They're worth £35m, but they still love a bargain
A source told the News of the World: “Everybody loves a special
offer. Wayne and Coleen are no different. “They come from working
class roots and if they had the voucher then why not use
it?
“Wayne’s boss at Manchester United Alex Ferguson told his
players they shouldn’t be flash with their cash during the credit
crunch and Wayne has obviously taken his words to heart.
“They could have afforded this meal millions of times over but
they try to save the cash where they can.”
Wayne, 23, took Coleen to the Gusto restaurant in Alderley Edge,
Cheshire, not far from their home last week. Our source added:
“They are regulars there. It’s very near their home and they often
go there for dinner. Gusto had a promotion for half-price
food.
“They came into the restaurant with one of the vouchers and when
Wayne came to pay he handed it over. The waitress thought it was
really sweet. They may be mega rich but it shows that, in many
ways, they are just a normal down-to-earth couple.”
For their discount meal Wayne ate a £5.95 chicken starter
followed by a £8.95 spaghetti bolognese. Health conscious Coleen,
who is on a fitness drive after putting on half a stone since her
wedding to Wayne last year, ate soup at £3.95 followed by a low fat
grilled chicken salad costing £8.95.
The half-price offer covered food only, so the couple received
no discount on their £2.55 drinks bills for an orange juice and a
bottle of still water.
Wayne did however leave a very generous tip of £5—around 30 per
cent of the total bill.
Despite their £35million fortune, Coleen has always claimed the
couple will never forget their roots in Croxteth, one of the
toughest areas of Liverpool. And although they now share a
£3million mansion in Cheshire it is clear the couple still love a
bargain.
The star pockets £90,000 a week from Manchester United plus
£1.5million a year from image rights. He also banks £1million a
year from Nike and almost £250,000 a year from computer games giant
EA. Wayne has also made £3.5million so far from a 12-year,
five-book deal.
His 22-year-old missus isn’t short of a few bob either. Coleen
rakes in £560,000 a year for two magazine columns plus £130,000 for
each ten-episode run of her ITV2 show Coleen’s Real
Women.
She has also earned £283,334 for an eight-book deal. Our source
says: “This actually proves Coleen is true to her roots. She may
have the money to buy lavish clothes and eat at fancy restaurants
but at heart she and Wayne are just a young couple from Liverpool
and want to grab a bargain just like everybody else.”
Recently Coleen said: “We’re lucky to live in a nice house and
to be able to afford nice holidays, but our day-to-day life is
still just very normal. “On a typical day we’ll get up, Wayne will
go to training and I’ll do whatever work I’ve got to do, or visit
my mum and dad.
“Then we’ll come home, have our dinner together, watch TV and go
to bed. Pretty boring really.” Gusto might well get another visit
from the Rooneys on Valentine’s Day.
Coleen has said: “Usually we go for a meal, just somewhere
local.” Looks like the couple will have to dig a little deeper the
next time they pop into their favourite restaurant, though—the
half-price offer has ended.
