Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin are set to bag $5m for world rights to their wedding - an amount eclipsing the sum Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar received when they married last March. Details of the record deal remain a under wraps, but publishing bosses expect to easily recoup at least twice their outlay from worldwide magazine and TV sales.
A source said last night: "The company who have signed the deal are ecstatic.
"It might seem a phenomenal amount of money but Wayne and Coleen are circulation gold. This easily surpasses any other celebrity wedding deal.
"They have left Posh and Becks in their wake."
Late last year, it was believed the pair had signed a $3m deal with a glossy magazine. But as their marketability soared, so has the price tag for their big day in June.
Manchester United soccer ace Wayne and Coleen, both 21, began planning a lavish summer wedding after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. The venue has not been revealed.
Coleen has visited several castles in England and Ireland. But last December guests were told to expect a venue in either Paris or Italy for the Roman Catholic ceremony.
A string of celebrity pals are to be invited, including David and Victoria Beckham, boxer Ricky Hatton and fellow United stars.
By Owen Williams, Feb 17 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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