This archive report was first published on 10 October 2019.
On August 3, 2016, Coleen Rooney attended a testimonial match for her husband at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium.
A high-profile row between the wives of two top English soccer players has gone viral after one accused the other of leaking stories about her to a tabloid newspaper.
Coleen Rooney, wife of England and Manchester United's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney, turned sleuth to solve the mystery of who was sharing her personal information with The Sun.
Rooney suspected a follower of her personal Instagram account had been consistently informing The Sun of her private posts and stories.
She blocked everyone from viewing her Instagram stories except one person, Rebekah Vardy, and then posted a series of false stories to see whether they leaked out.
Only one person had viewed the false stories, and that person was Vardy's account, Rooney alleged.
Denying any responsibility for the leaks to The Sun, Vardy suggested others had accessed her account.
Rooney's post was retweeted tens of thousands of times with more than 177,000 likes.
