Glamorous Coleen Rooney enjoyed a fun girls’ day on Wednesday as she claimed she was embroiled in yet another legal battle with Rebekah Vardy, this time over £1.5million in legal costs.
The WAG and mother-of-four, 36, put aside her worries for the fancy dinner with her pals, at which she looked stunning in a green silk dress.
Sources claim that the beauty, who won her historic “Wagatha Christie” defamation trial earlier this year, has doubled the cost she is asking of the originally proposed £750,000 sum.
Beauty: The glamorous Coleen Rooney enjoyed a fun girls’ day on Wednesday as she claimed she was embroiled in another legal battle with Rebekah Vardy, this time over £1.5million in legal costs
During lunch with her closest and dearest friends, she looked gorgeous in the light satin dress which she paired with black leather heeled boots.
She wore huge gold Chanel earrings and a bag by the expensive French designer while sipping cocktails with her equally stylish friends.
Coleen posed for a solo photo at Kitten Japanese restaurant in Manchester before snapping a group photo outside the chic restaurant.
Together: The WAG and mother-of-four, 36, put aside her worries for the fancy meal out with her pals, where she looked stunning in a green silk dress
It’s believed the new charges could mean a return to court for Coleen and Rebekah, with the mother-of-four also expected to pay £500,000 in legal costs.
A source told The Sun: “This cost hearing was always supposed to take place, but following her win, Coleen’s cost has doubled what she originally requested.
‘[Rebekah] will now probably have to hire lawyers at his own expense to forensically deny Coleen’s claims one by one. Just as Coleen is adamant that she’s entitled to every penny, Becky probably won’t let that happen.
“If Coleen had stuck to her original guess, then maybe this would have been a done deal.”
Posing up a storm: She accessorised with giant gold Chanel earrings and a bag by the expensive French designer while sipping cocktails with her equally stylish friends
MailOnline has reached out to representatives from Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy for comment.
It was previously reported that Coleen and Rebekah were preparing for a final dramatic showdown in the High Court over who would foot the million-pound bill in their costly “Wagatha Christie” defamation battle.
Sources close to Coleen – who won the case in July – told The Mail on Sunday she will fight to get Rebekah to pay the full amount, which is estimated at up to £3million.
Usually, a winning party still has to bear about 30 percent of the costs.
Buddies: Coleen posed for a solo photo at Kitten Japanese restaurant in Manchester before snapping a group photo at the chic eatery
However, Coleen’s team claims the judge’s scathing ruling that Becky sold stories about her to The Sun newspaper meant it was “unimaginable” that she would not be forced to pay the full amount.
Ms Justice Steyn ruled that Becky and her agent Caroline Watt had leaked stories about Coleen, wife of former England captain Wayne.
Rebekah is suing her former girlfriend for defamation over a now-famous social media post in which Coleen described how she set up a “sting operation” by posting fake stories to select followers on her private Instagram account to uncover who had leaked stories about her to The Sun.
The October 2019 “big reveal” post ended, “It’s … Rebekah Vardy’s account.”
money drama! Sources claim that the beauty, who won her historic “Wagatha Christie” defamation trial earlier this year, has doubled the cost she is asking of the originally proposed £750,000 sum
After Rebekah took legal action, Coleen offered her an offer to dump, meaning they would both walk away and pay their own costs. She also suggested making a donation to charity.
But Rebekah refused, leading to a costly lawsuit. Now that she’s won, Coleen wants her rival to pay.
A source close to Coleen said: “Coleen didn’t want that to happen. She knew the money would be better spent on so many other things, but she wasn’t going to let Rebekah get away with not paying the full cost.
“She tried to work that out early, but Rebekah didn’t want it. And if you look at the structure of the ruling, it’s inconceivable that a judge would not agree that she will pay her in full. Let’s not forget, this lawsuit was filed by Rebekah and she lost spectacularly.
Tough: The new charges could mean a return to court for Coleen and Rebekah (pictured) with the mother-of-four also expected to pay £500,000 in legal costs
During a preliminary hearing in March last year, the cost was estimated at £1.3million.
Now, following the High Court’s two-week hearing in the case, reports have claimed the total could be as much as £3million.
Rebekah’s solicitor, Hugh Tomlinson QC, is reportedly asking for £10,000 a day, while his counterpart, David Sherborne, is asking around £8,000.
There is speculation that Rebekah and her husband, Leicester City striker Jamie, will have to sell their Portuguese mansion to pay for court costs.
Tough: Rebekah sued her former girlfriend for defamation over a now-famous social media post in which Coleen described setting up a ‘sting operation’ by posting fake stories to select followers on her private Instagram account to reveal, who leaked stories about her (pictured in 2016)
