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Coleen Rooney: We ‘don’t need to prove ourselves’ with new reality series

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Willix, P. (2026, September 22). Coleen Rooney: We ‘don’t need to prove ourselves’ with new reality series. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/coleen-rooney-wayne-rooney-reality-series-real-rooneys-b1297982.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-22 · by Pierra Willix analysis

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Coleen Rooney, wife of former football player Wayne Rooney and mother to four sons aged between eight and sixteen, discusses their new Disney Plus documentary series, "The Real Rooneys." In an interview at the London premiere, she emphasizes that the show is not about proving anything but rather showcasing their everyday lives. The series will air starting September 24 and promises to capture the family's personal moments as they navigate work responsibilities, parenting, and family milestones over a year marked by Wayne stepping back from football management while Coleen pursues career opportunities.
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Coleen Rooney, 40, and her husband, a former football player and manager, have their lives documented in The Real Rooneys, a new Disney Plus series. The show follows them during a significant year as they balance work with raising four sons: Kai (16), Klay (13), Kit (10), and Cass (8). Speaking at the premiere in London, Coleen emphasized that their goal is to be seen as ordinary people rather than proving anything about themselves. She noted that many believe public figures are not real or relatable but hoped the series would change this perception. The Rooneys opened their home fully to cameras despite the increased transparency provided by social media today.

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“The articles cover different aspects of Coleen and Wayne Rooney's life as documented in their new Disney Plus series, but do not describe the same specific incident or moment.”
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Disney Disney Plus London The Real Rooneys the Press Association

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Coleen PERSON · 3× Kai PERSON · 2× Wayne PERSON · 2× Cass ORG · 1× Disney Plus ORG · 1× Kit PERSON · 1× Klay PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× The Real Rooneys ORG · 1× the Press Association ORG · 1×

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Read More Disney has teased: “With unprecedented access, we follow the family through the highs and lows of married life, raising four lively boys, and supporting eldest son Kai as he pursues his own footballing dream.
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🔮 I think people looking at people in the public eye think they’re not real and we don’t do things everyone else does, so I think they will get a taste of that on the series.”
2026-09-22 · Evening Standard
Coleen Rooney: We ‘don’t need to prove ourselves’ with new reality series · assertive framing
2026-09-22 · Evening Standard
Coleen Rooney: We ‘don’t need to prove ourselves’ with reality series · assertive framing

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The former football player and manager, 40, and his wife of 18 years are the focus of the new Disney Plus documentary series The Real Rooneys – which follows the couple during a pivotal year in their lives. asserted
which → follow → lives
They have opened their home to cameras as they juggle work responsibilities with raising their sons: Kai, 16; Klay, 13; Kit, 10; and Cass, eight. asserted
they → open → sons
Speaking to the Press Association at the premiere of the series in London, Coleen 40, said they didn’t see the series as a way to address any misconceptions about them, and instead just show them as everyday people. asserted
they → speak → people
“We don’t have to prove ourselves,” she said. asserted
she → have → ourselves
“But what I think is nice is that (the series shows) we are real people. “ asserted
we → think → ?
I think people looking at people in the public eye think they’re not real and we don’t do things everyone else does, so I think they will get a taste of that on the series.” asserted
they → think → series
Although she said many public figures now shared every aspect of their lives on social media rather than traditional reality TV shows, they embraced the idea of their own show. asserted
they → say → show
“I think the big thing the world has changed and everything gets played out on social media, whether you are in the public eye or not,” she said. asserted
she → think → eye
“Time has moved on, but also we had a taste of it after doing our own documentary each and having people in the house and filming, which opened our eyes. asserted
which → move → eyes
She added that they were also “at a time in our lives when we are ready to open up that little bit more”. asserted
we → add → lives
The Real Rooneys follows the couple over the course of a year while Wayne steps away from football management, swapping the touchline for school runs, while Coleen embraces the biggest opportunities of her career. asserted
Coleen → follow → career
Read More Disney has teased: “With unprecedented access, we follow the family through the highs and lows of married life, raising four lively boys, and supporting eldest son Kai as he pursues his own footballing dream. asserted
he → read → dream
“Along the way come surprising personal revelations, career-defining moments, lavish celebrations and unforgettable family holidays. asserted
revelations → come → way
“From their Cheshire home to the beaches of Barbados and the snowy Alps, this is Britain’s most famous and private family as never seen before: warm, funny, and authentic.” asserted
this → see → Barbados
The couple have been married since 2008 after starting a relationship in their teens. Wayne retired from football in January 2021 at the age of 35 and now works as a TV pundit. asserted
Wayne → start → pundit
In 2024, Coleen appeared as a contestant on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here where she finished in second place. asserted
she → appear → place
The Real Rooneys is streaming exclusively on Disney+ from September 24. asserted
Rooneys → stream → September
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