Coleen and Wayne Rooney’s marriage almost fell apart after the former Man United footballer made some mistakes following his meteoric rise to fame, leaving him with major regrets

How Coleen Rooney is making sure son Kai doesn’t go off the rails like his dad Wayne(Image: Getty Images)

Coleen Rooney is making sure her son Kai is “protected” from fame, with the 16-year-old already having a glittering football career ahead of him. But to make sure he doesn’t make the same mistakes as his dad, Wayne, she’s reportedly making sure he keeps up with his school work.

The mum-of-four shares her sons with husband Wayne, 39, as well as Kai, they have Klay, 11, Kit, nine, and Cass, seven. But 39-year-old Coleen is wary of her sons being thrust into the limelight at a young age, after witnessing how fame affected Wayne, who shot to fame at the age of 16.

The couple married in 2008, when Coleen was 22, and like any relationship, have had their fair share of rocky patches. Their marriage was on the brink in 2017 when reporters discovered the ex-footballer had been pulled over behind the wheel of another woman’s car while he was three times over the drink-drive limit.

Wayne Rooney met Laura Simpson at a bar before joining her for a drive in her VW Beetle. During her Disney+ documentary, Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, Coleen says: “I’ve had that feeling in my stomach a few times and I would never wish anyone to feel that.

Proud parents Wayne and Coleen with their son Kai(Image: Getty Images)

“You do think, do I actually know this person, when things like that happen. Y’know, you’re not the person I married and the person I want you to be.”

But having put their troubles behind them, Coleen and Wayne are back on track – and she wants to make sure her son Kai stays on the straight and narrow. The Sun reports a source said: “Kai is already being touted as one to watch and played a big part in Man United winning the Under 15s league.

Coleen is making sure Kai works hard at school, despite having a potential football career ahead of him(Image: Instagram/coleen_rooney)

“He’s being tipped to become a first-team player within the next couple of years. But Coleen is making sure that he doesn’t rely on it and has told him he has to do his GCSEs next year and still work hard at school, as nobody knows what’s going to happen.

“She’s playing a big part in his career, though, and is making sure he’s well protected and isn’t thrust into the limelight like Wayne was at such a young age.” Both Coleen and Wayne have been supporting Kai in his football, with the pair regularly celebrating his wins on social media.

Coleen wants her four boys to be true to themselves and won’t push them into football because of their dad

Kai has insisted that he is more keen on forging his own path within the game than following his dad. Mum Coleen revealed to the Mirror: “We’ve never pressured them into even playing football.

“We’ve always just let them decide what they want to do. My eight-year-old was playing and doing really well, but then decided he didn’t want to, and that’s OK.

“I think they sometimes get pressure off other people, you know. People approach them now and then if we’re out, they do say, ‘Are you as good as your dad?’. Kai says ‘I’m a different type of player.’ You’ve got to let them know that you don’t have to follow and to be your own person.”