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Rebekah Vardy is giving her first interview since losing to Coleen Rooney in the so-called Wagatha Christie trial, stressing once again that she ‘did not do it’.

In a teaser clip for the interview, Vardy breaks down in tears as she tells her side of the story.

The clip from the 40-year-old’s conversation with TalkTV’s Kate McCann, which is set to air on TV this week, opens with Vardy reluctant to answer a particular question put to her.

‘Oh come on… you can’t ask me that,’ she says.

Vardy, who’s married to England footballer Jamie Vardy, doubles down on her claim that she did not leak ‘false stories’ about Rooney, 36, to the press, after she was originally accused of doing so in October 2019 – when Rooney used the now-famous phrase: ‘It’s…… Rebekah Vardy’s account.’

‘I will say that till I’m blue in the face – I did not do it,’ she affirms.

The former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star, who said she felt ‘extremely disappointed’ after the verdict of the trial was announced, tells McCann how she feels ‘let down’ following the judge’s ruling.

‘I feel let down by a lot of people, a lot of things. But mostly I feel let down by the legal system,’ she states.

She then breaks down in tears, her eyes welling up as she continues with the interview.

People will have to wait until tomorrow night to find out the full extent of what Vardy has to say, amid the news that a TV drama about the libel trial is in the works at Channel 4.

Rooney first claimed that Vardy had leaked stories about her to the press after conducting a ‘sting operation’ for several months, before making her accusation in a lengthy statement published on social media.

Vardy vehemently denied the claims, proceeding to sue Rooney – who’s married to retired professional footballer Wayne Rooney – for libel.

When Justice Steyn delivered her ruling, she said that it was ‘likely’ that Vardy’s agent at the time, Caroline Watt, ‘undertook the direct act’ of passing the information to The Sun.

The judge continued: ‘Nonetheless, the evidence … clearly shows, in my view, that Mrs Vardy knew of and condoned this behaviour, actively engaging in it by directing Ms Watt to the private Instagram account, sending her screenshots of Mrs Rooney’s posts, drawing attention to items of potential interest to the press, and answering additional queries raised by the press via Ms Watt.’

She added: ‘In my judgment, the conclusions that I have reached as to the extent to which the claimant engaged in disclosing to The Sun information to which she only had access as a permitted follower of an Instagram account which she knew, and Mrs Rooney repeatedly asserted, was private, suffice to show the single meaning is substantially true.’

Reacting to the verdict, Rooney said: ‘Naturally, I am pleased that the judge has found in my favour with her judgment today.

‘It was not a case I ever sought or wanted. I never believed it should have gone to court at such expense in times of hardship for so many people when the money could have been far better spent helping others.’

Vardy said: ‘I am extremely sad and disappointed at the decision that the judge has reached.

‘It is not the result that I had expected, nor believe was just. I brought this action to vindicate my reputation and am devastated by the judge’s finding.’

Continuing, she stated: ‘The judge accepted that publication of Coleen’s post was not in the “public interest” and she also rejected her claim that I was the “Secret Wag”. But as for the rest of her judgement, she got it wrong and this is something I cannot accept.’

She also pleaded with people to stop sending abusive messages in her direction, stating: ‘As I explained in my evidence I, my family, and even my unborn baby, were subjected to disgusting messages and vile abuse following Coleen’s Post and these have continued even during the course of the trial.

‘Please can the people who have been abusing me and my family now stop. The case is over.’

Coleen and me… is due to air on Wednesday August 3 at 7pm on TalkTV.

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