Coleen Rooney is going to great lengths to keep an eye on her husband Wayne – by effectively sending a chaperone out with him whenever he goes socialising without her.
The 35-year-old WAG has been married to 36-year-old footballer turned manager Wayne since 2008 and together they share four sons; Kai, 12, Klay, eight, Kit, six, and three-year-old Cass.
Over the course of their 14-year long marriage, Coleen and Wayne’s relationship has been rocked by a string of scandals – with alcohol blamed as a catalyst for the ex-England player making bad choices.
Now Coleen is reportedly demanding either her brother, Joe McLoughlin, or someone else she knows and trusts goes out with Wayne whenever he goes out without her.
A source told The Sun: “Booze has been a central theme every time they’ve hit the rocks.
"He knows bad things happen when he gets drunk, that he loses control and makes awful decisions.
“Coleen doesn’t trust him or the people he is out with, especially when it involves alcohol."
The source said Coleen sees her childhood sweetheart as 'someone who needs to be kept on the straight and narrow.'
It is argued that Coleen has taken he drastic step to ensure Wayne doesn’t make any other future ‘mistakes’ that could drag their relationship back into the headlines.
The Mirror has contacted the couple’s spokesperson for comment.
Coleen will be featured in a new Amazon documentary, titled Rooney, later this month where she will be seen addressing the controversies that have rocked their marriage.
In pre-released footage that goes some way to back up The Sun’s source, Coleen is shown saying: "I knew groups Wayne was hanging around with - together with alcohol - not good. I forgive him but it wasn't acceptable."
And even Wayne himself addresses his past indiscretions, telling cameras: “People still look at me in a different way. For me, it's important that people remember me for who I am rather than what I've done."
Way back in 2002, Wayne sparked controversy when he was accused of sleeping with three prostitutes at three different times – bedding a then-21-year-old Charlotte Glover, who he gifted an autograph, Gina McCarrick, then 37, and then also sleeping with a 48-year-old grandmother, while the incidents did not come to light until July 2004.
Coleen later revealed she forgave Wayne as their relationship at the time of his indiscretions had not turned serious.
She wrote in her autobiography: "The truth is, and I've never said this before, at that time in our relationship I'd never even slept with Wayne.
“I was only 16 and we weren't having that kind of relationship at that stage. We used to meet at the chippy or the cinema."
In 2010, however, Wayne was accused of cheating on Coleen with a £1,000 per night prostitute named Jenny Thompson – romping with her while Coleen was pregnant with her and Wayne’s first son, Kai.
Wayne was soon after accused of enjoying a threesome with Jenny and a second prostitute named Helen Wood.
In 2017, Wayne was engulfed in fresh controversy when he was found drunk behind the wheel of a car int he company of barmaid, and the car’s owner, Laura Simpson – while Coleen was pregnant with her and Wayne’s fourth son, Cass.
Wayne later plead guilty to drink-driving and a judge handed him a two-year driving ban, ordered he complete 100 hours of unpair work, and fined him £170.
Party girl Laura, however, claimed she apologised to Coleen for having Wayne in her car – but did told her “nothing happened” between the two.
Rooney is available to stream via Amazon Prime from Friday 11 February 2022.
