Wayne Rooney makes admission about wife Coleen as ITV I'm A Celebrity fans hit out

Wayne Rooney seemingly made an admission about his wife Coleen Rooney as I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here fans hit out over her place in the show.

The WAG and TV personality has made it to the final six campmates to be left in the jungle as the ITV reality show's 2024 rattles towards an end, with the final episode set to take place this Sunday (December 8).

It comes after a double elimination rocked camp during Thursday night's (December 5) episode as former professional boxer Barry McGuigan and Love Island star Maura Higgins have become the latest contestants voted off I’m A Celeb.

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Irish reality star Maura, 34, told presenters Ant and Dec that she had a "gut feeling" she would be leaving. After looking at her jungle highlights, she said: "I really did embrace it. I didn’t think I would have embraced it as much as I have." She added: "I’m much stronger than I ever thought."

During Barry's exit interview, Ant and Dec asked him about his friendship with McFly star Danny Jones, who has described McGuigan, 63, as a "fatherly figure" He added: "He’s just such a lovely, great guy. I think he’s going to be the king (of the jungle)."

Following the news that Coleen had made it through to another day Down Under and that the public vote had re-opened for viewers to vote for their favourites, former footballer Wayne took to social media to support his wife.

He wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "She’s done unbelievable and got a lot further than she thought she would. We’re proud of her and want to see her go all the way now! Please vote to keep Coleen in the jungle. 5 free votes on the @imacelebrity app #Imaceleb."