Blue singer Lee Ryan has announced he is expecting his sixth child, revealing on TikTok that his wife Verity Paris is pregnant with their fourth baby together.
The 42-year-old shared the news through a photo showing him cradling his wife’s growing bump whilst she wore a silk dress.
He captioned the post: “‘Oooops we did it again’ baby number 4 on the way to add to our lovely little family!
“Another vibe to join the tribe we are truly grateful ps…. Check out little Elton John by the piano!” (sic)
“Oooops we did it again” baby number 4 on the way ❤️❤️❤️❤️ to add to our lovely little family! Another vibe to join the tribe ✝️🔥 we are truly grateful ❤️❤️❤️❤️ ps…. Check out little Elton John by the piano! 🥰😎😂
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The announcement, which featured Britney Spears’s “Oops!… I Did It Again” as the soundtrack, showed the couple posing in front of a piano with Ryan flashing a huge smile as he held Verity’s bump.
Ryan is already a father to daughter Bluebell, 18, with ex Jessica Keevil, and daughter Rayn, 16, with ex-partner Samantha Miller.
The singer shares three children with Verity, whom he married in a civil ceremony in Gibraltar in 2022.
The couple welcomed their children in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and have two daughters and a son together.
The pair initially tied the knot during lockdown in a quiet ceremony, having been keen to marry “as soon as possible”.
They later celebrated with a larger ceremony in Seville last October, attended by friends, family, and Ryan’s Blue bandmates Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, and Duncan James.
Speaking about the special day, Ryan told OK!: “I don’t have any actual brothers – but they are my brothers. Through thick and thin, all four of us.”
The couple’s announcement was met with an outpouring of congratulations from fans and fellow celebrities in the comments section.
Five star Scott Robinson quipped: “Congratulations mate. I think you need to get a TV in your bedroom lol,” to which Ryan replied: “Haha yeah thanks bro. I can’t afford a tv…..”
Singer Samantha Harvey joked: “Starting your own band mate!! Hahah congratulations!!” Ryan responded: “We need to make the works biggest band and save the world with songs of love and peace and stop the madness.”
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One fan wrote: “Congratulations to Lee and Verity xxxx,” whilst another commented: “Lee Ryan will repopulate the world Congratulations you both Courage, Verity, courage”.
The couple first met at a Christmas lights switch-on event where Ryan was promoting and Verity was performing.
They bonded over sushi on their first date, with Ryan telling OK! he knew she was “the one” by their second date when they “picked a Christmas tree and danced around my living room to John Legend.”
Verity, whose full name is Verity Morley, previously appeared on The X Factor in 2009 and worked as an Ariana Grande tribute act.
The couple were first linked in early 2020 before relocating to Spain’s Costa del Sol later that year.
Ryan has spoken about finding a “better quality of life” in their beachfront apartment, telling The Sun: “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life because of the wonderful family life I now have.”
