Newlyweds Wayne Rooney and Coleen are said to be furious because team-mate Rio Ferdinand, pictured above (right) on a beach in Israel, has still failed to explain why he snubbed their wedding ceremony.
Manchester United defender Rio and his partner Rebecca Ellison pulled out of the £5 million bash at the last minute. But more than a week after the £50,000 a-head celebration, it has been reported that Rio,29, has still not contacted Rooney to apologise or explain his mystery absence.
Instead he seems happy soaking up the sun on a beach in Tel-Aviv, Israel, with his brother Anton and former Leeds player Jody Morris.
A friend said: “Very, very late on it was apparent Rio was not turning up,” The People newspaper reported today.
“If Wayne and Coleen had known two people weren’t going to come there were loads of other people they could have invited instead.
“It was furiously late. There’s been no conversation since between Wayne and Rio.”
Ferdinand had earlier told Rooney and Coleen, both aged 22, he would be at the wedding, even though Rebecca is seven months pregnant with their second child.
He had been fitted for a suit for the special occasion and Rooney and Coleen had even sent a car to take Rio and his partner to the airport to fly to Italy where the wedding was held.
But when the car arrived the couple were nowhere to be seen and it was too late to find replacement guests.
An insider said: “It’s bizarre. Rio isn’t know for having the best memory but surely he couldn’t forget the wedding.
“He hasn’t even called to apologise or explain why he didn’t attend.
“He accepted the invite months ago and they were expected to be there for the full week of celebrations.
“But they didn’t show – so that was a waste of about £100,000.
“It’s not the money that matters, it’s the principle.”
“Wayne is disappointed and wants an explanation.”
A spokeswoman for Wayne and Coleen said: “It was a fantastic day which everybody present massively enjoyed.” Rio was unavailable for comment.
Source: The Daily Mail
thats really unaceptable he should of rung to appologise or better still warn them of it before hand , besides who gets invited to coleen and waynes wedding and turns it down ? !!!! i wouldnt x
When I hear things like “a friend” or “a source said” I’m for 99 per cent sure, that none of this is true… Rio will had an explanation to the Rooneys and that’s it.
spose ur right actually should givee him the benefit of the doubt coleen sed in her book tht a sourse is never true xx
I agree with franzi, that kinda thing would just not happen, on the social seen you very rarely see wayne without rio so why would rio just not turn up at the wedding and sure anyway its going to be tommorws chip paper :-)