Wayne & Coleen Rooney on 18 Years Together, Family & The Truth About Abbey’s Past!

About this episode

<p>Welcome back to a very special episode of The Therapy Crouch!</p><br><p>This week, Abbey and Peter are joined by the iconic Coleen and Wayne Rooney! From growing up together in Liverpool and navigating massive media storms as teenagers, to raising four football-mad boys and filming their brand-new Disney+ series The Real Rooneys, Wayne and Coleen hold nothing back.</p><br><p>Wayne opens up about the emotional wobble of stepping away from management, why he snubbed Washington DC (and stole Pete’s transfer!), and getting lost in disguise at Glastonbury. Plus, childhood secrets are revealed, including the time Wayne threw a McDonald&#39;s milkshake at Abbey and the gang help a listener facing a safeguarding crisis over a rogue nursery game of &quot;The Shabba&quot;!</p><br><p>00:32 Intro &amp; Filming the Family Show: Adjusting to cameras in the house</p><p>03:52 Growing Up in the Spotlight: Dealing with early fame at 16</p><p>05:08 Kai&#39;s GCSE Results &amp; Testing His Spanish on Taxi Drivers</p><p>07:30 Diabolical Noughties Press &amp; Framed Tabloid Headlines</p><p>09:03 Wayne&#39;s Career Wobble: Finding a new routine after management</p><p>11:30 Academy Football Reality: Dealing with getting released from Everton</p><p>13:42 Match of the Day Pressures &amp; Reviewing the World Cup Halftime Show</p><p>17:51 Fashion Crimes: Gianni Infantino&#39;s trainers &amp; the socks-down trend</p><p>19:19 Coleen&#39;s Primark Collaboration &amp; Balancing Work with Motherhood</p><p>21:13 The Silent Treatment &amp; Wayne&#39;s Infamous Scottish Golf Trip</p><p>23:39 Returning to Management &amp; School Bag Chaos in the Boot</p><p>27:21 No More Babies: Wayne Gets the Snip</p><p>29:15 Keeping it Grounded: Two Kids from Croxteth</p><p>32:03 Listener Q: How to Spend a Day Not Being Famous</p><p>34:45 Matching Christmas Pyjamas &amp; Ruining Karaoke in Washington DC</p><p>37:44 Agony Aunt: A Nursery &quot;Shabble&quot; Safeguarding Crisis</p><p>41:02 Listener Q: Ibiza Mini-Moons &amp; Sleeping for 24 Hours in Vegas</p><br><p>To contact us:</p><p>Email: thetherapycrouch@gmail.com</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetherapycrouchpodcast/</p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetherapycrouch</p><p>Website: https://thetherapycrouch.com/</p><br><p>For more from Peter</p><p>https://twitter.com/petercrouch</p><br><p>For more from Abbey</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/abbeyclancy</p><br><p>Our clips channel</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZntcv96YhN8IvMAKsz4Dbg</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>