Photos show a beaming Coleen and Wayne in the special party set up at their Cheshire mansion
Inside Coleen Rooney's lavish 40th birthday party held at her and husband Wayne Rooney's home in Cheshire. (Image: Kyle Mac Photography)
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Coleen Rooney has shared the first photos from inside her lavish landmark 40th birthday party held earlier this month. The super-glam bash was held in the grounds of Coleen and her football legend husband Wayne Rooney's sprawling Cheshire mansion in a specially-erected marquee.
Now, Coleen's event organiser Julie Perry has jointly shared photos from inside the party, showing Coleen dressed in a stunning lilac gown as she celebrated with family and friends.
Coleen and Wayne were pictured arm in arm at the party, as they celebrated the special day with a host of their close friends and family.
They included a number of Wayne's former Manchester United team-mates and their wives who became lifelong friends with the couple after his time with the Reds.
Coleen blows out the candles on her big birthday cake(Image: Kyle Mac Photography)
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Former Reds players at the party included Darron Gibson with wife Danielle, Darren Fletcher with wife Hayley, Phil Bardsley with wife Tanya and Phil Jones with wife Kaya.
Current Man United boss Michael Carrick was also in attendance with wife Lisa who is close friends with Coleen.
It is understood that Coleen is being filmed for a new mega-budget Disney documentary, and that the birthday bash will also be featured in the new series.
Pictures shared from inside the bash included one that showed Coleen blowing the candles on a giant white birthday cake decorated with red cherries. In another she was beaming as she held a glass of her favourite pink fizz.
Coleen looked fab in lilac for her special birthday(Image: Kyle Mac Photography)
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Julie Perry Events also organised Wayne and Coleen's spectacular wedding on the Italian Riviera back in 2008 and has remained firm friends with the couple.
The events company erected a huge marquee on the lawn of the Rooneys' Cheshire home, which was filled with glamorous pink floral displays as well as a light arch bearing the words "Coleen's 40th" on a stage.
A giant 40 was also set up by a lake in the sprawling grounds of their £20million home, near Knutsford.
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Later at the party guests were stunned with the surprise star guest on the night, Irish chart-topping star Dermot Kennedy.
He played an acoustic set of his biggest hits as well as choice covers of some of Coleen's favourites, including the Bee Gees' To Love Somebody.
Dermot Kennedy was the star performer(Image: Kyle Mac Photography)
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Coleen was joined at the party by her and Wayne's sons, their eldest Kai, 16, who is now signed to Manchester United, as well as Klay, 12, Kit, 10 and Cass, 8.
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The party tent was decked out like a nightclub with plush pink chairs and sofas, while on the walls were a host of special artworks in Coleen's honour.
The special artworks dedicated to Coleen(Image: Kyle Mac Photography)
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They included portraits of what at first looked like Penguin classic novels, but closer inspection revealed quirky nods to Coleen like "Tales of Colly Mc from Crocky" - a nod to her maiden name of McLoughlin and home town of Croxteth in Liverpool.
It was a lavish bash held in Coleen's honour(Image: Kyle Mac Photography)
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Friends and fans of I'm a Celebrity star Coleen were quick to like the post filled with pictures, and hailed the event "classy and beautiful".