ITV Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter under fire for Wayne Rooney appearance remarks

Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter has come under fire after making a comment on Wayne Rooney's appearance. During Wednesday’s edition of the ITV lunchtime show, the presenter and her fellow panellists discussed the Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy trial.

The former England and Manchester United footballer has attended court with his wife for each of the six days of the trial so far, sitting in the front row of Court 13 in the Royal Courts of Justice. On Tuesday (May 17), the 36-year-old moved into the witness box to give his evidence to the packed courtroom.

He described the "traumatic" impact of the last two-and-a-half years on his wife Coleen as he gave evidence during the "Wagatha Christie" libel trial, which is taking a break today ahead of closing speeches on Thursday (May 19). In a viral social media post in October 2019, Mrs Rooney, also 36, said she had carried out a 'sting operation' and accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking 'false stories' about her private life to the press.

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Mr Rooney told the court that the period after his wife’s "reveal" post had been "very traumatic" for her and that he had watched her "really struggle". Mr Rooney said: "For me and my wife, we don’t want to be in this court. I've watched my wife over the last two-and-a-half years really struggle with everything, becoming a different mother, a different wife."

Mr Rooney later described how he was asked by then England manager Roy Hodgson and then assistant manager Gary Neville to speak to Mrs Vardy's husband, Leicester City striker Jamie, to ask his wife to “calm down” during the Euro 2016 tournament. The Derby County manager said Mrs