Coleen Rooney is guarded about personal life but goal is to show public ‘the real her’ says body language expert
A BODY language expert has analysed Coleen Rooney's goal to show 'the real her' on I'm A Celeb.
The WAG and media personality, 38, is one of ten famous names currently appearing in the hit ITV show.
Expert Nicole Greenfield-Smith discussed the star's approach in the jungle.
Speaking on behalf of , Nicole told The Sun: "Coleen seems quite guarded but is gradually opening up to her campmates.
"During the conversation about ‘Wagatha Christie’, she immediately flushed and started playing with her hair and clothes in a self-soothing gesture.
“She did, however, gradually relax into the conversation, with her feet pointing more towards her campmates (a sign of interest and ease) and the distance between them closing, signifying she was feeling warmer towards them.
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"Regardless of how she felt, she did talk openly and engage with her campmates, although her pace of speech was slower than it was later in the show, suggesting she was being more considered in her responses.”
Continuing, Nicole added: "Given Coleen's experiences with both friends and the media, she may take longer to 'warm up' and trust people than others in the camp.
"She's also been quite clear on her goal of showing the public, 'the real Coleen' which shows she feels she has something to prove.
"So, there may be more intention and thought behind her interactions right now than there are for the other campmates.
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"However, the mental effort required to maintain that over time is huge, so we're likely to see much more of the 'real Coleen' as the weeks progress."
As Nicole mentioned, Coleen opened up about "Wagatha Christie" to some of her fellow campmates.
The social media post on October 9, 2019 explained how Coleen had turned detective to catch out a friend who was leaking stories.
Scenes aired this week saw her in conversation with Jane Moore, GK Barry and Dean McCullough.
Asked if she'd been "scared" to make the post, Coleen replied: "No, because I just didn’t think it would have the impact it did, because I was just that sick and tired of it, it was draining.
“That was my worst nightmare to go to court.
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“Not continuously though – just every now and again.
“I have been in the public eye for over 20 years now and people take what they want from it.
“I do think people will get a better idea of what kind of person I am.”
“I felt like it was like putting on a show for the whole world.”
She added: “What got me, over the whole thing, was it became a bit of a joke and that’s really disappointing, it wasn’t a joke for me.
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“No one knew the full story.”
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