Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (12938617p) Coleen Rooney leaving the High Court. Coleen Rooney vs Rebekah Vardy trial, Royal Courts of Justice, London, UK - 13 May 2022 Rebekah Vardy, is suing Coleen Rooney, 36, the wife of former England footballer Wayne Rooney, 36, for defamation after Rooney claimed that Vardy was the source of leaked stories about her to The Sun newspaper.