Wayne Rooney reveals he sleeps with a HAIR DRYER blowing in his face as he leaves his fellow football stars stunned with bizarre bedtime routine

Wayne Rooney left his fellow football stars stunned when he revealed he sleeps with a hairdryer blowing in his face.

The former Portsmouth Argyle manager, 39, made the bizarre admission during an episode of the series Stick to Football Podcastafter being reminded of a moment from his early football career.

And his shocking admission that he needed the white noise to put him to sleep left Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Roy Keane baffled as they struggled to understand his bizarre bedtime routine.

His admission came as Gary recalled the time Wayne couldn’t wake up while sleeping in his hotel room after he was first called up to the England squad in 2003.

Gary told how a spare key had to be obtained from reception ahead of Wayne’s first ever team meeting, with the football hero revealing the reason for this.

After confirming he was playing for West Ham at the time, Wayne explained: ‘I’ve done that a few times while falling asleep, I like to sleep in the afternoon too. When I go to sleep, I sleep with the hairdryer in my face…’

The admission caused Arsenal legend Ian to burst out laughing as he asked: ‘The hot hairdryer?’ with Wayne clarifying that he prefers the cold air.

Explaining how this became a problem when he fell asleep in hotels, he explained, “Sometimes that turns off the alarm and I sleep through.”

Ian questioned him further and then asked: ‘So you needed that white noise?’, to which Wayne added: ‘I still have it now. So if I’m alone in a hotel, I have a hairdryer on.’

Baffled by his friend’s unusual sleep preferences, Ian further asked if Wayne uses apps to aid his sleep instead of a hairdryer.

Where Wayne then said, “I’ve tried all these different things, I’ve tried the apps, I’ve tried everything.”

When asked if the electrical device needed to be close to him, Wayne held up his hand and confirmed that the hairdryer was placed right in front of his face.

Shocked by Wayne’s confession, Roy intervenes and asks: ‘Is it all night?’, before swearing as Wayne confirmed it was.

It comes as it has been reported that Wayne will take on his new role as househusband this year as his wife Coleen, 38, has been inundated with TV offers amid her success with I’m A Celebrity.

The former Manchester United player was sacked by Plymouth Argyle after just 25 games in charge on Tuesday after the club sank to the bottom of the Championship.

Wayne would return to Cheshire to join Coleen and their children after the disastrous seven months of management.

In a statement, the former England captain thanked the club for its role and said Argyle would always have ‘a special place’ in his heart.

While the former footballer’s fortunes may be on a slight decline, Coleen’s appears to be on an upward trajectory.

The famous WAG has reportedly been considering several ‘very attractive’ TV offers following her promising performance on I’m A Celebrity, where she finished as runner-up. The sun reports.

And as the mother of four prepares for “her time to shine,” the couple is switching roles with Wayne returning home to support, the source told the publication.

The TV personality is reportedly looking forward to spending time with her children and Wayne before taking the plunge.

There are currently ‘four out of five’ TV deals on the table, which could see her appear alongside Lorraine Kelly and Holly Willoughby, according to The Sun.

The source told the publication that while Wayne’s wife is “sad” that he lost his post in Plymouth, she believes “every cloud has a silver lining” because they can now spend more time as a family.

However, they also revealed that Wayne’s presence at home would give Colleen time to best consider all her career options.

“Wayne’s football career has always taken priority, and rightly so given how successful he has been,” the source told The Sun.

‘But it looks like now is Coleen’s time to shine. She has supported him for the past 20 years, so now it may be time to play second fiddle to Coleen.”

The mother of Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, eight, and Cass, six, had turned down offers to appear on screen in the past due to a busy daily routine.

Speaking about her decision to head into the jungle, Coleen previously said she was ready to take part in the hit show because her children were ‘a bit older’, adding that she could now be away from them and focus ‘on her could feel ease.