How ‘revenge' inspired Coleen Rooney set to become TV's newest power couple with Wayne amid I'm a Celeb and MOTD deals
But now Coleen Rooney is
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Coleen Rooney has proven her doubters wrong and is now a TV powerhouse
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The former WAG is now her family's main breadwinner
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Coleen and husband Wayne are both in demand
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- and thinks making her own cash is the perfect way to do that.
An insider told us: 'This is just the start for Coleen and she can be very determined when she wants to be.
'She's sick of hearing that she would be nothing without Wayne or she only stays for the money - she's now a multimillionaire in her own right and she's not stopping there.
'She's the reason they got this big
Disney
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They added: 'She turned down a lot when the boys were little and now her career is as important as Wayne's. It's the ultimate revenge on her doubters.'
The Sun has contacted representatives for Coleen for comment.
The Sun told last week how Coleen's earnings have now eclipsed those of the ex-England footballer after
business
ventures made a £1.3million profit.
Figures for her firm, CWR 2021, indicate the income from her endorsements and media career
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Earlier this year, Coleen agreed to a reported £10million deal with Disney which will see her and Wayne appear in a
documentary
with their four sons - Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, 8, and Cass, 6.
Things are really looking up for the couple as
Wayne Rooney lands £800k deal to be Match of the Day pundit as he and wife Coleen become British TV's new power couple
He is also signed up as a panellist for the channel's 2026 World Cup coverage from the US, Mexico and Canada.
A source added: 'With Coleen's amazing Disney contract, and Wayne's new
BBC
deal, they will officially become one of the country's most influential media
power
couples. It's a very exciting time.'
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The couple have four sons - Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, 8, and Cass, 6
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They recently enjoyed a date day at Wimbledon
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Wayne Rooney's record-breaking career
WAYNE Rooney took the football world by storm when he made his debut for 2002 with Everton.
He quickly became the club's youngest-ever goalscorer aged 16 years and 342 days and was named the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year.
The striker joined Manchester United in 2004 and spent 13 years at Old Trafford. He went on to make 559 appearances for the Red Devils and scored 253 goals. To this day he is still the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
Following his spell with United, Rooney returned to Everton for a season. He also spent one-season stints with D.C. United and Derby County at the end of his career.
As well as his impressive club career, Rooney is also England's second-highest goalscorer with 53 goals in 120 appearances, behind only Harry Kane.
After hanging up his boots, the England icon turned to a career in management.
He took charge of Derby County in 2020 and managed to just about save the club from relegation from the Championship at the end of his first season.
However, with Derby handed a 21-point deduction the following campaign, he was unable to keep them up again and subsequently left.
Then came a 15-month spell in charge of MLS side D.C. United. He failed to impress during his time in Washington and parted ways with the club at the end of the 2023 regular season.
Rooney was controversially handed the Birmingham job in October 2023, replacing John Eustace with the club doing well and sixth in the Championship table.
However, in 15 games he suffered nine defeats and managed just two wins. He was sacked in January 2024 with Birmingham down in 20th. The club were relegated to League One at the end of the campaign.
He returned to management in May with Plymouth Argyle but managed just five wins in 25 games. The United legend now finds himself out of work once again.
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