REBEKAH Vardy will drag Wagatha rival Coleen Rooney back to court today over her “ludicrous” legal bill. Leicester striker Jamie's wife claims Wayne’s missus grossly inflated her £1.8million costs from their libel battle.
They include £2,000 for one of Coleen’s lawyers to stay at a five-star London hotel, with a £225 food and mini-bar tab. Raging Rebekah vowed to continue her fight with Coleen after accusing her rival’s lawyers of “trying to pick her pockets”. Their latest court showdown comes today, almost exactly five years since Coleen sparked their epic Wagatha Christie ding-dong by accusing her former friend of leaking stories about her.
Becky was ordered to pay 90 per cent of Coleen’s legal costs after unsuccessfully suing her for libel. But she is now contesting the £1.8million bill which she claims has been unfairly inflated by the wife of ex-England star Wayne.
It includes £2,000 for her lawyer to stay at the five-star Nobu Hotel in London, along with a £225 food and mini-bar tab. A source said: “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 over-billing her.
“From the costs of experts to legal fees, the figures are ludicrous. “They’ve taken a kitchen sink approach and are trying to get as much out of her as they can. “Why on earth would her lawyer need to have dinner at somewhere so exuberant that cod costs £52 — and.