Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story — how to watch, trailer, premise and everything we know

Coleen sitting in court for Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story
The Real Wagatha Story gives fans exclusive access to Coleen Rooney's life. (Image credit: Disney+)

Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story is a documentary that focuses on the libel case which was colloquially known as "Wagatha Christie".

The highly publicized dispute between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy resulted in lots of columns, memes, and social media updates, with people everywhere invested in the drama between the two women.

It all kicked off after Coleen accused Rebekah of leaking "false stories" about her private life to the tabloids, and Rebekah sued her for libel. Vardy lost the case.

Now, a documentary will explore Coleen Rooney's side of the story, providing some more information about her, and what it's like being married to a world-famous football star Wayne Rooney.

Here's everything we know about ...

Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story release date

Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story will be available to stream on ITVX from Thursday, November 14, 2024. 

ITV has licensed UK original Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, from Disney Entertainment to ITVX and ITV2 as the nation prepares to watch Coleen join I’m A Celebrity 2024. 

The documentary was previously launched in October last year on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK.

Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story premise

Coleen Rooney photographed in a courtroom

Coleen Rooney is at the heart of this documentary. (Image credit: Disney+)

The synopsis for the documentary reveals: "Uncovering one of the biggest tabloid news stories in Britain for the last decade, it reveals how Coleen turned amateur online sleuth to find an explanation for why private stories concerning herself and her family continued to appear in the media. 

"The three-part series looks at the circumstances that led to her infamous Instagram post that ‘broke the Internet’ all the way to Coleen successfully defending herself in one of the UK’s highest-profile High Court defamation cases of recent years."

It adds: "As well as the case itself, we will explore how Coleen has had her life played out in public for the last 20 years. We know her as one of Britain's most famous celebrities and wife of England’s record-scoring footballer Wayne Rooney."

In the trailer, Coleen is asked if she still has the post on her phone to which she replies: "Yeah, yeah. They are my words and I stick by them".

Who will feature in Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story?

Coleen Rooney and Wayne Rooney arriving at the trial

Coleen Rooney and Wayne Rooney photographed at the Royal Courts of Justice. (Image credit: Getty Images)

As well as Coleen herself, it sees Wayne Rooney talk and the documentary synopsis teases it will explore their marriage and how that saw her thrust into the limelight.

In addition to this, we are expected to meet some of Coleen's family and friends who have been interviewed as part of the project.

Is there a trailer?

Yes and it's tense!

Official Trailer | Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story | Disney+ - YouTube Official Trailer | Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story | Disney+ - YouTube
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Claire Crick
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