Lee Ryan announces he'll be a dad for the SIXTH time with sweet video
LEE Ryan has announced he's set to be a dad for the SIXTH time.
The Blue singer, 42, shared the happy news on his TikTok page, revealing that his wife Verity is pregnant with their fourth child.
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Lee posted a photo of him tenderly cradling his wife's blossoming baby bump.
Verity showed off her growing stomach in a fuchsia pink satin dress.
Lee captioned it: "'Oooops we did it again' baby number four 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."
His fans were delighted for the star and took to the comment section to congratulate the pair on their growing brood.
One cheekily wrote: "Congratulations mate. I think you need to get a TV in your bedroom lol."
A second joked: "Lee Ryan will repopulate the world. Congratulations you both."
Another quipped: "Starting your own band mate. Congratulation."
In 2023, Lee announced that he was expecting his fifth child and his third with Verity.
At the time he shared the news on Blue's Twitter account, writing: 'Me and my wife, Verity, are very pleased to announce our new baby, that will be born this year.'
Blue's Lee Ryan becomes a dad for the fourth time as wife gives birth to a baby girl
He jokingly added: 'The news came out of the blue. I found out on my 40th birthday! What a present from god.'
He added: 'The rest of the boys are thrilled for the couple!'
Lee is already dad to Bluebell, 16, with his ex-girlfriend Jessica Keevil and a son Rayn with former fiancé Samantha Miller, who was born in 2008.
He shared three children with Verity.
Lee shocked fans in November 2022 when he revealed he'd secretly had a little girl.
The couple had another child together before that.
Lee and Verity, an Ariana Grande lookalike, ti ed the knot in secret in May 2022 in Gibralta r.
He said: "I met someone finally who loves and supports me in everything I do.
"Verity is a beautiful, strong and loving woman who I treasure. And I'm a lucky man to have such a wonderful mother for my child, and now wife, in her.
'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."
Stunning Verity is a talented singer who appeared on X Factor in 2009 - and even turned her talent into a career when she worked as an Ariana Grande lookalike and impersonator.
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