Posted: 03:22, November 1, 2022 | Updated: 03:28, November 1, 2022
Blue star Lee Ryan has become a father for the fourth time after secretly welcoming a baby girl with wife Verity Paris. The singer surprised her fans on Monday afternoon as she shared a short video of the newborn baby on social media platform TikTok. Ryan, 39, revealed that the birth of his fourth child has prevented him from taking part in the band’s current promotional tour, with fans recently questioning his absence during an interview with BBC Breakfast. Surprise: Blue star Lee Ryan becomes father for fourth time after secretly welcoming daughter with wife Verity Paris Cradling his daughter, who was born three weeks ago, he said: “Hello everyone. Just wanted to apologize for not being around for the promo right now. ‘All good. I know boys do everything. I know there are a lot of people talking about madness. Indeed, I had a small baby. “He’s only three weeks old now, so I’m at home with my family, I’m a dad and I’m with the kids.” The singer is also father to 14-year-old Bluebell with Jessica Keevil, daughter Rayn with Samantha Miller and a one-year-old daughter with wife Verity. Unexpected: The singer stunned fans on Monday evening as she shared a short video of the newborn baby on social media platform TikTok Big miss: Ryan revealed the birth of his fourth child has prevented him from taking part in the band’s current promotional tour BBC Breakfast viewers were left baffled after Blue appeared on Friday’s show, without Ryan. The singer was absent from the foursome while Duncan James, Simon Webbe and Anthony Costa promoted their latest album and upcoming tour. Fans were quick to notice his absence and took to social media to ask where the singer was. One asked: “Where is the 4th member of Blue?” While another quipped: “Brave of @officialblue to replace Lee Ryan with Charlie Stayt ahead of their new tour but I’m here for it.” Is someone missing? BBC Breakfast viewers were left baffled after Blue appeared on Friday’s show, without Ryan The happy news comes after Ryan was arrested after behaving in an “intimidating” and “crazy” manner on a British Airways flight in August. Since the incident, he has been MIA for some time and missed the band’s appearance at the Blackpool Illuminations Switch-on gig last month. According to LancsLive, when asked where the singer was, the band replied that he was “taking time off”. Where is Lee? Fans were quick to notice his absence and took to social media to ask where the singer was Ryanis allegedly abused the cabin crew when they refused to serve him an alcoholic drink and handcuffed him after the plane landed. He has previously spoken about his struggles with alcohol, after describing himself as a “good alcoholic” for 10 years. The former pop star, who appeared on Celebs Go Dating, said in 2019 how she still drinks socially but not ‘on the inside’. Staff are believed to have called ahead, prompting a police van to meet the former Big Brother contestant on the runway with officers boarding the British Airways flight. He reportedly spent the night in a cell after being arrested on suspicion of public order offences. Not good: It comes after Ryan was arrested after behaving in an ‘intimidating’ and ‘crazy’ manner on a British Airways flight in August
