Coleen Rooney says Wagatha Christie court case was her ‘worst nightmare’

Coleen Rooney said going to tribunal implicit her Wagatha Christie feud with Rebekah Vardy was her “worst nightmare” arsenic she felt she was “putting connected a amusement for the full world”, but added she was not frightened astir making the viral station which kicked disconnected the dispute.

The 38-year-old, joined to ex-England footballer Wayne Rooney, was asked astir the high-profile libel proceedings with Vardy, the woman of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, during Monday’s occurrence of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.

Rooney was dubbed Wagatha Christie erstwhile she accused Vardy of leaking her backstage accusation to the press. In July 2022, a justice astatine the High Court recovered the station was “substantially true”.

Campmate and podcaster GK Barry, existent sanction is Grace Keeling, asked Rooney if she was frightened to marque the societal media post.

“No, due to the fact that I conscionable didn’t deliberation it would person the interaction it did, due to the fact that I was conscionable that sick and bushed of it, it was draining,” Rooney said connected the ITV world show.

“That was my worst nightmare to spell to court… I felt ashamed going to tribunal due to the fact that I americium not that benignant to play things retired successful public.

“I conscionable felt similar it was similar putting connected a amusement for the full world. I didn’t privation that, I wanted to settee it earlier and get it done with.

“What got me, implicit the full thing, was it became a spot of a gag and that’s truly disappointing, it wasn’t a gag for me.

“…But nary 1 knew the afloat story.”

It came aft writer Jane Moore compared the proceedings to Diana, Princess of Wales’ narration with the press, saying: “Can you ideate if Princess Diana would person done a Wagatha Christie? That was epic though what you did.”

“She (Diana) was truly bully astatine having a narration with the media, she played it precise well,” the 62-year-old added.

The occurrence besides saw Keeling instrumentality connected the Vile Volcano trial, searching wrong a bid of caves and tunnels littered with snakes, spiders, rats and creepy crawlies to find hidden stars.

The 25-year-old completed the Bushtucker Trial, taking backmost 9 retired of 10 stars for camp.

Meanwhile, Tulisa Contostavlos explained that set N-Dubz was formed due to the fact that her relative Dappy’s begetter offered her wealth to beryllium successful a radical with him.

“My uncle offered maine 20 quid and past I bartered him up to 50,” she recalled.

The 36-year-old said “at the infinitesimal we made it, I was astatine the benignant of give-up stage”, having been making euphony since the property of 11 earlier they were signed erstwhile she was 17.

The occurrence besides saw erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing prima Oti Mabuse and vigor DJ Melvin Odoom instrumentality portion successful the Diner Down Under challenge, which saw them asked to marque 4 close meal orders to triumph dingo dollars arsenic they were covered successful a scope of rotting jungle diner ingredients. 

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues connected ITV1 and ITVX.