COLEEN Rooney is going to win I’m A Celebrity.
First, because she’s by far the biggest current celebrity in there.
And second, because she’s revealing herself to be an incredibly nice, down-to-earth, kind-hearted woman with a great sense of humour.
I laughed when the jungle campers were asked to put in their orders for the automated treat machine, and as the others asked for chocolate and crisps, Coleen suddenly piped up: "Get us a bottle of vodka!"
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It took me back to a spectacularly funny and entertaining dinner that I had with her and husband Wayne, and my wife Celia, at Soho House in Los Angeles.
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It lasted four hours, involved copious amounts of alcohol, and both the Rooneys were great company.
It was obvious that for all their well-documented problems, their marriage was rock solid.
"I’m much calmer now than I used to be," Wayne said. "I used to go out all the time, drink too much and get into trouble. Now I just like a nice quiet time these days, no bother."
Coleen agreed. "Wayne’s a different man now, he really is."
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"What’s been the main reason?" I asked.
"She is," he replied, looking lovingly at his wife. "Col knows me better than anyone."
At midnight, when dinner was over, Wayne stood up, tripped, and crashed into our table, sending a wine bucket, two empty bottles, four glasses, and two chairs flying.
He then fell backwards, into a large nearby olive tree pot.
Coleen burst out laughing and helped him out of the pot and back onto his feet.
"I think it’s time we got you home to bed, isn’t it Wayne…."
The next morning, I awoke to see a tweet from Mrs Rooney saying what a good time she and Wayne were having at Bootsy Bellows nightclub in West Hollywood.
It was posted at 5am.