Boris Johnson's Brexit talks venue hosted Coleen Rooney's circus-themed 21st birthday party

The luxury wedding venue chosen for Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar's Brexit talks was where Coleen Rooney held her circus-themed 21st birthday party.
An anti-Brexit protester outside Thornton ManorAn anti-Brexit protester outside Thornton Manor
An anti-Brexit protester outside Thornton Manor

Rooney, who caused an online sensation this week after alleging Rebekah Vardy's Instagram account was the source of leaked stories about her in the media, hosted the glamorous party at Thornton Manor in 2007.

The venue is a Grade II listed building that was once the home of the soap magnate William Hesketh Lever in the village of Thornton Hough on the Wirral.

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But it is not the first event relating to a significant milestone and involving familiar faces that has taken place here.

Back on 31 March 2007, stilt walkers dressed as swans and jugglers in sailor suits greeted guests as they arrived to celebrate the 21st birthday of Rooney, then the fiancee of footballer Wayne Rooney who she went on to marry.

Among those arriving in a fleet of black Audis were football stars Harry Kewell, Rio Ferdinand, John O'Shea and Peter Crouch with his now wife Abbey Clancy.

Guests danced to Otis Redding's Dock Of The Bay and Stevie Wonder's Superstition.

There was likely to be less of a party atmosphere on Thursday afternoon as Mr Johnson and Mr Varadkar arrived for their 11th-hour rendezvous.