Wayne and Coleen Rooney have enjoyed birthday celebrations over the weekend. The couple looked glamorous as they shared pictures on social media ahead of the former Everton FC striker’s birthday. Rooney will celebrate a special birthday on October 24, as he turns 40 and the celebrations are already underway.
On Instagram, Wayne shared a picture alongside wife Coleen. He wore a grey blazer, black pants and a white shirt. Coleen stunned in a laced burgundy coloured, skirt and top two-piece set. She added black heels to finish the look. Rooney captioned the post: “Early birthday celebrations. Thanks Coleen.” The post was shared to the social media accounts of both Wayne and Coleen.
The landmark birthday is already being celebrated by fans of the Premier League star. Melvin Odoom who appeared in I’m A Celebrity with Coleen, posted “happy birthday”, with two confetti emojis.
One comment described Wayne and Coleen as a “power couple” and another said “Gorgeous photo of you both, happy 40th birthday Wazza many many happy returns.”
Further replies were “Coleen looks stunning. Lovely to see you together” and “Happy Birthday Wayne, you look great.” Alongside her post, Coleen wrote: “My skin in glowing this weekend after my monthly treatment at @careoftheskin… Consistency is key.”
In a recent podcast with former Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand, Rooney opened up about the role Coleen has played in his life and how vital she has been for him and his career.
Rooney said his wife has helped him to stay “on the path” for over 20 years, admitting he thinks he would “be dead” without her. The 39-year-old also opened up about his battle with alcohol dependency and taking things “too far” at certain points of his life.
Rooney is considered one of the greatest strikers of all time, he is Manchester United’s leading scorer with 253 goals and was the record goalscorer for the England national team from 2015 to 2023. He joined the club in 2004 and netted a hat-trick on his debut in a Champions League tie with Fenerbahce.
He won five Premier League titles and the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup after joining from Everton for £27m in 2004. The 39-year-old had two separate spells at boyhood club, Everton.
He enjoyed a stint from 2002 to 2004, where he made a significant impact as a teenager, before a return from 2017 to 2018. He joined Everton’s youth system at age nine and debuted professionally at sixteen.
When asked by Ferdinand how important wives are to footballers and their career, Rooney said: “I honestly believe if she weren’t there I would be dead. I honestly believe that.” He spoke about Coleen being able to read him and at times “managing” him and guiding him.
Rooney said: “It’s annoying at times and I’m like ‘what are you doing?’, and you get annoyed, but everything she is doing is to keep me here on this road, to be the best person.” The former Everton forward told Ferdinand that Coleen has kept him on “path” for over twenty years.