Coleen McLoughlin Biography

Coleen McLoughlin, born April 3, 1986, is the fiancee of Manchester United and England soccer star Wayne Rooney.

Coleen has become a celebrity in her own right, regularly appearing in the tabloids amidst accusations of doing nothing but shopping all day and frequently holidaying in sunny locations. Viewed by some as a quintessential "footballer's wife", Coleen has her own column in the celebrity magazine Closer entitled "Welcome to My World".

The daughter of a bricklayer, Coleen originates from the Croxteth region of Liverpool. It was there that she met Rooney. The couple now reside in leafy Cheshire. Rooney famously took Coleen to the cinema to see Austin Powers 2 on their first date.

Coleen left school with 11 GCSEs, including an A* for Performing Arts. She has long harboured dreams of becoming an actress, having starred in high school productions of Bugsy Malone and Grease.

A famed shopaholic, Coleen's keen eye for fashion and her colourful, eye-catching ensembles have marked her out as a style icon in some quarters, though in other circles she is seen as a fashion victim. Coleen caused some controversy by being chosen to appear on the front of British Vogue. Some people felt that she was unworthy of such an honour. Editor Alexandra Shulman defended the magazine's decision, calling Coleen "beautiful" and praising her "brilliant sense of style". One of Coleen's most vocal detractors has been fellow Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady, who has denounced her as being famous for doing nothing.

Coleen was interviewed by fellow 'footballer's wife' Louise Redknapp in the first ever edition of Icon, a glossy magazine aimed at professional footballers. She released a fitness video in time for Christmas 2005.