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Coleen Rooney defends her seventh holiday amid Wayne’s birthday and drink-driving scandal

The pregnant star is enjoying a half-term holiday to Barbados with the kids

Pregnant Coleen Rooney has defended plans to enjoy her SEVENTH holiday of the year by jetting off to the sunny Caribbean with her children.

And a new report suggests the star’s sun-soaked vacation to Barbados will clash with husband Wayne Rooney’s birthday, meaning she’ll be out of the country as he turns 32.

According to the Daily Star, she’s jetting off to the luxurious Sandy Lane Hotel with sons Kai, seven, Klay, four, and Kit, 22 months, over this week’s half-term.

But Wayne isn’t able to join them because of his footballing commitments.

If Coleen and the kids are flying today, that means he’ll be marking his birthday on Tuesday, 24th October, with no wife or kids around.

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The newspaper claims some of Wayne’s teammates have organised a night out for him instead – but given what happened the last time Wayne had a night out with pals… well, no wonder a source has told Daily Star that Wayne would be best staying at home.

Wayne was pulled over by police in Cheshire on September 1 following a boozy night out, while driving a car belonging to office worker Laura Simpson, who was in the passenger seat.

The footballer pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge and was handed a two-year driving ban and 100 hours of unpaid community service.

Coleen has since been pictured out and about without her wedding ring.

A source said: “Coleen is still not sure what the future holds for them, considering his previous behaviour. But Wayne is so determined to get everything on the straight and narrow with his wife.

“He’s a genuine family man, who loves Coleen and dotes on his kids, and is doing his best not to screw up any more.”

According to The Sun, Coleen booked the holiday to escape the recent stress caused by Wayne’s drink-driving arrest in another woman’s car.

An insider claimed: “She is still very angry at Wayne. But she doesn’t see why she or the children should suffer.

“She doesn’t really want to leave Wayne at home as she feels like she can’t trust him. But she doesn’t really want to go on holiday with him either.”

It’s Coleen’s seventh holiday this year and second trip to Barbados; she’s also been to Italy, Portugal, Majorca, Ibiza and Greece, not to mention the likes of Madrid, Amsterdam, and Lake Como for weekends.

Coleen defended her travel plans in a sassy tweet last week, saying: “7th Holiday??? ….. I thought it was more than that!! Half term with the kids…. hope you all enjoy yours & make lots of fun memories.”

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Meanwhile, as neither Coleen nor Wayne has publicly said anything about the state of their marriage, it’s led to a wave of wild speculation.

We’ve had random claims such as Coleen’s given Wayne a list of marriage guidelines to follow and banned him from seeing certain friends, to Wayne apparently planning to propose again in a bid to sweep her off her feet.

There’s also been a rumour that Wayne told Coleen he’d stop going out as much if she stops going on holiday.

We’ll take it all with a pinch of salt…


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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