Roy Keane's sick daughter and future son-in-law England star
Roy Keane is back on our screens tonight as part of ITV's coverage of the FA Cup fifth round.
The former Manchester United star will be alongside Ian Wright as he gives his take on Cardiff City's visit to Aston Villa, with the Bluebirds hoping to reach the cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2008, when they went all the way to the final at Wembley.
A fearsome midfielder during his playing days, Keane is now known as one of the most outspoken pundits in the game, with his fiery opinions on modern football seeing him win a legion of fans in retirement.
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Of course, the former United, Nottingham Forest and Celtic man was also one of the most successful footballers of his generation, winning seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups, four Community Shields and a Champions League during his 12-year stint with the Red Devils.
However, despite his formidable reputation on the pitch and in the studio, Keane has increasingly shown his softer side away from football, sharing some humorous insights into his family life on social media.
He has been married to wife Theresa Doyle since 1997, with the pair meeting five years earlier during Keane's days at Forest. Together, they have five children together - Shannon, Caragh, Aidan, Leah and Alanna - as well as two grandchildren.
His second-eldest, Caragh, recently shared her agonising health battle and credited her famous dad's "brilliant sense of humour" with helping her through her darkest days. The 29-year-old was diagnosed with lupus, an incurable autoimmune condition, in 2021 and has since suffered extreme fatigue and intense pain which left her fearing that her "life was over".
Prior to her diagnosis, she suffered joint pain, alopecia and painful blisters on her skin, with the pain derailing her dream of becoming a teacher and leaving her facing the prospect of taking immunosuppressants for life, as well as potential chemotherapy.
However, since changing her diet and focusing on anti-inflammatory and gut-friendly foods, Caragh says her symptoms have improved significantly. This has led her to establish Superkeen Foods, her own award-winning brand aimed at helping others with lupus in their healing process.
"When I was diagnosed, I mourned the person I had been and the person I felt I should have been," she recently told PA Real Life. "But when I look at it now, it's obviously led me on this journey and I'm grateful for the good moments.
"Since your immune system is essentially attacking itself, you feel like you only have yourself to blame, which is horrible. You think, 'Why is my own body attacking itself? What have I done to cause this?'. In the darkest times, I thought, 'There's no way out of this'."
However, thanking her parents for their unwavering support, she added: "My mum very much believes in the power of your body being able to heal itself... and even when I have flare-ups with my health, she helps put things back into perspective.
"My dad is incredible as well. He's the best person for advice and I think he's helped me so much. I feel really lucky to have them."
One of Keane's younger daughters, Leah - who is lovingly referred to by the United legend as 'Number 4' - has also made headlines recently after getting engaged to Southampton and England defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
While they previously shied away from the spotlight, the couple - who are believed to have been dating for five years - disclosed in November that the footballer had proposed to her over the summer. In an Instagram post, Harwood-Bellis was seen getting down on knee on a yacht on the Amalfi Coast, with Leah adding the caption: "'I can't wait to marry you."
Keane gave his own unique seal of approval to the relationship in November, as Harwood-Bellis scored on his England debut in a 5-0 win over the Republic of Ireland. The defender's new father-in-law was on punditry duty for ITV for the match and joked that the goal was "bittersweet" for him, with the engagement "not done and dusted yet".
However, the United legend added: "Over the last few months he's definitely been a goal threat playing for Southampton, it's nice for him. It's great for him to make his debut, as I said he's a bit of a goal threat. He's a nice kid, his family has done a great job."
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