REBEKAH Vardy and Coleen Rooney are set for a fresh court showdown in their infamous Wagatha Christie case.
The rival wags are due to face each other once more on Tuesday as a debate over damages rumbles on.
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Rebekah, 42, was ordered to pay 90 per cent of Coleen’s costs – around £800,000 – after she sensationally lost the high-profile libel case.
Coleen is believed to have forked out more than £2million to fight Rebekah in court.
A specialist costs judge at the High Court will now decide how much Coleen, 38, can claw back from this.
The judge could equally decide to reduce the price Rebekah must pay if it is found to be unreasonable.
Rebekah brought the multi-million pound case to court after she was accused of leaking stories to the press.
But Coleen – wife of ex-England ace Wayne – won the epic libel battle in 2022 – bringing an end to the three-year saga.
The row erupted back in October 2019 when Coleen turned detective and accused Rebekah of sharing stories from her personal Instagram account.
In the infamous post, Coleen said she posted a string of false stories via her Instagram account with restricted access to see if they appeared in the media, which they did.
She then said the fake stories had only been viewed by one person, and ended dramatically: “It’s . . . Rebekah Vardy’s account.”
In return, Rebekah declared war and accused Coleen of destroying her reputation as she brought the libel case to court.
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But her reputation and finances were left hanging in tatters after she was savaged by Mrs Justice Steyn in her ruling.
The judge said Rebekah “knew of, condoned and was actively engaged” in leaks to the media by her agent Caroline Watts.
She branded the mum-of-five’s evidence as “manifestly inconsistent” but praised Coleen as an “honest and reliable” witness.
Mrs Justice Steyn also found Rebekah deliberately destroyed evidence to cover up her deceit.
The hearing on Tuesday before Senior Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker will begin at 10.30am.
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