Mrs Vardy unsuccessfully sued Coleen Rooney after she publicly accused her of leaking details about her personal life to The Sun.

The high-profile libel case attracted significant attention due to both parties’ relationships to well-known English footballers, as well as Mrs Rooney’s novel investigative techniques, particularly sharing fake life updates with different Instagram followers.

The High Court in London eventually concluded in July 2022 that Mrs Rooney’s allegations were substantially true.

A specialist costs court yesterday ruled that Mrs Vardy should pay around £212,000 in assessment costs in addition to the £1.19 million she had already agreed to pay, The Times reports.

Following his final order, Judge Mark Whelan said: “I do mean it when I say I hope that this is the end of a long and unhappy road.”