Rebekah Vardy signs for tell-all Wagatha documentary to pay legal bills as they hit £1.5million
SHE shelled out hundreds of thousands of pounds in her doomed libel court battle with Coleen Rooney.
But I can reveal Rebekah Vardy has found a way to claw back some of her depleted fortune.
The Wag has signed a mega-bucks deal to take part in a documentary about the infamous Wagatha Christie showdown.
It is set to air on Discovery+ in the coming months.
A source said: “Becky has been inundated with offers ever since the trial ended.
“She has made no secret she believes she has been hard done by and is keen for her voice to be heard.
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“Right now she is facing the prospect of a hefty legal bill and sees this documentary as a way to recoup some of the costs.
“Obviously her fee won’t be anything like the cost of her lawyers but it will help.”
The Sun told earlier this week how Becky, who is married to footballer Jamie, and Coleen, wife to Wayne, are once again locking horns despite the latter winning their libel case in July after Coleen accused Becky’s Instagram account of leaking information about her.
Becky is said to be furious once more after Coleen revealed her court costs had doubled to a £1.5million.
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She had initially estimated £750,000. Speaking to TalkTV after losing her case, Becky explained she had been approached by a string of different companies with job proposals.
She said: “There’s been quite a few offers on the table for lots of different things already.
“For me, it’s important to find something that inspires me and something that’s meaningful and that I really, really want to do.”
She added she had considered quitting life in the public eye but changed her mind, saying: “I did go through stages of thinking that, and then I thought, ‘I don’t know, no — probably not.’
“You’ll probably see me doing things that are different.
“I want to concentrate on the horses and the kids, rebuilding the lost time I’ve had dealing with all these stresses.”
Olly’s hot pants
HERE I was thinking it was time to start piling on the pounds to keep me warm as energy bills soar – but Olly Murs is doing the opposite.
He shared this snap of his body transformation after a fitness overhaul, with the caption: “Put ya positive pants on and tackle the day.”
I’ll try that, but I can’t promise I’ll look like him in them.
Aston in love, put your hands up
JLS singer Aston Merrygold has finally got married after a five-year engagement.
Aston, who has two sons with wife Sarah, shared photos of their wedding rings with the caption: “Husband and wife.”
Jon’s a wicked lover
BRIDGERTON hunk Jonathan Bailey has been cast in the upcoming Wicked films as the love interest of Ariana Grande‘s character.
The actor, who played central character Anthony Bridgerton in the second season of the Netflix hit, has joined the film cast as Fiyero.
Fiyero gets stuck in a love triangle between good witch Glinda (Ariana) and wicked witch Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo.
Director Jon M Chu confirmed the news after it was reported he was in talks for the role.
Referencing lyrics from the musical’s song Dancing Through Life, Jon tweeted: “He’s perfect, they’re perfect. They’d be perfect together.
“Born to be forever . . . I am too excited to pretend this hasn’t been happening.
“We have a Fiyero!!!! #JonathanBailey #Wicked.”
Cool of the Wilde
THERE has been plenty of drama surrounding new film Don’t Worry Darling but director Olivia Wilde isn’t letting it get to her.
She looked in good spirits in this low-cut white dress while promoting the movie in New York on Wednesday, when she denied she was having a feud with lead star Florence Pugh.
Addressing the fact Florence skipped a press conference for the movie at the Venice Film Festival – which many believed was a result of drama between the cast – Olivia said: “I have nothing but respect for Florence’s talent
“She’s fantastic. She’s on the set of her movie Dune right now. There’s nothing cooler than a busy actress. I have nothing against her for any reason.”
Olivia also laughed off a video clip which appeared to show her boyfriend Harry Styles, who stars in the film, spitting on co-star Chris Pine at the premiere.
She insisted: “No, he did not. But I think it’s a perfect example of people will look for drama anywhere they can.
“Harry did not spit on Chris.”
Luke ahead
NOT only has Luke Evans persuaded one singer out of musical retirement for his new album, he’s bagged a fellow Hollywood A-lister to make an appearance, too
The Welsh actor and singer has teamed up with Nicole Kidman and Charlotte Church for collaborations on his second album, A Song For You, which is due out on November 4.
He premiered the first single, Horizons Blue, on Wednesday, and will also do covers of Say Something with Nicole and Come What May with Charlotte.
Mercury back on
THE Mercury Prize has been rescheduled to October 18, having been cancelled a fortnight ago following the Queen’s death.
The audience had already arrived at the Eventim Apollo in West London for the ceremony when news of her passing broke and the event was called off.
It will now go ahead just over a month later than planned and will be broadcast that evening on BBC Four.
Smile wiped off Lily’s face
LILY Allen hasn’t released new music for years but an old song has just come back to bite her.
She looked every bit the pop star as she attended Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday – and although she famously had a hit called Smile, she didn’t have much of a grin on her face.
But given where she was seated, perhaps she had a good reason.
The singer, sporting an oversized coat, was one of a handful of celebs at Fendi’s fashion show, and she sat alongside model Jourdan Dunn, who she badmouthed on 2014 song Insincerely Yours.
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On that track, she sang: “I don’t give a f**k about The Delevingne, that Rita girl, about Jourdan Dunn.”
If she ever gets around to making another album, she will have learnt her lesson not to drop names.