Blue's Lee Ryan becomes dad for sixth time

Lee Ryan has become a dad for the sixth time as wife Verity gives birth to a baby girl. The news was shared via Blue's official TikTok page.

The post showed a clip of proud mum Verity with the new arrival and added the words: ""Congratulations to Lee and Verity on the arrival of their beautiful, healthy baby girl. Love Duncan, Antony and Simon."

Lee's youngest child comes as Blue are set to go on tour. This is the fourth child he has had with Verity, and his sixth overall as he already had Bluebell, with ex Jessica Keevil and Rayn with former fiancee Samantha Miller.

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In June, Lee announced that he and Verity were expecting their fourth child together. The singer posted a photo of himself cradling his wife's baby bump and captioned it: "Oooops we did it again' baby number four on the way to add to our lovely little family!"

Fans joked about Lee's expanding family, with one jumping in the comments to say "Lee Ryan will repopulate the world" before congratulating the couple.

Lee and Verity, who works as an Ariana Grande lookalike and is a former X Factor star, got married in secret in 2022. Lee described Verity as a "beautiful, strong and loving woman". "And I’m a lucky man to have such a wonderful mother for my child, and now wife, in her," he said when announcing their secret nuptials in Gibraltar.

“I’ve never been more calm and grounded and I have Verity to thank for that. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life because of the wonderful family life I now have."

In October 2024, Lee and Verity exchanged vows once again in Seville – which this time was attended by friends, family and Lee's bandmates. Lee gushed about the special day in an interview with OK! magazine: "The service was a beautiful blend of different religions and spiritual elements, accompanied by a variety of music that moved everyone to tears.

"I made my entrance down the aisle with my newborn son in my arms, both of us dressed in matching tuxedos, to the tune of Time by Hans Zimmer, performed by a string quartet.

"The sight of my wife walking down the aisle to 'I'm Kissing You' by Des'ree, sung by a gospel choir, was simply breathtaking. We decided to ban mobile phones during the service to ensure everyone was fully present in the moment, rather than trying to capture it on film or in photos.".

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