Millionaire Wayne Rooney stunned staff at a local restaurant by paying using a half-price voucher.
He and wife Coleen got their £27.80 food bill slashed to just £13.90.
A source told the News of the World: “Everybody loves a special offer. Wayne and Coleen are no different.
“They come from working class roots and if they had the voucher then why not use it?
“Wayne’s boss at Manchester United Alex Ferguson told his players they shouldn’t be flash with their cash during the credit crunch and Wayne has obviously taken his words to heart.
“They could have afforded this meal millions of times over but they try to save the cash where they can.”
Wayne, 23, took Coleen to the Gusto restaurant in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, not far from their home last week.
Our source added: “They are regulars there. It’s very near their home and they often go there for dinner. Gusto had a promotion for half-price food.
“They came into the restaurant with one of the vouchers and when Wayne came to pay he handed it over. The waitress thought it was really sweet. They may be mega rich but it shows that, in many ways, they are just a normal down-to-earth couple.”
For their discount meal Wayne ate a £5.95 chicken starter followed by a £8.95 spaghetti bolognese. Health conscious Coleen, who is on a fitness drive after putting on half a stone since her wedding to Wayne last year, ate soup at £3.95 followed by a low fat grilled chicken salad costing £8.95.
The half-price offer covered food only, so the couple received no discount on their £2.55 drinks bills for an orange juice and a bottle of still water.
Wayne did however leave a very generous tip of £5—around 30 per cent of the total bill.
i think thts rele nice, and does show their roots..
they dont have to use millions of their money on every little thingg.
I think that they have every right to use it, they seem to be such a lovely couple who both have great personallities and coleen is stunning… she is not the same as some of the wags she dosn’t seem to show off and brag about it. she looked soo stunning on her wedding day.
Im not suprized at all the press etc has been nagging her saying shes spending too much etc.. I would have done the same haahaaa its funny
Fair play to them i say too. I think there both cool and have top tasted in cars cmon man u