Wayne Rooney has claimed he is “deaf in my left ear”.
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The 40-year-old former Premier League footballer has revealed the well being problem which means he has to have his earpiece in a special ear for punditry jobs.
Pointing to his proper ear on a Behind The Scenes episode of Match of the Day, he stated: “Can I do it on this ear? I used to shut the talkback. The issue is I’m deaf in my left ear.
“So when it’s too loud, I wrestle to listen to what Kelly Cates [MOTD presenter] or whoever is saying.”
In the meantime, the previous Man United ace just lately revealed he dressed up as Freddie Mercury at his early fortieth birthday bash.
The soccer supervisor danced round a vacuum whereas he donned horny heels, a black leather-based skirt, a sleeveless skintight pink prime, magenta earrings and a black wig, to imitate the late Queen frontman’s iconic look within the band’s 1984 video for I Need to Break Free.
Wayne then took to the karaoke, however the enjoyable for his spouse Coleen – who organised the luxurious weekend away with associates to an opulent lakeside property within the Cotswolds, West Oxfordshire – was short-lived as she tripped from her heels and broke her foot.
The sportsman – who turned 40 on October 24, 2025 – stated on The Wayne Rooney Present podcast: “It was nice, one evening was fancy gown. I used to be Freddie Mercury. I wore excessive heels, a black leather-based skirt, a skintight t-shirt tucked in, and a hoover.
“So I used to be strolling spherical with a hoover, however my ft have been intact. Coleen truly slipped in her heels and broke her foot.
“It was nice [weekend]. And we had completely different bands popping out, singing and performing and stuff. And I obtained up, clearly, it was good enjoyable.
“I clearly accomplished Bohemian Rhapsody. Me and My Monkey by Robbie Williams – that is my go-to track.”
