'I've made mistakes': Wayne Rooney breaks silence on marriage and binge drinking in candid ITV Good Morning Britain interview

10.02.2022 - 13:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Wayne Rooney has opened up on his 'difficult' past in his first ever interview on ITV Good Morning Britain.

The Manchester United football legend sat down with GMB presenter Ben Shephard in an 'honest and open' chat where he broke his silence on his marriage struggles with Coleen and his binge drinking past.

The 36-year-old has appeared on the breakfast TV programme ahead of his new documentary titled 'Rooney', which launches on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, February 11.

The documentary shows a rare insight into the Derby County manager's life, from his footballing years with Manchester United to the infidelity scandals that have shook his and wife Coleen's 14-year-marriage.

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Wayne and Coleen, 35, married in 2008 but have been together since Coleen was 16.

Stories emerged in 2004 saying Wayne, who played for Everton at the time, had visited a brothel multiple times with pals on drunken nights out.

Then, after he married Coleen, further stories emerged in 2010 about a threesome with escorts Jenny Thompson and Helen Wood which happened the previous year.

Opening up for the first time on Good Morning Britain, Wayne said: “The support obviously I’ve had from Coleen has been immense throughout the years and there’s times where you think, do I deserve that support?”

"The difficult part of it is that everyone else judging not me, of course and that brings a lot of pressure, but judging Coleen for the decisions she makes - does she stay with me, does she leave me?

“I know that was difficult for her and that's not nice from me for putting her in those positions.

“But as I said, I've made mistakes, I think a lot of people make mistakes. It's how you