I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! was less than five minutes into its 2024 launch episode when co-presenter Declan Donnelly served up a Wagatha Christie pun.

One half of the infamous libel case - a play on detective fiction author Agatha Christie and the 'wives and girlfriends' of superstar sportspeople term - Coleen Rooney is amongst this year's jungle campmates, following in the footsteps of her rival Rebekah Vardy back in 2017.

As Dec made a funny throwaway reference to their legal battle in the opening segment of the show, fans celebrated on social media.

Having namechecked McFly band member Danny Jones, boxing legend Barry McGuigan and influencer GK Barry on the I'm A Celeb roster, Dec told those watching at home: "Then of course we've got Coleen Rooney... it'll be nice for Coleen to face a trial that doesn't involve Rebekah Vardy!"

Kicking the air in amusement, his friend and colleague Ant McPartlin shouted: "Ha-haaaay! There'll be loads of them!"

Another person added: "Oh it wasn't even 4 mins and they referenced Rebecca Vardy! I can't wait for this to be the reference at every opportunity."

It all began just over five years ago, with Manchester United FC and England national football team all-timer Wayne Rooney's wife alleging on X that private posts from her Instagram were being leaked to The Sun, and in order to catch the individual responsible, she'd restricted access on who could view them.

It turned out that the only person able to do so was Rebekah, who's been married to Leicester City FC striker Jamie Vardy since 2016. Once this story went viral, Rebekah herself responded by claiming that her Instagram account had been hacked.

Skip to June 2020 and Rebekah sued Coleen on the grounds of defamation. Despite early success in the case, by July 2022 the judge had ruled against Rebekah and determined that Coleen was in the right.

Several months later, she was ordered to pay 90% of Rebekah's legal costs, which amounted to in the realm of £1.5 million.