United Kingdom, Sept. 24 -- Wayne Rooney has blasted speculation he has been using a weight-loss pen to shed pounds.

The former pro footballer, 40, insisted he has been "working really hard to lose weight" recently, and says he hasn't turned to medication to achieve his physical transformation.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said: "Apparently I've seen recently I've been taking this pen thing about me.

"It's a shame, because I'm working really hard to lose weight. Apparently I've been on the pen.'

Wayne's wife, Coleen Rooney, said: "I thought you were gonna say then, my nose wasn't a cosmetic job, it was a medical job!"

The former England star recently admitted he went under the knife to fix his nose after previously breaking it twic...