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Topics: Im a Celebrity, Wayne Rooney, Football
Luke Davies
‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!’ contestant Coleen Rooney has revealed how her husband, Wayne Rooney, got an embarrassing tattoo in the early days of their relationship.
Coleen, 38, is currently participating in the popular reality show in Australia and will be away from her husband for some time.
Reports via Closer suggest she has even ‘banned’ him from visiting her despite him ‘getting cover’ for his position as Championship side's Plymouth Argyle manager.
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The Liverpool-born star is also reportedly the joint-highest paid person ever to take part in the show (£1.5m according to the Independent) – alongside Nigel Farage – but is under strict rules if she wants to get her hefty payday.
As expected, her relationship with the former Man United and England star has been the subject of attention from her campmates during her time in the Australian bush.
Coleen opened up about her relationship with the footballer, firstly discussing how Wayne would arrive outside her school with his Everton teammates.
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“I was still at school when he was playing for Everton,” Coleen explained.
“I used to walk out, and all the girls were going, ‘Whose is that car there?’ And he was in a Bentley [...] and there’s Wayne in the passenger seat with his arm out and one of the [other] players like Thomas Gravesen.”
Gravensen was known for his eccentric personality but was, in fact, an excellent footballer who secured a move to Real Madrid to play alongside the likes of Ronaldo [Nazario] and David Beckham in 2005.
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The 38-year-old then recalled Wayne’s cousin calling her to clarify the spelling of her name, when she questioned the reason behind this, Wayne’s cousin replied: “I’m just with our Wayne in town, he’s getting a tattoo.”
She then continued to explain how the then-Everton forward was showing off his new artwork at a friend’s 18th birthday party.
"He’d got my name tattooed on him! At 17!” she added.
The couple reportedly met at age 12 in the north Liverpool suburb of Croxteth, but it is thought that their relationship began around age 16 – which coincided with Wayne’s rise to prominence at his hometown club.
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The pair married at a lavish wedding ceremony in Portofino, Italy, in June 2008 and have had four sons together.