'Dad, there’s no point' - Coleen Rooney reveals 'sad' reason son Kai asked Wayne to stop coming to his football matches as Man Utd legend pays steep price for fame

Coleen opened up about one of the difficult aspects of fame as she revealed on I'm A Celebrity that the former Manchester United and England star would be swarmed by fans when he attended his son's games.

Due to the many fans asking for autographs, Rooney could not see Kai, now 15, in action, resulting in his son's heartbreaking realisation that there was "no point" in his dad going along to watch.

"Kai told Wayne to stop coming to football games, when he played grassroots [football] tournaments and stuff because he used to get swarmed and he couldn’t even watch the game," Coleen said. "How do you say to all of these kids: ‘Go away, I’m watching my son?’ Adults, it’s different, you could speak to them. So he (Kai) just said: ‘Oh, Dad, there’s no point you coming because you don’t even watch me play anyway,’ which is sad but it can’t be helped. At the same time the fans help you along the way and get you where you are."

Kai is currently playing in United's youth academy as he looks to follow in his dad's footsteps. The former striker, meanwhile, is under pressure at Plymouth as his side have won just four of their 18 matches in the Championship ahead of the weekend's clash with Oxford.