Coleen's marriage 'gamble'

Coleen Rooney's new reality TV show with husband Wayne could damage their relationship, an expert tells New

- Leo Roberts

Wayne and Coleen Rooney could be gambling with the stability of their relationship by exposing their private lives to TV cameras, a top psychologist tells new.

Their 10-part Disney+ docu-series, which promises to show the couple “like we’ve never seen them before”, may pile unbearable pressure on the pair, who have endured more than their fair share of ups and downs over the course of their 23-year relationship.

“So many celebrity couples break up after being on reality TV because the show doesn’t just reflect the relationship, it reshapes it,” says TV psychologist Emma Kenny. “Coleen and Wayne must remember that a TV show is only temporary – but the emotional consequences can be permanent.”

According to a source, the show, which has the working title The Rooneys, is the brainchild of Coleen, 39, who, following the success of her Disney+ documentary, Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, and her stint on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2024, is keen to be seen as more than just another WAG.

“Their Disney documentary is going to be huge and I think Coleen really wants this,” our source tells us. “She wanted to get back into television, but it had to be the right thing. This is all about her and she’s kind of proving a point.

“She’s sick of people saying that she’s a footballer’s wife.”

The series will shine a light on Coleen’s new entrepreneurial endeavours, while viewers will watch Wayne, 40, swap footie training for the school run. But despite the mum-of-four’s positive reasons for wanting to take part, Emma warns that sharing their private life with the public could backfire.