EXCLUSIVE: Coleen Rooney will wear a plastic air boot for six weeks after taking a fall at home (but don’t worry, Wayne knows all about foot injuries!)
Coleen Rooney has been forced to wear a medically approved plastic air boot after breaking a bone in her foot.
The wife of Derby County boss Wayne Rooney prompted speculation regarding the nature of her injury after she was spotted hobbling around a local supermarket in Cheshire.
Friends have since confirmed that Coleen, 35, sustained the injury following an accident at the sprawling new build mansion she shares with Wayne and their four children.
Painful: Coleen Rooney has been forced to wear a medically approved plastic air boot after breaking a bone in her foot.
A source told MailOnline: ’Coleen has had a fall at home and suffered a fracture. She was in quite a bit of pain and had to go to hospital.
‘It should take about six weeks to heal. Wayne is doing all he can to help as she is having to hop around and use a crutch.’
Referring to the former Manchester United and England striker’s own injury woes – among them a broken metatarsal sustained just weeks before the 2006 World Cup – the source added: ‘Wayne knows all about foot injuries.
Heping hand: She was accompanied by dutiful husband Wayne, who appeared to be taking time away from Derby County’s relegation scrap to push her trolley.
Beleaguered Coleen wore the cumbersome foot brace as she stepped out on crutches for a trip to the supermarket on Monday.
She was accompanied by dutiful husband Wayne, who appeared to be taking time away from Derby County’s relegation scrap to push her trolley.
Coleen has reportedly hired a former Scotland Yard detective amid her ongoing court battle against Rebekah Vardy, the wife of Wayne’s former England teammate Jamie Vardy.
According to The Mirror, she has brought investigator Matt Blackband onto her legal team after a judge called for the disclosure of further WhatsApp messages between Rebekah, 39, and her agent Caroline Watt.
The move comes after the judge at a recent two-day hearing ruled that she had to pay 20 per cent of Vardy’s legal fees, expected to be around £30,000.
And as the case continues, it’s emerged that ex cyber-crime detective Matt is fighting Coleen’s corner as it came to light at the recent hearing that he’d been named as her ‘digital information expert’.
The Mirror reports that Matt has 30 years experience as an investigator, 21 of which was with the Met Police, while he also helped found the multi-agency National Hi-Tech Crime Unit.
A source told the publication: ‘Coleen believes the damning WhatsApp messages revealed in court last week between Rebekah and her agent Caroline Watt were the tip of an iceberg.
Generous: Meanwhile, Rebekah will reportedly donate any money she wins in her and Coleen’s £1million ‘Wagatha Christie’ court case to charity (Pictured this month)
‘Understandably, having been put in this position, she is leaving no stone unturned. She’s confident of winning the court case as more evidence emerges.’
While a legal insider said: ‘Matt is one of the most outstanding operators in the business. He is a great weapon to have.’
Rebekah will reportedly donate any money she wins in her and Coleen’s £1 million ‘Wagatha Christie’ court case to charity.
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