I’M A Celebrity chiefs codenamed Wagatha Christie sleuth Coleen Rooney “Marple” to keep her signing under wraps, The Sun can reveal today. Bosses chose the moniker of author Agatha Christie’s detective Miss Marple — played by Joan Hickson on TV — in their own top-secret mission to prevent any leaks. 5 Coleen Rooney is set to sign a £1million deal with ITV after her time in the jungle Credit: ITV 5 Coleen's canoe capsized as she headed into the jungle Credit: Rex 5 Coleen and Wayne Rooney with their four children Credit: Instagram Coleen, 38, wife of footie legend Wayne, had been dubbed Wagatha in 2019 after planted fake stories on her private Instagram to trap someone leaking stories about her.
She accused former WAG pal Rebekah Vardy prompting Rebekah to launch a £1.8million High Court libel battle, which Coleen won. Our revelation comes millions watched mum-of-four Coleen take part in a race to reach the camp last night as the Aussie jungle challenged kicked off on ITV1.
A source told The Sun: “Bosses at ITV were desperate to keep Coleen’s signing a secret for as long as they possibly could. READ MORE ON COLEEN ROONEY my girl Coleen Rooney's husband Wayne breaks his silence before her I'm A Celeb debut HOME TURF I'm A Celeb's Coleen Rooney's husband Wayne & TWO of their kids won't go to Aus “She’s the biggest and best for years and they broke the bank to get her, so they wanted to keep schtum on it until the last minute. “They come up with a codename.