One comedian who claims to have made the word “Wagatha Christie” – now a world title – says he’s shocked that it was applied by the Supreme Court and “mainstream” three years after making the first line.
Dan Atkinson, a Kent-based writer and comedian, said he first noticed the pun, 20 minutes after he first tweeted, on October 9, 2019, the day Coleen Rooney announced that he believed WAG colleague Rebekah Vardy was selling stories. to the press about him.
Rebekah, 40, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, is suing Coleen, 36, after the much-publicized fallout. The couple is currently dealing with a £3m defamation case in the High Court.
Noting the observer, Atkinson said she was surprised that people were making money off her fine – with an enterprising stylist who would make £50,000 in 24 hours after putting funny nicknames on black shirts, she didn’t take advantage of it. its line.
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Writer Dan Atkinson tweeted the word “Wagatha Christie” the day Coleen Rooney announced she believed Rebekah Vardy had leaked stories about her to the national press – a term used by the Supreme Court this week during Vardy’s £3m defamation lawsuit against Coleen Rooney . (pictured: Rooneyes coming to court today)
The tweet that made headlines around the world … but Atkinson says the fact that he shared it with a typo that spelled “WAGagtha” still haunts him.
Missed Opportunity: The city-based writer said he never thought of making money off the slogan, despite an enterprising designer making £50,000 in 24 hours after putting a funny nickname on black t-shirts.
He added that he was ashamed for even spelling the word game wrong. The original tweet, “WAGAgatha Christie,” said a typo, according to Atkinson, “will haunt her.”
Regarding his momentous moment, the joker said that within five minutes of the tweet, people liked the phrase, but he didn’t expect it to go viral.
He said he was shocked that some joked that he had to be a “knight” just because he was joking.
Three years later, Atkinson said it was a unique experience to see that phrase re-enter the mainstream.
He wrote: ‘I was completely unprepared for the utter madness of articles and headlines being made; I couldn’t open a website or a newspaper without my ridiculous sentence being forced to 32 points.’
Rebekah Vardy was seen arriving at the Supreme Court on Tuesday with her husband, Jamie, of Leicester City.
Super Detective: Atkinson’s quote about Coleen Rooney’s detective skills (left) ravaged the internet three years ago, with fans rushing to commemorate her on Wikipedia, calling her the “reincarnation” of Agatha Christie (right)
From Friend to Foe: Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy disagree with Coleen’s allegations that Rebekah was selling stories about her after reading them on WAG’s private Instagram account. World Cup match in 2016)
He admitted that he hadn’t thought of an opportunity to monetize his words, saying, “It didn’t even occur to me that there might be a snowy corner,” while missing copyright opportunities. For about 45 minutes, I was very pleased to have accomplished something that impacted my children…”
Designer Ozzie Shah took his public spit out by printing Rooney and Vardy’s T-shirts that read “Wagatha Christie” at the time.
Designer Ozzie Shah made Wagatha Christie t-shirts for £11.99 in the days following the bombshell announcement and made £50,000 in 24 hours.
Noticing the fight, Shah began selling the t-shirts for £11.99, giving 10 percent of the sales to the MIND charity.
Jamie Vardy made his first appearance at the London trial today when he joined his wife to hear former England teammate Wayne Rooney’s testimony in the defamation lawsuit against Coleen.
Rooney, 36, is expected to speak before the Royal Courts of Justice in London today, a day after his wife, Coleen, also testified and described the messages between Rebekah and her manager as “totally bad”.
Coleen accused Rebekah of divulging “false stories” about her private life in October 2019 after she said she had undergone a months-long “puncture operation”, and the prosecution for the assault is now final.
Source: Daily Mail
