Michael Sheen - known for his portrayals of real-life figures such as Sir Tony Blair and David Frost - will appear as Rooney's barrister in a drama based on the Wagatha Christie trial
Husbands Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy will be played by Dion Lloyd and Marci Nagyszokolyai respectively.
Dubbed the Wagatha Christie case when it first came to public attention in 2019, the drama unfolded when Rooney said in a social media post that she had carried out a months-long"sting operation" - and accused Vardy of leaking"false stories" about her private life to the tabloids.Vardy sued Rooney for libel, and the case came to a head earlier in 2022 as the claim was heard at the High Court.
Vardy, 40, lost the case against 36-year-old Rooney, with the judge finding Rooney's post"substantially true".Channel 4's two-parter will recreate the"high drama, high stakes High Court defamation case... a case that had a huge impact on the lives of the two women at its heart and catapulted the two sparring legal teams into the spotlight, where much like Rooney and Vardy, their every move in the courtroom was dissected and scrutinised in the press".
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