October, after she planted false information on her personal Instagram.
The wife of Wayne Rooney claimed she planted false information on her private Instagram page and blocked everyone from her story – except Rebekah’s account.
The mother-of-four said stories about her basement flooding, returning to TV, and gender selection were only viewed by Rebekah’s account – and the false stories all made it into the press.
Coleen believed this was proof that the fellow WAG allegedly sold stories about her private life – but Rebekah has vehemently denied this.
In the latest documents, Rebekah’s lawyers state: “The claimant suffered, and continues to suffer, severe and extreme hostility and abuse as a result of the post.”
“She has been targeted by online trolls and attacked on social media platforms including but not limited to Twitter and Instagram; as well as via readers’ comments on articles relating to the post.”
“The abuse was so extreme that the claimant was forced to use filters on her Instagram account to prevent certain words from being published under her posts.”
One message Rebekah received on Instagram read: “You fat ugly f***ing rat I genuinely hope you and your baby rot and die an extremely painful death for what you have done.”
“You was a f***ing horrible c*** in the (I’m A Celebrity) jungle and I’m not shocked to hear you’ve been exposed properly now.
“Do everyone a f***ing favour and jump off a cliff (preferably before you give birth). W****r.”
Another read: “Yo snitch I hope your baby gets put in a microwave and ur husband shags some other bird. Your baby deserves to put in the incinerator and so do you, fat nosed c*** I hope childbirth hurts.”
Her lawyers continue: “The abuse following the publication of the post has included threats of a criminal nature directed against the claimant which she reported to the police.”
“The claimant reasonably believed that the defendant published the post in a calculated and deliberate manner that was designed to cause very serious harm and enormous distress.”
“The defendant did not contact the claimant prior to publication but published the post to millions of people without checking with the claimant whether the allegations were true or giving the claimant an opportunity to explain her position.
“As the defendant knew, the claimant was seven months pregnant and on holiday abroad with her family when the post was published.”
“The claimant’s distress has been justifiably heightened by the defendant’s conduct which she reasonably believed was malicious.”
“The claimant will rely upon . . . the reasonable belief that she has deliberately been made a scapegoat by the defendant for past ‘leaked’ stories that have been published about the defendant and her husband, in particular about their marriage, which have in fact come from the defendant’s friends, at times even with the defendant’s approval,” the lawsuit states.
