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Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy in row over 'leaked stories' | Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy in row over 'leaked stories' |
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Coleen Rooney has claimed that someone using Rebekah Vardy's Instagram account has leaked stories about her to a tabloid newspaper. | Coleen Rooney has claimed that someone using Rebekah Vardy's Instagram account has leaked stories about her to a tabloid newspaper. |
The wife of Wayne Rooney says she spent five months working out who was giving out information from her personal Instagram account. | The wife of Wayne Rooney says she spent five months working out who was giving out information from her personal Instagram account. |
She claims she worked out it was Rebekah's account by blocking everyone else's account apart from hers. | She claims she worked out it was Rebekah's account by blocking everyone else's account apart from hers. |
Rebekah - the wife of Jamie Vardy - has denied the allegation. | Rebekah - the wife of Jamie Vardy - has denied the allegation. |
Both Wayne and Jamie have played together for the England football team. | Both Wayne and Jamie have played together for the England football team. |
Posting on Twitter, Coleen claimed that someone she trusted to follow her on her personal Instagram account has been leaking stories to the Sun newspaper for several years. | Posting on Twitter, Coleen claimed that someone she trusted to follow her on her personal Instagram account has been leaking stories to the Sun newspaper for several years. |
"After a long time of trying to figure out who it could be, for various reasons, I had a suspicion." | "After a long time of trying to figure out who it could be, for various reasons, I had a suspicion." |
In order to try and prove it, she came up with a plan in which she blocked everyone from viewing her Instagram stories apart from one account. | In order to try and prove it, she came up with a plan in which she blocked everyone from viewing her Instagram stories apart from one account. |
After that, she posted various false stories onto her account to see if they ended up in the newspaper - which she says they did. | After that, she posted various false stories onto her account to see if they ended up in the newspaper - which she says they did. |
The stories Coleen mentioned were about gender selection in Mexico, being excited to go on Strictly Come Dancing and one about a flooded basement. | The stories Coleen mentioned were about gender selection in Mexico, being excited to go on Strictly Come Dancing and one about a flooded basement. |
"It's been tough keeping it to myself and not making any comment at all, especially when the stories have been leaked; however, I had to. Now I know for certain which account/individual it's come from. | "It's been tough keeping it to myself and not making any comment at all, especially when the stories have been leaked; however, I had to. Now I know for certain which account/individual it's come from. |
"I have saved and screenshotted all the original stories which clearly show just one person has viewed them. | "I have saved and screenshotted all the original stories which clearly show just one person has viewed them. |
"It's... Rebekah Vardy's account." | "It's... Rebekah Vardy's account." |
Coleen's post on Twitter had more than 12,000 retweets and 42,000 likes within an hour of it being uploaded. | Coleen's post on Twitter had more than 12,000 retweets and 42,000 likes within an hour of it being uploaded. |
Rebekah Vardy has responded to the claims in a message back to Coleen. | Rebekah Vardy has responded to the claims in a message back to Coleen. |
She denied it was her and said she wishes Coleen had spoken to her directly about her suspicion as she would have changed the password to her account. | She denied it was her and said she wishes Coleen had spoken to her directly about her suspicion as she would have changed the password to her account. |
"Over the years various people have had access to my Insta and just this week I found I was following people I didn't know or have never followed myself," she said. | "Over the years various people have had access to my Insta and just this week I found I was following people I didn't know or have never followed myself," she said. |
"I'm not being funny but I don't need the money, what would I gain from selling stories on you?" | "I'm not being funny but I don't need the money, what would I gain from selling stories on you?" |
She added: "I'm disgusted that I'm even having to deny this. You should've called me the first time it happened." | She added: "I'm disgusted that I'm even having to deny this. You should've called me the first time it happened." |
Now, The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned Rebekah has instructed lawyers to do a 'forensic investigation' on her Instagram account to see who has had access to it and when. | |
The Sun newspaper said it did not want to comment on the claim, but they have removed one of the three stories Coleen flagged. | The Sun newspaper said it did not want to comment on the claim, but they have removed one of the three stories Coleen flagged. |
Unsurprisingly, it wasn't long before the internet reacted. | Unsurprisingly, it wasn't long before the internet reacted. |
Rebekah Vardy's name has been used almost 50,000 on Twitter today. | Rebekah Vardy's name has been used almost 50,000 on Twitter today. |
It wasn't long before Coleen was renamed "WAGatha Christie" after Agatha Christie, the writer known for her detective novels. | It wasn't long before Coleen was renamed "WAGatha Christie" after Agatha Christie, the writer known for her detective novels. |
And it seems the drama could be coming to a screen near you... | And it seems the drama could be coming to a screen near you... |
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