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Coleen Rooney “could spill secrets about the Wagatha Christie case” and land a huge I’m A Celeb deal worth “more than £1.5million” – the biggest in history
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Coleen Rooney “could spill secrets about the Wagatha Christie case” and land a huge I’m A Celeb deal worth “more than £1.5million” – the biggest in history

Coleen Rooney will reportedly take part in this year’s I’m A Celebrity after securing the biggest deal in the show’s history.

The 38-year-old is said to have secured a transfer fee higher than Nigel Farage’s £1.5 million from last year.

There are hopes that Coleen will reveal her epic row with Rebekah Vardy when she appears on the reality show.

It is also believed that Coleen’s signing will give him the “ultimate revenge” as Rebekah was eliminated at the start of the series in 2017.

Rebekah was this week ordered to pay Coleen a further £100,000 after losing her legal battle in the so-called Wagatha Christie case.

Coleen Rooney “could spill secrets about the Wagatha Christie case” and land a huge I’m A Celeb deal worth “more than £1.5million” – the biggest in history

Coleen Rooney will take part in this year’s I’m A Celebrity and secure the biggest deal in the show’s history

Wayne and Coleen Rooney pictured with their four children

Wayne and Coleen Rooney pictured with their four children

Rebekah Vardy pictured in the 2017 series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here

Rebekah Vardy pictured in the 2017 series I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here

Coleen Rooney and Wayne Rooney leave the Royal Courts of Justice in May 2022

Coleen Rooney and Wayne Rooney leave the Royal Courts of Justice in May 2022

Accordingly The sun on Sunday, Coleen is expected to fly out in November to take part in the show, which her four boys are said to be big fans of

A source said: “I’m A Celeb bosses pulled off a major coup this year to get Coleen into the jungle and the team are thrilled to have her on board.”

“She has always been a huge fan of the series and loves watching it with her boys.” ITV is over the moon that the stars have aligned this year and that she is able to do it. The series may be one of the best ever.

“Coleen has a huge following and she received great praise for her first-class handling of the Wagatha Christie case.”

The couple found themselves at the center of a huge storm in 2019 when Coleen accused Rebekah of leaking stories about her to the press.

Rebekah subsequently sued Coleen for defamation over the claim, but it was Coleen who triumphed with a judge declaring in 2022 that her claim was “substantially true.”

Rebekah was later ordered to pay 90 per cent of 38-year-old Coleen’s fees, with an initial payment of £800,000, but has disputed the £1.8million costs claimed.

At the end of the latest hearing, which began on Monday, senior costs judge Andrew Gordon-Saker now ordered Rebekah to pay a further £100,000 within 21 days.

Presenters Ant and Dec in last year's 23rd series of the hit reality show

Presenters Ant and Dec in last year’s 23rd series of the hit reality show

Wayne and Coleen Rooney, pictured leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in London in May 2022, have received a further boost from this week's Supreme Court ruling

Wayne and Coleen Rooney, pictured leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in London in May 2022, have received a further boost from this week’s Supreme Court ruling

Rebekah Vardy, pictured with husband Jamie outside the Royal Courts of Justice in May 2022, was accused of sharing private information about Coleen Rooney with the Sun newspaper

Rebekah Vardy, pictured with husband Jamie outside the Royal Courts of Justice in May 2022, was accused of sharing private information about Coleen Rooney with the Sun newspaper

Coleen is pictured here with her husband Wayne, former England and Manchester United striker, at Nordoff Robbins' Legends of Football event in London on Monday

Coleen is pictured here with her husband Wayne, former England and Manchester United striker, at Nordoff Robbins’ Legends of Football event in London on Monday

He said: “I think there is scope for a further deposit so that the defendant (Ms Rooney) is not excluded from her costs and I think that this should not be more than £100,000.”

The hearing, which was not attended by a woman, considered several preliminary issues before a full line-by-line cost assessment at a later date, which will determine the total amount of money to be paid.

Judge Gordon-Saker said this could happen in early 2025, but added: “The parties need to get on with it and put it behind them.”

He said: “Realistically it (the line-by-line assessment) will probably be next year, hopefully early next year.”

In 2019, Coleen publicly claimed that Ms Vardy’s account was the source of three articles in the Sun newspaper about fake details she had posted on her private Instagram profile.

It covered her trip to Mexico for a “gender selection procedure,” plans to return to television, and the basement flooding in her home.

Following the high-profile trial, Ms Justice Steyn ruled in Coleen’s favor in July 2022, finding the post to be “substantially true”.

Rebekah, 42, pictured here at Leicester City's King Power Stadium in May 2022, was later ordered to pay 90 percent of 38-year-old Coleen's fees, with the first payment being £800,000

Rebekah, 42, pictured here at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium in May 2022, was later ordered to pay 90 percent of 38-year-old Coleen’s fees, with the first payment being £800,000

Rebekah Vardy, who was seen at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in May 2022, has now been ordered to pay Coleen Rooney a further £100,000 in her 'Wagatha Christie' libel dispute

Rebekah Vardy, who was seen at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in May 2022, has now been ordered to pay Coleen Rooney a further £100,000 in her ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel dispute

The judge said it was “likely” that Rebekah’s agent, Caroline Watt, leaked information to the newspaper. and that the Leicester star’s wife “knew about this behavior and condoned it”.

At the last hearing, Rebekah’s representative Jamie Carpenter KC said in written submissions that Coleen’s claimed legal bill was £1,833,906.89, which was more than three times her “agreed costs budget of £540,779.07”.

He said the bill was “prepared without sufficient care” and took “a kitchen sink approach” and “included costs of over £120,000 to which Ms Rooney is not entitled”.

But Robin Dunne, for Coleen, said in his written submissions that Ms Vardy had shown “deplorable behavior” in the case and that the costs could have been lower had “she conducted this litigation appropriately”.

He added: “It does not fit in Ms Vardy’s mouth to now suggest that Ms Rooney’s costs, a large proportion of which were directly caused by her behavior, are unreasonable.”

MailOnline has contacted ITV and Coleen Rooney’s representatives for comment.

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