Rooney's cousins miss out on 'Big Brother'

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Wayne Rooney's cousins reportedly auditioned for Big Brother 9.

Stephen, a 24-year-old gay transvestite who likes to dress up as Ginger Spice, tried out with sister Natalie, 18.

The pair - the children of Rooney's uncle John - impressed the show's producers but failed to make the final cut, claims The Sun.

Natalie hit the headlines when she flashed a boob at paparazzi on the way to Coleen McLoughlin's 21st birthday bash last year. She recently had her breasts enlarged to a 32F to launch her career as a glamour model.

A show insider is quoted as saying: "Stephen and Natalie were brilliant at the auditions and they did go quite far in the process.

"But a decision was taken that we didn't want to have the series hijacked by them."