Coleen Rooney speaks for first time about ‘hurt and shame’ of Wayne visiting sex worker

The couple had ‘screaming matches’ about his infidelity, according to Coleen
Tina Campbell9 November 2023
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Coleen Rooney has admitted that she felt “hurt and shame” when her husband Wayne hit the headlines for sleeping with a sex worker.

The businesswoman, 37, speaks for the first time about the incident, which took place in 2002 when the former England footballer was 16, in her new autobiography, My Account.

Coleen also shared that she and Wayne Rooney had full on “screaming matches” after she learned about his infidelity when he slept with Gina McCarrick, then 37, at a brothel that charged £45 in Liverpool.

In an extract in the Mail, Coleen wrote: “The full story was that when he was sixteen, Wayne had visited prostitutes in a Liverpool massage parlour.

“When Wayne sat me down and told me it was true and that the story was about to break in the national press I was confused and hurt. I couldn’t even speak to him.”

Adding: “More than that, I felt ashamed.”

Coleen and Wayne were childhood sweethearts and first got together when they were 16. They married in an idyllic ceremony in Italy and in 2009 and have since welcomed four sons together.

Keeping their relationship going took a lot of work, Coleen stated.

She continued: “Everyone knew, and everyone seemed to have an opinion. I sat with it all swirling around me like some horrible dream, unable to decide what was best or what I wanted.

“A voice inside me told me not to do anything rash and not to make a decision in the midst of my anger.

“Dealing with that kind of thing was heart-breaking enough, but I was 18 years-old. I was upset and confused, not knowing what to think or how others might react.”

Rooney said that she was not ready to give up on their relationship and gave him another chance after he admitted he was “devastated” by the way he had acted.

She said they had “a few screaming matches” but accepted that they were in a “stronger place” and have both grown up a lot since first meeting.

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