Wayne Rooney has broken his silence on wife Coleen's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! stint and has also revealed that he would like to do the show himself

Wayne Rooney encourages I’m A Celeb viewers to vote for Coleen to do a trial - The former England footballer said he was ‘proud’ of how Coleen was doing in the Australian jungle in a post on social media on Saturday.

Coleen Rooney could be furious with her husband Wayne after his social media pleas for the I’m A Celeb star to take part in Bushtucker trials. The England and Manchester United legend admitted that their family was “missing her” on the ITV spin-off show, but they were very proud of the contestant for entering the jungle.

Wayne Rooney opens up about wife Coleen's jungle stint and even says he will do the show one day - as well as saying how proud he is of his wife

Coleen McLoughlin and Wayne Rooney first met in Croxteth, Liverpool at just 12 years old when they became part of the same friendship group - but while they have been in each other's lives since 1998, they didn't start dating until they were 16.

I'm A Celeb fans have recently learned that - despite having been together since they were teenagers - Coleen Rooney and her footballer husband Wayne don't actually live together.