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Topics: Coleen Rooney, Celebrity, Im A Celebrity, ITV, Reality TV, TV And Film
Rhianna Benson
Topics: Coleen Rooney, Celebrity, Im A Celebrity, ITV, Reality TV, TV And Film
I'm A Celeb fans have recently learned that - despite having been together since they were teenagers - Coleen Rooney and her footballer husband Wayne don't actually live together.
Speaking ahead of her ongoing stint in the ITV jungle, the 38-year-old made an emotional admission, touching on the harsh realities of being married to a globe-trotting sports star.
For those unfamiliar with the Rooney's love story, the pair attended school together in a Liverpool suburb, first meeting when they were just 12 years of age.
After taking their relationship to the next level at 16, Coleen was there every step of the way when Wayne was first scouted to play for Everton before moving to Manchester United, earning himself the reputation as one of the greatest British footballers players of all time.
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In 2008, they made their love official by tying the knot.
In the years that followed, however, Wayne travelled the world for work while all the while Coleen remained at home raising their four sons, Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, eight, and Cass, six.
In 2019, however, the much-loved WAG was sky-rocketed into a new level of stardom herself as part of a court case against fellow footballer's wife, Rebekah Vardy, which would later be dubbed 'Wagatha Christie'.
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The trial secured Coleen a hefty financial win, as well as a Disney+ documentary series and a British Vogue cover shoot, with many fans now wanting to hear her side of every story, including her romance with Wayne.
And ahead of appearing on this year's series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, she shocked fans by revealing that she and her children now live separately from Wayne full-time.
Asked by the MailOnline how her husband would fare without her for a month, she admitted the pair 'barely see each other' as is, following the acceptance of Wayne's managerial role for Plymouth Argyle.
The head coach role keeps the ex-England captain down in Devon throughout the majority of the year, while Coleen and her kids live in Cheshire.
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"Wayne comes back once a week, sometimes twice, depending on the fixtures," she told the publication.
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"Usually, he has Sunday off so he might come home. He’ll come home on a Saturday evening and spend Sunday with us, depending on what the boys have got on.
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"Time together is limited, more so than ever now because of the travelling and stuff."
In another interview, she told press that the couple had considered moving down south with their children, but due to the stages at school they're currently facing, they thought it best to remain up north.
"Kai's now in year 10 and the other boys are all settled at school, so it didn't seem fair," she told the Sunday Mirror.
"There's lots of FaceTime and it's manageable, it's life. Other couples and families have similar situations and have to get on with it."
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