Rarely seen son of 90s pop star looks all grown up as he turns 17 – can you guess his famous mum?
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THE rarely seen son of a huge '90s pop legend has made a rare appearance.
With his striking looks and confident smile, it's clear he takes after his famous mum… but can you guess which chart-topping singer raised this handsome teen?
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Can you guess who his pop star mum is?
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The S Club singer posted rare photos of her son
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Jo O'Meara gushed over her son Lenny as he turned 17
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S Club 7 star Jo O'Meara took to Instagram as she celebrated her son Lenny's 17th birthday.
The singer, 46, shared a string of photos posing with his son, as well as younger snaps of him growing up.
Jo wrote: "Lenny... 17 years ago today I held you in my arms for the first time! Time has flown by and now you are a young man how did that happen!
"I hope you have a lovely birthday! I'm proud of you always darling! As we always say 831".
Fans flooded to the comment section to say happy birthday - but also stunned that the youngster was turning 17.
One user wrote: "I cannot believe he's 17! Geesh! happy Birthday Lenny."
Another added: "Omg no way is that Lenny... time flies... Happy bday Lenny"
A third penned: "Hbd… wow time has flown."
A fourth chimed in: "Blimey! I remember you showing him off on GMTV back in 2008 that's flew."
Earlier this week, the noughties pop star has been rushed to hospital as she shared a health update with fans.
S Club 7's Jo O'Meara reveals she's in 'horrendous' pain after failed back surgery
Taking to her Instagram stories, Jo posted a photo of her looking sad from her hospital bed while wearing a gown.
She wrote: "Back in hospital! The back is back! I didn't expect to be in here today."
Jo has previously been open about her health struggles.
In 2022, she revealed that she was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery that failed.
A timeline of S Club's career to date
1998 - The group was formed by ex Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, and was known as S Club 7
1999 - S Club 7 shot to fame in their TV series Miami 7, which aired between April and July that year. They released their debut single Bring It All Back in June 1999.
2000 - Their second TV series L.A. 7 began airing this year, followed by S Club 7 Go Wild! later that year
2001 - The band's boys - Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Paul Cattermole - were photographed smoking cannabis in Covent Garden. They were cautioned by police and released without charge, after which they issued an apology through their publicity firm
2001 - In May this year, the group's first tour - the S Club Party 2001 tour - kicked off
2002 - Paul Cattermole quit S Club 7 to rejoin his school metal band, Skua, after which the group was renamed S Club
2003 - S Club released their first feature film, Seeing Double - 10 days after that they announced on tour that they were splitting up
2003 - 2008 - The group all took on solo projects, with Rachel enjoying a solo singing career and Jo appearing in Celebrity Big Brother in 2007
2008 - Paul declared bankruptcy and sold his 2000 BRIT Award at auction
2014 - On 14 November 2014, S Club 7 reunited for a BBC Children in Need telethon
2023 - Hannah Spearritt said she had been forced into homelessness, living in four temporary homes over a six-month period
February 2023 - The group announced on The One Show that they would reunite for a two-week 25th-anniversary tour that October
April 2023 - Paul died aged 46 of several heart conditions
May 2023 - The group announced they had changed their name to S Club and that Hannah would not join them on their coming tour
July 2023 - They released their first new single in more than 20 years, These Are the Days, in memory of Paul
October 2023 - The Good Times Tour began on 12 October at the Manchester Arena
March 2024 - They released a new version of their son Good Times in honour of Paul, on his birthday 7 March 2024
At the time, she shared a photo on a drip in A&E at 4am in the morning as she struggled with the "worst pain yet'.
Jo told her worried followers: 'When am I gonna get a break?? I really thought I was on the road to recovery.
'4am this morning the pain was the worst it's been yet! So here we are again ! I am devastated.'
Jo was forced to cancel live shows around the same time and had an operation to remove a disc in her back.
But she later told how she still in a lot of pain and a scan has revealed she needs further surgery.
She said at the time: "As you can see I'm back in bed. That is because the back is playing games again. The pain has been absolutely horrendous and today I got some MRI scan results back that wasn't the result I wanted.
'I've actually got to go back into hospital for further surgery on my back which I'm absolutely devastated about to be honest."
The frustrating news had taken its toll on Jo's mental health and she's found it hard to remain positive.
She continued: "And it's been making me feel really quite in a bad place if I'm being honest.
"I've felt really low. The last few days have been really tough but I'm hopefully with this next surgery, I will be back fighting fit and ready to get out there again so positive thinking."
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Jo shared a string of sweet snaps of her son growing up
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Jo shared a worrying photo from hospital today
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She has previously opened up about her health battles over the years
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