Coleen Rooney reportedly believes husband Wayne’s community service for drink-driving could finally force him to ‘grow up’.
The Everton footballer was slapped with 100 hours of service after being caught three times over the legal limit while driving with party girl Laura Simpson, 29, earlier this month.
And sources claimed Coleen, 31, who is expecting her fourth child with Wayne, sees him as a ‘big kid’ and thinks his punishment is the wake-up call he needs to ‘man up’.
Rumour has it: Coleen Rooney reportedly believes husband Wayne’s community service for drink-driving could finally force him to ‘grow up’
‘Coleen has said the best thing that could have happened to Wayne is getting this 100-hour community service,’ a source told The Sun.
‘She thinks this may be the shock he needs to grow up. She has always said he is like her fourth child.’
‘It’s time for Wayne to man up. The latest events are the last straw. Coleen thinks this might be the making of him.’
The insider also claimed the ex England skipper does very little around the house and is always ‘playing computer games’.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Coleen Rooney for comment.
Taking responsibility: Sources claimed Coleen, 31, who is expecting her fourth child with Wayne, sees him as a ‘big kid’ and thinks his punishment is the wake-up call he needs to ‘man up’
Other sources claimed Coleen is annoyed at Wayne’s driving ban as it means he won’t be able to take her to hospital during her pregnancy.
‘She won’t be able to rely on him to ferry her around during her pregnancy – particularly when she goes into labour,’ a source told the Daily Star.
‘She will suffer too for his stupidity.’
The source added: ‘[Coleen] knows he was targeted by the girl [Laura] and that the police arrived before anything happened. But she is still angry.’
Claims: ‘Coleen has said the best thing that could have happened to Wayne is getting this 100-hour community service,’ a source told The Sun
‘Suffering for his stupidity’: Other sources claimed Coleen is annoyed at Wayne’s driving ban as it means he won’t be able to take her to hospital during her pregnancy
The claims come after Wayne apologised for his ‘unforgivable lack of judgement’ as he was banned from driving for two years and given 100 hours’ community service on Monday.
The 31-year-old was stopped by police while driving 29-year-old party girl Laura Simpson home from a night out in her Volkswagen Beetle in Cheshire at 2am on September 1.
Rooney was stopped because Laura’s car had a faulty brake light. He was almost three times the legal limit.
The Everton striker was handed a 24 month driving ban and given 100 hours’ community service as part of a 12-month community order imposed at Stockport Magistrates’ Court today.
Ban: Rooney apologised for his ‘unforgivable lack of judgement’ after pleading guilty to a drink-driving charge (pictured leaving Stockport Magistrates’ Court on Monday)
Sheepish: Wayne has been banned from driving for two years and given 100 hours’ community service
Mistake: The former England captain apologised for his ‘unforgivable lack of judgment’ in a statement issued after his plea
In his statement he said: ‘Following today’s court hearing I want publicly to apologise for my unforgivable lack of judgment in driving while over the legal limit. It was completely wrong.
‘I have already said sorry to my family, my manager and chairman and everyone at Everton FC.
‘Now I want to apologise to all the fans and everyone else who has followed and supported me throughout my career.
‘Of course I accept the sentence of the court and hope that I can make some amends through my community service.’
Claims: It comes after Coleen reportedly slammed Laura Simpson for allegedly targeting the Everton footballer in a bid to launch a reality show, reports The Sun
It comes after Coleen reportedly slammed Laura Simpson for allegedly targeting the Everton footballer in a bid to launch a reality show, reportsThe Sun.
A source told the website the 31-year-old star was becoming more sympathetic towards Wayne and thought Laura was a ‘fame-seeking slapper’.
Earlier this week Laura was given a grilling on This Morning when she said that Coleen shouldn’t forgive Wayne and added ‘I don’t think he deserves it.
Describing the night, she said: ‘Basically, we just got a cab. It was a bit of a whirlwind really. There was no conversation. We just ended up in my car after getting out of the cab.’
Night out: Laura enjoyed a night out with Wayne Rooney before he was arrested for drink-driving earlier this month
Reports: The source told the website: ‘Coleen has been furious at Wayne. But the more she learns, the more sympathetic she is to Wayne’s version of events. She labelled Laura a ‘fame-seeking slapper’
When asked what she was planning to do with Rooney, she replied: ‘Go home.’
She denied previous claims she said she had ‘kissed and cuddled’ the footballer, claiming the night had been ‘blown out of proportion’.
She admitted that the scandal must be difficult for Rooney’s pregnant wife Coleen to deal with, but insisted she had spoken to her and explained the situation.
Speaking out: Earlier this week Laura was given a grilling on This Morning when she said that Coleen shouldn’t forgive Wayne and added ‘I don’t think he deserves it’
The source added that Coleen reportedly wasn’t impressed with Laura’s TV appearance or her ‘changing story’ saying ‘She still thinks Wayne was in the wrong — but for the first time it seems he has some light at the end of the tunnel.’
Meanwhile Coleen was seen enjoying a night out at the Cilla Black musical amid the revelations.
The smiling star looked radiant in a floral shirt as she posed up with a pal on one of her few outings since the news broke.
Laura met Wayne at a Cheshire nightclub before they were stopped with Wayne behind the wheel of her VW Beetle at the start of the month.
Hitting back: She denied previous claims she said she had ‘kissed and cuddled’ the footballer, claiming the night had been ‘blown out of proportion’
Longtime love: The source added that Coleen wasn’t impressed with Laura’s TV appearance or her ‘changing story’ saying ‘She still thinks Wayne was in the wrong — but for the first time it seems he has some light at the end of the tunnel’
She has previously been quoted as saying she ‘kissed and cuddled’ Rooney and would have had sex with him if they hadn’t have been stopped.
Rooney drove her home in her VW Beetle, but their night out was ruined when police pulled them over due a faulty brake light and discovered Wayne was over the drink drive limit.
Neither Rooney nor his wife have officially spoken about the incident, although Coleen has moved out of the family’s £6million home and has twice been seen out without her wedding ring since her husband’s arrest.
Friends have previously suggested it was likely they would reconcile, and Coleen has reportedly asked Wayne to take a break from his football career with Everton to spend time working on their marriage.
Wayne is still wearing his wedding ring. His case is due to come before a court next week, when it is likely he will be banned from the road.
Call: She admitted that the scandal must be difficult for Rooney’s pregnant wife Coleen to deal with, but insisted she had spoken to her and explained the situation
Laura was previously quoted as having said her tryst with the former England captain was ‘only a bit of harmless fun’, before admitting they probably would have ‘ended up s******g’ had it not been for the police stopping her car as he drove them home from a bar.
She had travelled more than 20 miles from her home in Irlam, north-west Manchester, to get to the bar, where regulars said they had not seen her drinking before.
She left her job as a property development company sales manager in Greater Manchester shortly after the scandal broke, but it is unclear what, if any, new role she has taken up.
Sweethearts: Wayne and Coleen have been together since they were teenagers