Coleen Rooney reveals her marriage to football icon Wayne has been a ‘battle’ at times but says the strength of the couple’s love has helped their relationship survive
Despite their numerous difficulties, Coleen Rooney says she and her husband Wayne’s love for one another has never waned during their 15-year marriage.
It is this love that has proved a foundation during their rockiest moments, which she admits have at times meant keeping their relationship together has been a “battle”. “We’ve had our ups and downs,” says Coleen, in a remarkably candid chat. “Obviously everybody knows. It’s been hard to go through it in the public eye but there has always been love there. If the love is gone then, you know, it’s pointless. But if not, you’ve got something to work for.”
In a new interview with Vogue magazine, who she welcomed to the family of six’s £20million, six-bedroom mansion in Cheshire, Coleen admits the couple have weathered storms that had her questioning their longevity. “It’s been a battle at times,” she reveals. “I look at [any] situation we’re in and think, âCould we move forward from that? Is it worth moving forward from that?’ I don’t just give up.”
Coleen, 37, jokes she has even remarked that her husband’s infidelities put her in a better stead to cope with his misbehaviour. “We’ve never backed away from it,” she continues. “We own it. I remember having a conversation about this with someone and I said, âWell, do you know what your wife gets up to every day and night? At least I know what my husband’s doing!’ It mightn’t be good, but I know. People lie to themselves.”