Rebekah Vardy asked the High Court ‘who’s Davy Jones?’ following a nautical reference by Coleen Rooney’s barrister.
The High Court burst into laughter after the exchange – which concerned the claim that Rebekah’s agent, Caroline Watt, lost her phone containing WhatsApp messages when it fell off a boat into the North Sea.
Coleen’s barrister, David Sherborne, has accused Rebekah of deleting key evidence that, it is said, would prove that Rebekah had been leaking stories to the media.
‘We know that Ms Watt’s phone is now in Davy Jones’ Locker, don’t we, Mrs Vardy?’ Mr Sherborne said.
Rebekah then replied: ‘I’m sorry, I don’t know who Davy Jones is’.
The judge then had to describe the idiom, which refers to the legendary resting place of sailors who have drowned at sea.
‘Wagatha Christie’ was the nickname given to Coleen after she accused Rebekah of sharing ‘false’ stories to The Sun newspaper.
Hoping to find the Instagram account responsible for sharing these stories, Coleen said she had changed the privacy settings of her posts so it was visible to just one person’s account – Rebekah’s.
Coleen’s apparent sleuthing skills quickly led to her being nicknamed ‘Wagatha Christie’ – a play on the term WAG for footballers’ ‘wives and girlfriends’ and a nod to crime writer Agatha Christie.
In a tweet on October 9, 2019: ‘I have saved and screenshotted all the original stories which clearly show just one person has viewed them. It’s ………. Rebekah Vardy’s account.’
Rebekah has denied the allegations and is suing Coleen for libel.
So far we’ve heard incredible tales of gossip, rivalry and even ‘betrayal’. Here’s a quick summary of the key developments –
– Rebekah Vardy likened Coleen Rooney to a ‘pigeon that s**ts’ in your hair, then broke down in tears twice yesterday;
– Jamie Vardy’s wife asked the High Court ‘who’s Davy Jones?’ following a nautical reference by Coleen’s barrister concerning claims that Rebekah’s publicist, Caroline Watt, lost her phone containing WhatsApp message ‘evidence’ when it fell off a boat into the North Sea;
– PR agent Caroline Watt told Rebekah in text messages read out in court that she had leaked information about Coleen Rooney’s car crash in 2019 to the media. Rebekah then allegedly tried to throw Coleen off the scent with ‘disingenuous messages’ to her suggesting her Instagram account might have been hacked by journalists;
– The High Court heard that Rebekah told her publicist Ms Watt to use her personal Instagram account to ‘monitor’ Coleen’s account. She denies the allegation;
– Rebekah allegedly tried to use Coleen Rooney’s dead sister as an excuse to get back in contact with her again after she had been ‘blocked’ by the WAG on Instagram;
– Jamie Vardy’s wife allegedly ‘orchestrated’ a ‘staged’ photo of fellow WAGs at the 2018 World Cup with the help of her publicist Caroline Watt in order to ‘create attention’, and allegedly christened herself the ‘unofficial leader of the WAGs’ in an interview. She denies the claim;
– The High Court also heard how Rebekah allegedly plotted to leak information about model Danielle Lloyd’s miscarriage to the media, and described Peter Andre’s manhood as a ‘chipolata’ in a 2004 kiss-and-tell newspaper interview.
Catch up on MailOnline’s coverage of yesterday’s events here.
Twitter has taken the mick out of the sketches coming out of London’s High Court this week.
After users questioned why Wayne Rooney looked ‘like a potato’ on the first day, the illustrations have improved.
Yesterday’s sketches show Coleen with defined cheek bones, styled hair and statement jewellery, while sat next to husband Wayne Rooney, whose cheek bones and jawline have also been emphasised.
And the image of Rebekah does not have the same white, highlighted gleam, instead showing her crying into a tissue with a forlorn look.