Coleen Rooney has arrived! Mother-of-four is the TENTH star to arrive in Brisbane and reveals Wayne’s parting words ahead of her much-anticipated appearance on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
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She took the courtroom by storm when she defeated Rebekah Vardy in the sensational 2022 libel case, which earned her the infamous title of Wagatha Christie.
And now Coleen Rooney has arrived in Australia to triumph in this year’s I’m a Celebrity and be crowned Queen of the Jungle.
The 39-year-old wife of football star Wayne Rooney reportedly paid £1.5million to appear and was the latest celebrity to land at Brisbane Airport.
The mother-of-five, husband Wayne revealed, wore a gold chain with her sons’ names and wished her ‘good luck’ before leaving.
She also admitted that her last school run was “very emotional”, with a few tears.
Coleen Rooney arrives at Brisbane Airport in Australia ahead of her appearance on the new series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Football star Wayne Rooney’s 39-year-old wife reportedly paid £1.5million to appear and was the latest celebrity to land in Australia
“Mine,” she told the Ny Breaking. ‘Not so much for the children. I just did it like normal.”
She has left the former Manchester United striker to care for their five sons Kai (14), Klay 10, Kit (8) and Cass (5) in the comfort of the £20million Cheshire mansion they share.
But MailOnline revealed it is likely her boys will make the trip Down Under with a close group of friends and family to wait for Coleen when she leaves the Jungle next month.
Rooney’s defamation case against fellow Wag, Rebekah Vardy, will certainly be a focus for her appearance in the Jungle, with ITV bosses reportedly hoping she will reveal more information about the media sensation.
The Mail on Sunday revealed that long-time presenters Ant and Dec plot ‘Wagatha Christie’ jokes at the expense of Leicester striker Jamie Vardy’s wife when talking about Mrs Rooney on the show.
Plans include putting money in a ‘swear jar’ every time the duo mentions the Wags’ [footballers’ wives and girlfriends] defamation lawsuit.
Five years ago, Rooney accused Vardy, 42, of leaking stories about her to the media.
It came after she set a trap for the mother-of-two by posting made-up stories that could only be seen by Vardy and which would then appear in a national newspaper.
Mother-of-five, husband Wayne revealed, wore a gold chain with her sons’ names and wished her ‘good luck’ before leaving
Rooney then announced to her social media followers: “It’s… Rebekah Vardy’s account.”
While discussions over Ant and Dec’s script for the show are ongoing, the punch line is expected to play a major role in the programme.
A show insider told the Mail on Sunday: ‘Conversations about scripts and processes generate hilarious ideas, like a curse jar.
‘One plan involves having tasks based on a Cluedo-like idea with Coleen as the detective. But there are reports that Rebekah is getting lawyers to watch the show because she owns the trademark of the phrase Wagatha Christie.
‘It will all be ironic, but Rebekah probably won’t see it that way. She’s still very bitter.’
The Wags remain locked in High Court hearings over costs, some of which Vardy wants to write off as unreasonable.
She appeared on the show in 2017, when it was believed she had received £100,000. She was the third contestant to be evicted.