Everyone's favourite amateur sleuth Coleen Rooney is ready to leave behind her 'Wagatha Christie' moniker as she ventures into the jungle, admitting, "I want to be known as Coleen from Liverpool." The wife of football ace Wayne Rooney , who's been a tabloid staple for over 20 years, became an even bigger sensation following her viral tweet outing Rebekah Vardy for leaking stories about the Rooneys to the press. Her sleuthing skills earned her the nickname Wagatha Christie.
When asked what she thinks about the name and the possibility of being remembered in a different light, perhaps as queen of the jungle, Coleen expressed: "I think I’d rather just be known as Coleen from Liverpool . Not from any other type of place. It’s just me, as I always have been, so hopefully people just think she’s that scouser that she’s always been.
" Just hours before heading into camp on Wednesday evening, Coleen, 38, offered her exclusive insights during her only interview pre-show and shortly after began filming. Amid her busy day, she made a few brief calls, but as a hands-on, pragmatic mum, there wasn't much time for sentimental chats with hubby Wayne. Coleen recounted: "My phone got taken off me when we landed.
Like, when I came out of the airport. My last one was to Wayne, the kids were at school, so I’d already pre-spoken to them knowing that when I landed, they would have been at school. I just checked on everything.
"And then before that I spoke to my mum because she’s looking .
