He may be England captain on the pitch but at home he’s the bad cop parent who does Peppa Pig voices when he reads bedtime stories to his three young boys. The details of Wayne Rooney’s domestic life were laid bare as he opened up about his life at home in Cheshire with wife Coleen and sons Kai, six, Klay, three, and Kit, eight months. in an exclusive interview to publicise the NSPCC’S Little Stars Christmas Campaign.
The 30-year-old star striker told how he gets into trouble with Coleen if he leaves bottles of Lucozade lying around, but said he was the stricter parent who also helped with the children’s homework. And while he revealed that he was occasionally smacked as a child, he has chosen not to do the same with his boys, preferring instead to talk things through with them.
Speaking to MailOnline to support the NSPCC’s ‘Little Star’s charity Christmas campaign, the Manchester United star also spoke of his childhood dream of becoming a footballer, saying despite doing well at school, he never even considered another career.
