Wayne Rooney left wife Coleen 'scarred' with 'daft' behaviour as Man Utd legend & current Plymouth boss is cited as 'one of the reasons' for her decision to join I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here

The Manchester United legend, who is now in charge of Championship side Plymouth, is preparing to bid farewell to his long-term partner as she jets off to Australia and enters the jungle. Coleen is said to be earning the biggest fee ever paid to an I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here contestant.

Coleen is heading Down Under as her four sons are old enough to be left with family, while Wayne is considered to have earned trust from his wife that was once eroded by questionable behaviour. A source has told The Sun: “He’s grown up. He’s definitely changed and Coleen totally trusts him. This is one of the reasons she’s agreed to do the jungle. She knows she can go off and pursue her own work projects safe in the knowledge Wayne isn’t going to blow up and do something daft again.”

The source added: “One of the most common factors in the incidents in the past has been that Wayne always seemed to go off the rails when Coleen was away, or when he was overseas and left to his own devices. It’s naturally left Coleen a little bit scarred, but those fears and apprehensions no longer apply. Everyone around them has noted a total change in his behaviour in the last two or three years. They are more loved-up than ever now and she believes he is focused on being a good dad and husband — as well as a coach.”

Wayne has grown accustomed to living apart from Coleen over recent months, as he is based in Devon after taking managerial reins in Plymouth while his wife – along with their children Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass – live 260 miles away at a £20 million ($26m) family home in Cheshire.