Wayne Rooney fears being exposed by wife Coleen in lucrative I’m A Celebrity stint
Wayne Rooney is reportedly concerned that Coleen Rooney would open up about his ‘past misbehaviour’ on I’m A Celebrity.
Coleen, 38, is set to be flying to Australia next month to join the ITV reality series as a campmate in what is thought to be the biggest deal in the show’s history.
However, Wayne, 38, is said to be ‘worried’ that she will drudge up the past because she is ‘very open and honest’.
A source told OK Magazine: ‘Wayne is a little worried about what she will say about their marriage, and whether all his past misbehaviour gets brought up.
‘Coleen is very open and honest – if she bonds with someone in there, she will talk about everything she’s been through, including stuff with Wayne and Becky.’
Wayne has previously been at the centre of scandals concerning his past behaviour with alcohol and other women.
In 2017, Wayne was stopped by the police after being found behind the wheel of a VW Beetle belonging to lettings agent Laura Simpson, who had met Wayne on a night out while his wife Coleen – who was pregnant with their fourth child – was on holiday.
Coleen spoke about the incident in Disney Plus documentary The Real Wagatha Story saying: ‘It was just sickening. I’ve had that feeling in my stomach a few times and I would never wish anyone to feel that.’
She continued: ‘Wayne just said, “sorry, I’m sorry” and I said “well you can’t be sorry because it’s wrong what you’ve done”, and I just kept saying “you’re stupid, you’re so stupid”. I was just heartbroken.’
In 2010, It was claimed by Helen Wood that the Derby County manager paid £1,000 for a threesome with her and Jennifer Thompson in a Manchester hotel while Coleen was five months pregnant.
Six years previously Wayne confessed to soliciting sex workers in Liverpool while dating Coleen, saying at the time: ‘I was young and stupid. It was at a time when I was very young and immature and before I had settled down with Coleen.
Addressing his indiscretions in Amazon Prime documentary Rooney, Wayne said: ‘Stuff which has happened in the past with girls for instance, of course, it’s the stuff I regret, so much I feel there’s stuff stuck against my name.’
Coleen’s rumoured I’m A Celebrity appearance comes days after Rebekah Vardy was ordered to pay her a further £100,000 after she lost her High Court claim in 2022.
The trial centred on Coleen accusing Rebekah of leaking her private information to the press on social media. Rebekah lost the libel case and was later ordered to pay 90% of Coleen’s fees, with an initial payment of £800,000.
However, this week senior costs judge Andrew Gordon-Saker ordered Rebekah to pay a further £100,000 to Coleen within 21 days.
According to The Sun, ITV bosses are hoping Coleen will reveal further details about the fall-out with Vardy, as well as her life with Wayne and their four sons on I’m A Celebrity.
Coleen’s fee is understood to be the largest in the show’s history, trumping Nigel Farage’s £1.5million last year.
Rebekah appeared on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2017, becoming the third campmate to be eliminated.
Metro has contacted Coleen and Wayne’s reps for comment.
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Wayne Rooney reportedly has reservations about Coleen Rooney’s rumoured I’m A Celebrity appearance (Picture: Getty) Wayne Rooney is reportedly concerned that Coleen Rooney would open up about his ‘past misbehaviour’ on I’m A Celebrity. Coleen, 38, is set to be flying to Australia next month to join the ITV reality series as a campmate in what is thought…