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Judi James & Susan Knox

Wayne and Coleen Rooney's united front signals 'he's out of the doghouse', says expert

Coleen Rooney and her husband Wayne were all smiles as they attended the premiere of their new tell-all Amazon documentary, Rooney, on Wednesday night.

The loved-up couple arrived at Home Cinema in Manchester to watch the screening of the documentary, which will detail Wayne's boozy binges and cheating scandals.

Coleen, 35, and Wayne, 36, will open up on how the life-changing scandals affected their family throughout their 20-year relationship.

And following their red carpet debut - where the couple looked happier than ever - body language expert Judi James shared her thoughts on their rare united front.

"It’s unusual to see the Rooney's putting on a united front for the cameras without Wayne looking like he’s just emerged from a long stint in the dog house," Judi shared with the Mirror.

Judi James shared her thoughts on their rare united front (Dave Benett/WireImage)

"But this really does look like a mutual show of red carpet support as they plug their new documentary - in which she describes Wayne’s behaviour as unacceptable while clearly accepting it to the point where they look happier together here than they have done for ages."

Amid Coleen's ongoing court case with fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy, Judi shared her thoughts on Coleen's newfound confidence as she stood alongside her husband at the Manchester premiere.

"With the court case going on in the background as well, Coleen’s body language looks designed to signal confidence and resilience," the body language expert told.

Coleen and Wayne were all smiles on the red carpet (Dave Benett/WireImage)
Judi shared her thoughts on Coleen's newfound confidence (Dave Benett/WireImage)

"Her fixed smile is very Hollywood and the one hand on the hip in a partial splay when she poses alone suggests she can be assertive when she wants to be. Her hand is wound around her husband’s back here and he responds by leaning in slightly towards her and reciprocating with his own one-arm hug.

"His smile looks a little spray-on but he’s not short on effort here and the only curious point is the distance between their two torsos."

The expert went on to address Wayne and Coleen's body language with one another, suggesting that the football star allowed his wife to take the limelight on their special night.

The pair stormed the red carpet together (Getty Images)

"From a long-term married couple who are now described as being in a great place you might expect some torso touch or snuggling or even a few fond moments of mutual eye contact," Judi suggested.

"The spatial behaviour looks a bit odd but then perhaps they wanted to signal it was primarily Coleen’s night rather than indulging in any more intimate PDAs for the cameras."

Rooney is available to stream on Amazon Prime on Friday February 11.

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