Can it really be just ten days ago that the case of the century began in our High Court? It feels as if Wagatha Christie has been going on for ever. Every media outlet has devoured each stiletto stab between rivals Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy . Now they are bitter adversaries and it has captivated the nation, even if we don't wish to own up to our guilty fascination. AMANDA PLATELL: Women are judgmental in a way men rarely are Is this because the case shines a harsh light on a hard truth: that many women are mean girls at heart? And that men like to watch a catfight? For those just arriving from Mars , this is the battle to the death for the reputations of two WAGs, or footballers' wives. We are either Team Rooney or Team Vardy. Both have spent an estimated £1.5 million on lawyers fighting the case. Also about £50,000 on designer clothes, with Rebekah winning the fashion stakes but Coleen the sympathy vote, with her broken ankle in a support boot and one Gucci loafer. What lies behind our captivation with this High Court scrap is a subliminal recognition that women can be… Read full this story
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