Coleen Rooney said going to court over her Wagatha Christie feud with Rebekah Vardy was her "worst nightmare" as she felt she was "putting on a show for the whole world", but added she was not scared about making the viral post which kicked off the dispute.
The 38-year-old, married to ex-England footballer Wayne Rooney, was asked about the high-profile libel trial with Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, during Monday's episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.
Rooney was dubbed Wagatha Christie when she accused Vardy of leaking her private information to the press. In July 2022, a judge at the High Court found the post was "substantially true".
Campmate and podcaster GK Barry, real name is Grace Keeling, asked Rooney if she was scared to make the social media post.
"No, because I just didn’t think it would have the impact it did, because I was just that sick and tired of it, it was draining," Rooney said on the ITV reality show.
"That was my worst nightmare to go to court, I felt like it was like putting on a show for the whole world.
"What got me, over the whole thing, was it became a bit of a joke and that’s really disappointing, it wasn’t a joke for me.
"No one knew the full story."
It came after journalist Jane Moore compared the trial to Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales’ relationship with the press, saying: "Can you imagine if Princess Diana would have done a Wagatha Christie? That was epic though what you did."
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues on ITV1 and ITVX.
