Rebekah Vardy may not be in Australia at the moment, but she's certainly on the minds of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.
The Geordie duo kicked off the second episode of the new series with another playful dig at the mother-of-five, who was a contestant on the popular ITV show in 2017.
Things escalated in camp when Coleen Rooney discussed the notorious Wagatha Christie trial with her famous campmates. In October 2019, Coleen posted her now infamous "It's.... Rebekah Vardy " tweet, accusing fellow WAG Rebekah of leaking stories about the Rooneys to the media, the Mirror reports.
Coleen's sleuthing earned her the nickname Wagatha Christie, leading to a multi-million pound court case which she won. However, Rebekah had the last laugh when she trademarked the term Wagatha Christie, meaning she could receive a payment if Ant and Dec use the phrase in full at any point.
After Coleen spoke about the toll the trial took on her health, Ant and Dec couldn't resist a cheeky quip. Dec said: "She owns the phrase. She trademarked that famous phrase".
"Oh you mean Waga..." Ant began, before Dec quickly interrupted him. "Sssssh. We can't say it. Don't say it."
Catching on, Ant warned viewers: "If we say those two words we get sued and have to put a load of money into.... Rebekah Vardy's account."
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The camp conversation kicked off when Dean mentioned Wagatha Christie, leading journalist Jane Moore to remark to Colleen: "That was epic though what you did! "
GK Barry then queried if Coleen had been apprehensive about posting the original message. She replied: "No, because I just didn't think it would have the impact it did, because I was just that sick and tired of it, it was draining."
The 38-year-old added: "That was my worst nightmare to go to court. I felt like it was like putting on a show for the whole world."
She shared with the group: "What got me, over the whole thing, was it became a bit of a joke and that's really disappointing, it wasn't a joke for me. No one knew the full story."
This follows Coleen's exclusive weekend interview with the Mirror, where she expressed her wish to move past the label. Coleen told the publication how she didn't want to be known as Wagatha Christie.
She stated: "I think I'd rather just be known as Coleen from Liverpool. Not from any other type of place. It's just me, as I always have been, so hopefully people just think she's that scouser that she's always been."
Coleen opened up about her stance on discussing past issues in the jungle, saying: "That's a place that I've been, I've dealt with it. I did the documentary to draw a line under it and it depends on what conversation it actually is at the time.
"In my life now, I'm just moving forward and not looking back. That's something I've done my whole life, dealt with things and moved forward at the time and got on."
She further added: "There are more important things to think about with the family and kids. So it depends on the conversation at the time and what's said. But talking to the press and stuff, I did the documentary to explain what happened, my view on it and just get on with my life really."
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