Coleen Rooney is hopeful that appearing on I’m A Celebrity...
Get Me Out Of Here! will give people “a better idea of what kind of person I am”. The wife of former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 38, has been embroiled in a high-profile libel battle with fellow footballer’s wife Rebekah Vardy, who previously competed on the ITV reality show in 2017. Advertisement She has been confirmed in the line-up alongside former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse, champion boxer Barry McGuigan, N-Dubz band member Tulisa Contostavlos, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall, Loose Women’s Jane Moore, and McFly singer Danny Jones.
Wayen and Coleen Rooney attend the screening of Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story last year (Peter Byrne/PA) When asked about the “biggest misconception” she wants to dispel, Rooney said: “I have been in the public eye for over 20 years now and people take what they want from it. Advertisement “I do think people will get a better idea of what kind of person I am.” She was dubbed Wagatha Christie in 2019, when she accused Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, of leaking her private information to the press in a viral post on social media.
In July 2022, a judge at the High Court found the post was “substantially true”. Speaking about going on the programme, Rooney said: “It has been year after year I have been asked to go on a programme, and it’s always been a straight “no”. Advertisement “Over the years.