At the height of her husband’s fame, Coleen Rooney appeared to be just another WAG: one of the “wives and girlfriends” who trailed around after their footballing partners at tournaments around the world. The assuredly sexist term gained huge popularity during the 2006 World Cup, focusing on Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Cole and Rooney and implying they were utterly defined by who they were sleeping with.
How things have changed. Having survived her husband Wayne’s occasional indiscretions, and a high-profile, high-risk court case, too, Coleen Rooney is forging a reputation absolutely of her own.
