The Real Rooneys to follow Wayne, Coleen and family through a year of change A new Disney+ documentary series will follow Wayne and Coleen Rooney and their four sons as they face relationship challenges, career changes, family milestones and life in the public eye. Wayne Rooney and Coleen Rooney were not speaking to each other when a camera crew turned up at their Cheshire home to begin filming a new television series about their lives, but Coleen decided the production should go ahead rather than cancel or postpone the day. Although the atmosphere was reportedly tense, she wanted to keep the schedule and believed the programme should show their relationship honestly, including difficult moments as well as happier ones. The result is The Real Rooneys, a ten-part documentary series that follows the Rooney family for a year. The series centres on Wayne, Coleen and their four sons, Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass, as the family navigate work, fatherhood, marriage, public attention and the changes that come after Wayne's playing career.Wayne, who won 120 caps for England and made 559 appearances for Manchester United, is now adjusting to life after football management. Early in the series, he is dismissed from his role managing Plymouth Argyle, forcing him to face an uncertain future and consider whether television punditry is a direction he can successfully follow.A major part of Wayne's storyline involves comparing his own broadcasting work with respected figures such as Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker on Match of the Day. He admits that seeing himself alongside them made him aware of how much he still had to learn. Rather than pretending everything was perfect, the series presents him as someone trying to improve, cope with criticism and find his place in a new professional chapter.He also speaks about still finding public life challenging when he is out with his family, including having to leave a football tournament for one of his sons because the attention became overwhelming. Kai, who is 16, has one of the emotional highs of the programme when he earns a scholarship with Manchester United. The opportunity is celebrated by the family, including a trip to Portugal to mark the achievement.However, the excitement is later threatened by a training ground injury, raising fears that his promising football future could be disrupted. His storyline gives the series a strong sporting focus and shows how closely the Rooney family are invested in Kai's ambitions. Coleen's professional life also takes centre stage. In the first episode, she is asked to create a clothing collection for Primark, and the series follows the launch of her first range.She also steps in front of the camera for her acting debut in a Paddy Power advert alongside Danny Dyer, playing a Wagatha Christie-inspired detective in a casino setting while dealing with nerves about performing on set. Her work continues with a visit to Poland for a UNICEF film about disabled children, adding a more personal and charitable dimension to her storyline.The programme also explores Coleen's family history, including the death of her sister Rosie, who was born with a genetic disorder and died at the age of 14. Coleen explains that Rosie was fostered by her parents when she was two and that losing her was deeply painful. Her reflections add an emotional layer to the series and show that the family's story is not only about celebrity, sport and television, but also about grief, love and resilience.The Rooneys' lifestyle is shown as both ordinary and extraordinary. The family take a helicopter trip to the Cotswolds for Wayne's 40th birthday, travel to Portugal for Kai's scholarship celebration, and go to Scotland on a romantic break as Wayne and Coleen try to ease tensions in their relationship.Wayne says one reason for making the series was to show a more relaxed side of himself, one who enjoys jokes and spending time with his family, while Coleen says they could have presented a polished version of married life, but wanted to avoid the kind of perfection often seen on social media. The Real Rooneys is scheduled to air from Thursday on Disney+.It is being promoted as an honest look at a high-profile family dealing with career changes, parenting pressures, relationship strains, professional ambitions and the difficulty of balancing private life with public attention