Wayne Rooney's new life at 40: he undergoes surgery, loses weight "without injections" and reinvents himself'

Wayne Rooney , a legendary goalscorer in English football, appeared alongside his wife Coleen on the red carpet at the premiere of his new Disney+ series, "The Real Rooneys ", showing off a radical transformation and a slimmer figure .

The 40-year-old former footballer showed off his n ose job and a notable weight loss , and refuted claims that his striking physical change was due to weight-loss injections.

Apparently, I recently saw people saying that I’m using that pen thing (the injections). It’s a shame, because I’m working really hard to lose weight

Wayne Rooney revealed that his wife Coleen encouraged him to get a nose job and told the "Daily Mail" that "he has been working really hard" at the gym to lose weight and laughed off the idea that he had used injections : "Apparently, I recently saw them saying that I'm using that pen thing (the injections). It's a shame, because I'm working really hard to lose weight. Apparently, they're saying I'm using the pen."

I couldn't expel air through one side of my nose, so I got it fixed

Coleen added that she convinced Rooney to finally have his nose operated on after putting up with his snoring for many years .

"He couldn't blow air out of one side of his nose, so I got it fixed" , Rooney admitted.

Wayne Rooney: "You're not prepared for when you lose your job"

Wayne Rooney, a legend of Manchester United (he scored 253 goals) and Everton , also revealed that he turned to work as a BBC television pundit during the World Cup and on Match of the Day to find a sense of purpose after his playing career, admitting that he may never manage again.

'"I don't do it for money; I do it to have a goal, instead of staying at home all day. There's a chance I may never coach again, so you have to look ahead... I need a role on "The Masked Singer," although they'd tear me apart," he explained.'

As a player, you know when your career is going to end and you can prepare for it. As a coach, you don't know whether you'll last a year, two, ten, or three months... You're not prepared for when you lose your job

The last job Rooney had as a manager was at Plymouth , a club from which he was dismissed in December when the team was bottom of the Championship table.

"As a player, you know when your career is going to end and you can prepare for it. On the other hand, in the next stage —that of coach—, you don't know whether you'll last a year, two, ten or three months... You're not prepared for when you lose your job," he pointed out.