Wayne Rooney shares a series of sweet snaps of wife Coleen and four sons to mark her 35th birthday  

The high and lows of their marriage have been well documented over the years.

But Wayne Rooney proved their union was stronger than ever as he took to Instagram to mark wife Coleen’s 35th birthday on Saturday. 

The football manager, 35, shared a montage of images, which included a sweet couple selfie and a number of snaps of the pair with sons Kai, 11, Klay, seven, Kit, five, and Cass, three.  

Loved up: Wayne Rooney shared a series of sweet snaps of his four sons and wife Coleen to mark her 35th birthday on his Instagram on Saturday

Loved up: Wayne Rooney shared a series of sweet snaps of his four sons and wife Coleen to mark her 35th birthday on his Instagram on Saturday

In one snap, Wayne cosied up to Coleen, who he married in 2008, as the pair donned sunglasses and beamed for the camera.  

Coleen looked typically glamorous in a white teddy bear coat and added a comfy grey hoodie underneath. 

The former Manchester United star, meanwhile, wrapped up in a black padded jacket as he captured the selfie. 

Doting: The football manager, 35, took to Instagram to share pictures of the couple with their four sons Kai, 11, Klay, seven, Kit, five, and Cass, three

Doting: The football manager, 35, took to Instagram to share pictures of the couple with their four sons Kai, 11, Klay, seven, Kit, five, and Cass, three

Sweet: The doting father also shared two black and white snaps of his wife and sons as Coleen cuddled her children

Sweet: The doting father also shared two black and white snaps of his wife and sons as Coleen cuddled her children 

In a wholesome family snap, the proud parents threw their arms around their four sons as they all beamed for the camera.  

Ever the fashionista, Coleen sported a sparkly emerald dress featuring a black bow round the middle. 

She swept some of her chestnut locks back from her face, exposing large Chanel earrings. 

Clearly taking after their mother’s eye for clothes, sons Klay and Kit donned navy and red Gucci jumpers, while Kai and Wayne opted for polo necks. 

The Derby manager also shared two black and white snaps of his wife and sons, with the five of them wearing matching pyjamas in one picture. 

Celebrating: Wayne shared a throwback snap of himself and Coleen, who he married in 2008, celebrating Kit's fifth birthday in January

Celebrating: Wayne shared a throwback snap of himself and Coleen, who he married in 2008, celebrating Kit’s fifth birthday in January 

Wayne also shared a snap of the couple and their third son Kit as they celebrated his fifth birthday in January. 

In another snap of the whole family, they appeared to be out on a cold evening as they wrapped up in scarves and hats and squeezed together for a selfie. 

A final picture saw Coleen looking every inch the proud mother as she held youngest son Cass and cuddled into her other three sons.  

Wayne shared the snaps with his 15.1million followers, and penned: ‘Happy Birthday @coleen_rooney. We love you, thanks for everything.’ 

Her boys: In one snap, Coleen and her children donned matching pyjamas as they beamed for the camera

Her boys: In one snap, Coleen and her children donned matching pyjamas as they beamed for the camera 

Wrapped up: In another snap of the whole family, they appeared to be out on a cold evening as they dressed in scarves and hats and squeezed together for a selfie

Wrapped up: In another snap of the whole family, they appeared to be out on a cold evening as they dressed in scarves and hats and squeezed together for a selfie 

The snaps come as Collen was recently said to fear that she may be forced to accept defeat in her ‘War of the Wags’ legal battle with Rebekah Vardy, 39.

The wife of the ex-England footballer is being sued by her former friend after publicly accusing her of leaking stories about her private life. 

The bitter dispute has raged for 18 months, with another High Court hearing scheduled for July 2.

But friends of Coleen say she is considering throwing in the towel because her legal team are struggling to find vital evidence.

'We love you, thanks for everything': Wayne doted over his childhood sweetheart as Coleen looked glam in one family photo

‘We love you, thanks for everything’: Wayne doted over his childhood sweetheart as Coleen looked glam in one family photo

One told The Mail on Sunday: ‘She is still convinced she’s in the right but that is very different from being able to prove it in a court of law. She wanted to settle this amicably ages ago but to her dismay, it has dragged on.’ 

Lawyers said the total estimated legal bill to date stands at £1.3 million – £900,000 for Rebekah and £400,000 for Coleen. 

In the event of a trial, whoever loses will probably have to meet the other’s costs as well as their own. Damages could take the loser’s bill to more than £2 million.

It is understood that Rebekah is asking that Coleen pays her costs and damages and issues a public apology.

A source close to Rebekah, whose husband Jamie played for England with her rival’s husband, said: ‘Rebekah will not drop her demands of a sorry from Coleen. She feels that a lot of pain and upset has been caused by the accusations against her.’

The dispute began in 2019 when Coleen publicly accused Rebekah of leaking stories from her private Instagram account. 

Happier times: The snaps come as Collen was recently said to fear that she may be forced to accept defeat in her 'War of the Wags' legal battle with Rebekah Vardy , 39 (pictured in 2016)

Happier times: The snaps come as Collen was recently said to fear that she may be forced to accept defeat in her ‘War of the Wags’ legal battle with Rebekah Vardy , 39 (pictured in 2016)