Wayne Rooney's marriage and scandals: Wedding, admitting to using prostitutes and US arrest

Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin were childhood sweethearts.

The couple met when Coleen was just 12 years old in the Liverpool suburb of Croxteth.

But things didn't turn "official" for the pair until they left school at the age of 16.

With Wayne's Premier League and England football career taking off, they tied the knot in a lavish wedding in June 2008.

Wedding

Wayne and Coleen got married in the resort of Portofino in June 2008 after six years of dating.

The couple were paid a reported £2.5 million by OK! Magazine for exclusive wedding information and pictures.

Wayne's favourite band, Stereophonics, and Coleen's favourite band, Westlife, played at the wedding in Italy.

Family

Just a year after their dream wedding, they welcomed their first child, Kai Rooney, in November 2009.

Their second child, Klay Anthony Rooney, was born three and a half years later in May 2013.

Wayne and Coleen became parents for the third time in January 2016 when Coleen gave birth to another boy, Kit Rooney.

Baby number four, Cass Mac, came in 15 February 2018.

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Wayne admitted to sleeping with prostitutes

Wayne and Coleen are one of the world's most high-profile couples but things haven't always been smooth sailing for them.

The former Manchester United star admitted to sleeping with prostitutes,

"Foolish as it now seems I did on occasions visit massage parlours and prostitutes.

"I now regret it deeply and hope people may understand that it was the sort of mistake you make when you are young and stupid," he said in a statement.

"It was at a time when I was very young and immature and before I had settled down with Coleen."

Rooney's agent Paul Stretford confirmed the statement was correct at the time.

Pictures in a hotel room in July 2021

Pictures emerged on social media in July 2021 which showed Wayne asleep in the chair of a budget English hotel with girls stripped to their underwear around him.

After the photos were posted a caption read: "Mooney Rooney".

It has been reported Greater Manchester Police is investigating over some photos and clips, which we have not published, in which Rooney may have been the victim of a set up.

It's believed Rooney fell asleep and was unaware of the snaps being taken without his consent, with the 35-year-old sitting upright in a hotel room chair with his hands in his pockets.

There is no suggestion Rooney did anything untoward or behaved inappropriately and a friend of the girls told The Sun there was no sexual contact.

Move to America

The family moved to America when Wayne signed a deal with Washington MLS side DC United.

He said: "I think this is a great place to bring my family. I came over and had a look around.

"I had been here before but came over to see it first hand and it seemed like the right place my family could move over and have a nice upbringing.

"I've been to Los Angeles and New York and it's too hectic for me. I've never fancied going to live in London. I need my own space to get away from things.

"Washington gave me the opportunity to do that."

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