COLEEN Rooney met with Ukrainian child victims of Putin’s invasion as she opened up about her own heartbreaking loss.
The I’m A Celeb star, 39, spoke about her late sister Rosie, who died in 2013 at the age of just 14.
Coleen Rooney met with Ukrainian child victims of Putin’s invasion[/caption]
The I’m A Celeb star opened up about her own heartbreaking loss[/caption]
Coleen headed to Poland to meet families who fled their home amid the war[/caption]
Coleen also admitted that she thought of her four kids – Kai, 15, Klay, 12, Kit, nine, and Cass, seven – when she made the mercy dash to meet kids who had lost their home in the war.
The wife of Wayne Rooney headed to Poland to meet families who had fled their homes amid the conflict.
During this emotional time, Coleen reflected on losing her adopted sister Rosie after a lifelong battle with the rare brain disorder Rett syndrome as she met with disabled refugee kids during a trip to a UNICEF Educational Rehabilitation School.
Coleen met fitness coach Kateryna and her seven-year-old son, Murat, who has learning difficulties and is unable to speak.
“One of the schools was for children with disabilities. And I grew up in that environment, my sister went to a school like that,” she told the Mirror.
“It was just like where they were, with music therapy, physiotherapy and all those things for the sensors. I felt so comfortable, it wasn’t a shock.
“That was probably the easiest visit of my time in Poland.
“Because I’ve experienced that and I felt comfortable there.”
Coleen had previously spoken about her love for Rosie in the 2023 Disney+ documentary Coleen: The Real Wagatha Christie Story.
She had described her as being the “sister that I never thought I was going to have”.
Coleen added: “She brought that little bit extra to the house. We fell in love with her.”
Rosie was born on February 2, 1998, and was diagnosed with Rett syndrome.
The rare genetic disorder affects brain development, resulting in severe mental and physical disability.
She was adopted by the McLoughlin family when she was two-years-old.
Sadly, Rosie died aged 14 in 2013 after a lifelong battle with the condition.
Coleen visited a UNICEF Educational Rehabilitation School[/caption]
