‘Wagatha Christie’: blow to Coleen Rooney as judge refuses to bring in Rebekah Vardy’s ex-agent

Coleen Rooney's lawyers wanted Caroline Watt added to proceedings over alleged leaks to Sun newspaper

Coleen Rooney has suffered a serious setback in her legal battle with Rebekah Vardy, after a high court judge refused to grant permission to add Vardy's former agent to the legal proceedings.

Rooney's lawyers had attempted to bring Caroline Watt into the Wagatha Christie" case, alleging she misused Rooney's private information and worked in cahoots with Vardy to leak stories to the Sun.