War of the WAGs gathered momentum last week when big-name celebrities waded into the bitter spat between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy.
And Coleen, 33, who is said to be desperate to move past the scandal, was dealt a fresh blow when Piers Morgan shared a selfie with Rebekah, 37 – who has furiously denied Coleen’s allegations that she sold stories from her private Instagram account – poking fun at Coleen by using her now-famous caption, “It’s… Rebekah Vardy”.
Meanwhile, Robbie Williams, who is a longtime pal of Coleen’s husband Wayne, gave an interview calling out Coleen’s online sleuthing as “a dangerous game to play”, adding, “I understand Coleen’s need for revenge, and I probably would have done the same, but we have to be careful – it’s suicide-causing, provoking those levels of shame.”
Sources tell Closer that Coleen has been left “stunned and upset” by the support for Rebekah – who is eight months pregnant.
The insider reveals, “While Coleen expected a backlash from Rebekah’s friends and family, she didn’t expect the likes of Robbie and Piers to get involved. She is starting to believe she’s becoming public enemy number one and doesn’t know what’s coming next.”
Wayne, 34, and Robbie, 45, have been pals for years – the singer gifted Wayne one of his Brit Awards and Wayne appeared in a documentary honouring the former Take That star in 2016.
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Coleen sparked fresh speculation into her marriage last month when she failed to join Wayne and their sons Kai, 10, Klay, six, Kit, three, and Cass, one, on a family trip to Barbados. Two weeks ago, Coleen posted a snap of her and Wayne enjoying a date night – the first time they’ve been pictured together in three months – but sources tell Closer the move was more Coleen’s way of keeping up appearances.
The source says, “Coleen immediately took Wayne to task over why he’s allowing people like Robbie to comment publicly. Not once has Wayne defended her since this all began, and she’s had enough of him staying quiet – especially as it’s his friends who are now getting involved. With so much negativity around her right now, Coleen can’t face more intrusion into her marriage again. She posted the snap to silence critics and to hide the truth about her marriage that she is hurt and feels betrayed that Wayne hasn’t defended her. He says he doesn’t want to get involved in the drama.”
CHECK OUT Wayne and Coleen Rooney relationship timeline
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Even though they first met at school when they were 12, Wayne and Coleen first started dating after they finished school at the age of 16.
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At just 17 Wayne joined Everton football club and even though they'd only been dating a year Coleen admitted that they had already discussed getting married.At the time she admitted: "We want to spend the rest of our lives together and there's no stronger commitment than getting married."
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The happy couple got engaged in 2003 at a petrol station after Wayne got down on one knee. He asked his childhood sweetheart to spend the rest of their lives together with a £46,500 engagement ring.
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Coleen discovered that Wayne slept with a 48-year-old nan in a brothel back in 2002
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The WAG then defended her fiancé and admitted when he cheated they hadn't slept together yet. She added, "we weren't having that kind of relationship at that stage."
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Wayne and Coleen looked totally loved up at a public event a year before they got married
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At the age of 22, Wayne and Coleen tied the knot in a church in Italy!
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2009 – A year after their wedding, the happy couple welcomed their first child Kai into the world
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Just a year after they had their first child it was alleged that while Coleen was pregnant, Wayne cheated with prostitutes Jennifer Thompson and Helen Wood.
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Even though Coleen and Kai moved out of their family home following the allegations, the married couple put their troubles aside and reunited.
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The happy couple look so adorable with their son Kai while they await the arrival of their second child
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The Rooney's welcomed their second baby into the world – Klay
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In 2016, the Rooney family welcome baby Kit into the world
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During the summer holidays Coleen denied being pregnant after this photo emerged (even though she was)
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After denying her pregnancy for weeks the happy couple soon confirmed the exciting news - that they're having their fourth child!
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It was shortly after the Rooney's announced they're having their fourth child that Wayne was pictured and arrested for drunk driving.
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Things went from bad to worst after it came to light that Wayne was driving Laura Simpson's car. She then spoke out and claimed that they "had a kiss, a hug, some banter, harmless fun".
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It was then reported that Coleen along with her sons had fled from the family home after revealing her marriage was over.
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Following the scandal, Wayne received a driving ban for two years following his arrest and Laura appeared on This Morning to deny ever cheating with the footballer.
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After weeks of speculation around the couples marriage, it appeared that all was forgiven and forgotten as it was reported that the pair were planning on renewing their wedding vows.
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Coleen then surprised everyone by being totally honest in a Facebook post and admitted that although she's been through a "shit time" she decided to forgive her husband because she wants to "try and continue our marriage and live as a family".
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In February 2018 the Rooney family got even bigger as the happy couple welcomed their fourth child into the world - baby Cass!Yup. They broke their tradition with names beginning with 'K' but the little is adorable so who cares, ey?
Last week, Rebekah cryptically posted, “Allow your enemies their space to hate; they will destroy themselves in the process.” And it seems as though the tide has begun to turn against Coleen since she was initially lauded for her detective work, where she planted fake stories on her Instagram, gaining her the nickname WAGatha Christie. But now support has increasingly switched to Rebekah as the public has also called for Coleen to release the evidence she said she had collected.
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One fan wrote online, “Coleen started off saying she had evidence so she was confident to name and shame. Becky has now denied it, so why hasn’t Coleen released her evidence? Hmmmm.” Another agreed, “If you throw accusations, then you should be the one to back it up. So where is Coleen’s evidence? It’s up to her to prove her claim, not for Rebekah to prove otherwise. It seems Coleen might not be so confident as she made out she was and there are a lot of people out there who will have to say sorry to Rebekah!!”
Others agreed with Robbie, saying, “Robbie is correct. It’s a dreadful world that we live in now where public shaming is the norm even for trivial things.” Another wrote, “I have to say I agree. Why didn’t she just block her, let her know in private why she was blocking her and leave it at that?”
The source says, “Friends wouldn’t be surprised if Coleen now regrets her actions, as they seem to have backfired. She thinks Wayne could put a stop to it and reach out to his 15million Instagram followers to get people on her side. She has always been incredibly loyal to him and the first time she’s needed him he hasn’t been there for her.”
Read more in this week's Closer magazine, out now!