I'm A Celeb's Coleen Rooney opens up about early days with Wayne

Coleen Rooney opened up about the early days of her relationship with husband Wayne Rooney on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! on Tuesday night. 

The WAG met the former England footballer when they were just 12 years old but the pair did not start dating until she was 16. 

Coleen recalled 'getting embarrassed' when Wayne used to turn up at her school in a Bentley when he was playing for Everton.   

She said: 'I was still at school when he was playing for Everton. I used to walk out and all the girls were going, 'Whose is that car there?' 

'And he was in a Bentley and something else and there's Wayne in the passenger seat with his arm out and one of the players like Thomas Gravesen.'

She admitted: 'I just used to get embarrassed', before clarifying that the car wasn't his, 'he just used to get a lift home!'

Coleen also revealed that Wayne proved he was committed to her as he got her name tattooed on his arm.

Telling a story of going to her friend's 18th birthday party, she explained how she got a call from Wayne's cousin before asking if she spelt her name with 1 L or 2. 

Asking why, he said: 'I'm just with our Wayne in town, he's getting a tattoo.'

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Explaining she'd 'not long been going with him. I go to this party later on, and he's going to everybody like this [mocks showing her arm]. He'd got my name tattooed on him! At 17!'

Later on the ITV show, the campmates received their luxury items however, instead of the celebrities choosing what they wanted, their loved ones have sent them the surprise item.

And Coleen was sent a thoughtful personalised pillow with a family photo on so she can still see her four sons, Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, eight, and Cass, six.   

It comes after Coleen was in tears as she opened up about the loss of her little sister Rosie during Monday's I'm A Celeb.

She spoke to her campmates about Rosie, who tragically passed away in 2013 aged 14 after a lifelong battle with Rett syndrome, a rare brain disorder that causes severe disabilities.

Coleen confided in Dean and Oti saying: 'Even when Rosie died, I kept it together for me mum and dad.'

Revealing the anniversary of Rosie's death would be coming up in January she said:  'She was 14 when she died, she'd be 26 now. It's hard to lose a child, I've always said that… so we're lucky to have what we've got.'

I'M A CELEBRITY 2024: MEET THE ALL STAR LINE UP

OTI MABUSE  

AGE: 34

OCCUPATION: Professional dancer

FAMOUS FOR: Oti is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2019 and 2020. 

DANNY JONES 

AGE: 38

OCCUPATION: McFly singer

FAMOUS FOR:  Danny is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly. 

He is also a coach on The Voice UK. 

BARRY MCGUIGAN 

AGE: 63

OCCUPATION: Retired professional boxer

FAMOUS FOR:  Barry was nicknamed The Clones Cyclone and held the WBA and lineal featherweight titles from 1985 to 1986. 

GK BARRY

AGE: 25

OCCUPATION: TikTok star 

FAMOUS FOR: Grace is known for her comedic commentary on culture, lifestyle, and fashion. She has over 3.6 million followers and recently joined the Loose Women panel. 

DEAN MCCULLOUGH 

AGE: 32

OCCUPATION:  Radio 1 DJ 

FAMOUS FOR:  Radio 1 DJ Dean has been signed by I'm A Celeb bosses, in the hope that he will ruffle feathers with his outspoken views. 

Earlier this year it was announced Dean would be taking over the BBC Radio 1 Early Breakfast Show, after previously fronting the afternoon slot.  

JANE MOORE  

AGE: 62

OCCUPATION: Journalist

FAMOUS FOR:  Jane is best known as a panellist and anchor of Loose Women between 1999 and 2002.

She returned as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards.

Jane takes on the challenge following her high-profile split from husband of 20 years, Showbiz agent, Gary Farrow. 

MELVIN ODOOM  

AGE: 44

OCCUPATION: DJ and TV presenter

FAMOUS FOR: His work on radio. Melvin was previously courted by I'm A Celeb bosses back in 2021, but turned down the offer at the last minute.

He also had a primetime stint on Strictly back in 2016.

COLEEN ROONEY 

AGE: 38

OCCUPATION: WAG

FAMOUS FOR: Wagatha Christie case against arch rival Rebekah Vardy.

Reports claim that she has been offered the biggest deal in the show's history, exceeding Nigel Farage's £1.5million from last year.

ALAN HALSALL  

AGE: 42

OCCUPATION: Actor 

FAMOUS FOR: Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall was forced to withdraw from I'm A Celeb last year, after undergoing ACL Reconstruction surgery.

Bosses have now convinced the actor to sign up again, and no doubt he will draw in a huge fanbase thanks to his long-running role as Tyrone Dobbs on the soap. 

TULISA  

AGE: 36

OCCUPATION: Singer and former X Factor judge 

FAMOUS FOR: Tulisa reunited with N-Dubz last year for a tour after first finding fame with the band in 2007.

In 2011, she became a judge on The X Factor and went on to launch her debut solo album, The Female Boss. 

She released her fourth album with N-Dubz last year.