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Coleen and Wayne Rooney appear in Disney+ UK’s Spill The Tea video

The video accompanies The Real Rooneys, which follows changing careers, school runs and the couple’s life with their four sons.

Promotional image for The Real Rooneys from Disney’s press page.
Promotional image for The Real Rooneys, from Disney’s press page. Fonte: press.disney.co.uk

The short answer: The video accompanies The Real Rooneys, which follows changing careers, school runs and the couple’s life with their four sons.

In this article
  1. Why they let the cameras in
  2. A different Rooney documentary

Coleen and Wayne Rooney appear together in Disney+ UK’s Spill The Tea video, published on 14 October 2026. It accompanies The Real Rooneys, their ten-episode documentary following a year when work and home life took a different shape for both of them.

Spill The Tea With Coleen & Wayne Rooney | The Real Rooneys | Disney+ UK
Coleen and Wayne Rooney in Disney+ UK’s Spill The Tea video, published on 14 October 2026.

The series, now streaming on Disney+ in the UK, follows Wayne stepping away from football management and taking on school runs, while Coleen develops new professional projects, including designing her own Primark clothing range. Those changing routines put family life at the centre of the story.

Why they let the cameras in

The decision to film came after years of saying no. Speaking to RTÉ 2FM’s Emma Power in an interview reported on 30 September 2026, Coleen said previous approaches to make reality television had never come at the right moment. Changing public perceptions was not their motivation, she explained: they had chosen to make the series for themselves.

Wayne described himself as vulnerable and at a crossroads when filming began, after losing his job managing Plymouth Argyle. He said the programme includes difficult moments, disagreements and conversations in which they give their children advice. For him, making the series meant showing those different sides of family life.

But if we didn’t do it as us, as natural and just normal, then it wouldn’t work. People are not stupid, they see through that. Wayne Rooney, speaking to RTÉ 2FM’s Emma Power, reported on 30 September 2026
Promotional image for The Real Rooneys from Disney’s press page.
Promotional image for The Real Rooneys, from Disney’s press page. Fonte: press.disney.co.uk

That access also had boundaries. At a Q&A reported by FemaleFirst on 2 October 2026, Coleen explained that their four sons could decline to take part in filming. On some days, a planned shoot with the whole family therefore went ahead with only some of them.

A different Rooney documentary

For viewers who know Coleen from the three-part Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, released on Disney+ in 2023, this is a separate project with a broader family focus. Alongside the couple’s careers and marriage, The Real Rooneys follows them raising four boys and supporting eldest son Kai’s footballing ambitions.

The UK release began with eight episodes on 24 September 2026, followed by two special episodes on 1 October. Spill The Tea arrived afterwards as a companion video to the series.

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