Rebekah Vardy has trademarked the phrase 'Wagatha Christie', despite not coining the phrase.
The footballer's wife lost a libel trial to Coleen Rooney last year, as Rooney had deduced she had been leaking stories to the media.
2J878DT London, UK. 13th May, 2022. Coleen Rooney leaves The Royal Courts of Justice after her libel case with Rebekah Vardy, Coleen Rooney who is the wife of Derby County manager and former England football player Wayne Rooney, and Rebekah Vardy, wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy are locked in a libel battle also known as the "Wagatha Christie" trial after accusations that Mrs Vardy leaked false stories about Mrs Rooney to the press. Credit: Lucy North/Alamy Live NewsThe trademark means she can bring out a range of products using the phrase.
In June, a play based on transcripts from the High Court battle last year will be featured at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin.
The organisers say the show will go on despite the trademark.
