Rebekah Vardy 'to drag Coleen Rooney back to court over legal bill'

Rebekah Vardy will drag Coleen Rooney back to court today over her 'ludicrous' £1.8 million legal bill that includes expenses for a luxury hotel stay and a mini-bar tab.

Rebekah, 42, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, was ordered to pay 90 per cent of Coleen's legal bills after losing their high profile Wagatha Christie libel trial in 2022.

However, Rebekah has reportedly claimed that Coleen, 38, has grossly inflated the legal bill. It is understood to include £2,000 for her solicitor's stay at London's five-star Nobu Hotel and a £225 food and mini-bar tab.

Accusing Coleen's lawyers of 'trying to pick her pockets', a source told The Sun: 'As far as Becky is concerned, they have been trying to pick her pockets because they think they can get away with it.

'They underestimated their costs and are overbilling her. From the costs of experts to legal fees, the figures are ludicrous.'

Insisting they are trying to take Rebekah for as much as they can, the source questioned why Coleen's lawyer would need to be eating expensive meals and expect the WAG to pay. 

They added: 'Becky won't stand for it. She will keep fighting in court until she feels there is a fair outcome.'

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A preliminary hearing is set to begin today at the High Court where Rebekah will argue that Coleen's claims are extortionate and contain errors. 

They reportedly believe there are at least £120,000 worth of costs that have been charged to her that were outside of the time frame for which she should have to pay.

The lawyers will also dispute what they claim is an unexplained six-figure difference between expected litigation costs and the final sum.

They include alleged inflated hourly rates from law firms Stewarts in London and Brabners in Liverpool.

Her legal team have also questioned how lawyers spent so much time on a case described as 'straightforward'.

The Court will then have to consider whether it was reasonable for the partner at Brabners to stay at the Nobu Hotel and charge dinner and mini-bar costs to the bill.

MailOnline has contacted Rebekah and Coleen's representatives for comment.  

A judge ruled in 2022 that Coleen's accusations that Rebekah had leaked stories on her to The Sun were substantially true.

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The WAG was ordered to pay 90 per cent of Coleen's legal bills after losing their libel trial at the High Court.

Rebekah always denied any wrongdoing, but she was described as an 'untrustworthy witness' who was likely to have destroyed potentially crucial evidence on purpose in Mrs Justice Steyn's devastating judgement on the case.

The after-shocks of the bombshell trial continue with the two parties wrangling over legal costs.

In May, Senior judge Andrew Gordon-Saker reportedly told Coleen and Rebekah's lawyers to come to an agreement, warning: 'This could go on and on'.

Back in 2023 the sum of the legal fees was still to be assessed but was estimated to be around £500,000.

Therefore the final libel bill is more than three times higher than Rebekah was expecting.