Inside the £20m Cheshire home where solo Wayne Rooney will tune into wife Coleen’s I’m A Celebrity stint: Couple’s famous ‘Morrison’s mansion’ boasts a huge stable, home cinema and even a ‘love lift’ to their master bedroom

However, one person that is unlikely to be flying out to Australia to meet her when she departs the camp, is her husband Wayne, with former England star committed to his managerial duties at Plymouth Argyle.

Instead, Wayne is expected to be tuning into see his wife tackle the famous Bushtucker Trials from their £20 million mansion in Cheshire.

The property, which has previously been dubbed ‘The Morrison’s Mansion’ due to its eye-catching appearance, will no doubt be a lonely place for Wayne in his wife’s absence.

The sprawling property has its very own home cinema, indoor swimming pool, underground spa, wine cellar and stable area with space for 14 horses. 

Construction on the mega-mansion was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and cost £20million to complete.

The family eventually moved into the property in 2022 which has been dubbed as the ‘Morrisons mansion’ due to its similarity to the supermarket chain.

The Rooneys have now settled in the rural six-bedroom home nestled behind a lake and spread across 40 acres of neatly manicured countryside. 

Classic creams and sophisticated greys dominate the mansion’s slick interior and it also boasts a large garage for the former Manchester United star’s fleet of sports cars.

But the sprawling property has not been left unnoticed by the council.

The parish council has previously hit out at Rooney and wife Coleen in a planning application, accusing them of turning a picturesque village into a ‘footballers’ housing estate’.

A source told The Sun that the line was ‘clearly aimed at the Rooneys’ and their £20million mega-mansion which was completed last year. 

Without naming the couple, the council says their developers installed an all-weather football pitch where an equestrian centre was meant to have been built.

The former footballer’s dream mini-football stadium is complete with managers’ dugouts, changing rooms and even an area for spectators.

In 2020, it was also reported that Wayne was planning to erect a so-called ‘love lift’ in their country home, which could take himself and Coleen straight to their master bedroom suite.

According to The Sun, plans to renovate the property included two lift shafts,with one linking guest rooms with a basement leisure floor including gym, pool, jacuzzi, cinema room, bar and snooker table.’

The six-bedroom Cheshire pile has also been unkindly compared in its design to an out-of-town Morrisons superstore.

Social media users compared the Rooney family’s lavish new abode  to either a Morrisons or Tesco.

One person wrote online: ‘Looks like my local Morrisons supermarket. £20million for that?’

Another said: ‘Surely that is a new Tesco build…?’ – others even compared it to a Travelodge hotel.

Although they seem settled in Cheshire, the family were said to be house-hunting in the exclusive Devon resort of Salcombe after Wayne was appointed as the new manager of Plymouth Argyle on a three-year deal.

Salcombe is located about 27 miles south-east of Plymouth with the drive to Argyle’s Home Park stadium typically taking just under an hour.

Ahead of jetting to Australia for I’m A Celebrity, Coleen revealed she’s extensively planned her absence to ensure the Rooney household will run smoothly without her.

Coleen said she ‘does a lot on my own’ due to Wayne’s busy football schedule and has had to plan childcare for her stint in the jungle.

The former player is the manager of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle, meaning he has to spend time away from the family home. 

Before he left for Plymouth, Wayne wished Coleen ‘good luck’ while she headed to the airport to fly to Australia.  

Wayne’s team have matches on November 22, 26 and 30 as well as December 7, 10, and 14, meaning the couple will rely on their ‘army’ of friends and family to help look after their sons. 

Speaking about the struggles of parenting in a long distance relationship, she said: ‘I can look at the diary at the beginning of the week and think: “how am I going to cope with this?” but I know I’m going to do it. 

‘I think I am fair parent, Wayne is a bit more laidback and can have a bit more fun with them. 

‘But I think that’s because when you’re home you’ve got the time to, you’re not organising things for the next day. I find the gym a couple of days a week is my time.

‘I’ve always made time for me and Wayne to go away and just have time together and I do it with the kids as well.’  

Devoted mum Coleen, who has reportedly negotiated a £1.5million deal to take part, admitted it has taken months of meticulous planning to leave Kai, 13, Klay, 10, Kit, seven, and Cass, five, for four weeks.

ITV insiders are anticipating the family jetting out in the coming weeks to support Coleen as she spends up to three weeks in the Australian jungle. 

As all four attend private school, it will mean leaving the Autumn Term early as the show wraps on the 10 December.

But as a notoriously strict mother, the Vogue cover star will have insisted they take their books with them on the once-in-a-lifetime trip.

Coleen has an incredibly close-knit circle from her hometown of Liverpool and another person expected to make the trip Down Under in the coming weeks is her childhood best friend and Wayne’s cousin, Claire.

She was reportedly ‘gutted’ that her husband would be forced to miss out on reuniting with her on the famous bridge.

A source told The Sun: ‘Coleen will be gutted Wayne can’t get out there to meet her, but she understands how demanding his job is. He’s desperate to string a decent set of results together before Christmas.

‘He and Coleen have been living miles apart for months so that will have prepared them for the separation.’ 

‘Coleen’s very family-orientated so she’ll find the show tough. Whoever is waiting for her, it’ll be incredibly emotional.’