Kingsley Napley and Brabners have picked up roles to advise on a defamation battle between celebrity duo Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy.

Rebekah Vardy, the wife of Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy, has launched a defamation claim against Coleen Rooney, the wife of Derby County player Wayne Rooney, according to court documents filed on June 12. The lawsuit against Rooney is for alleged libel and slander.

The move follows an argument between the two women that erupted on social media in October 2019, when Rooney alleged that Vardy's Instagram account was responsible for leaking inaccurate stories about her to the press after Rooney posted false stories on her Instagram account.