Speaking to dancer Oti Mabuse on 'I'm A Celeb', Coleen said: "All he wanted to do was play football. He struggled with the fame side of it, he hated that.
"If he could’ve just played football and had none of the fame, I think he would’ve been happier within life. He’s made mistakes along the way, but from [age] 16, obviously you’re going to, that’s life. We had to grow up quick, because we were living in the public eye.”
She added: "It has been difficult, but we’re happy now, after all those years... we’re a team."