Blue’s Lee Ryan will become a dad for the third time as Ariana Grande impersonator girlfriend is pregnant
HE’S one of pop’s great characters – and finally Lee Ryan has someone he can chat to on an intellectual level.
Even better, I can reveal that the Blue singer is to have a baby with girlfriend Verity Paris, who performs as a tribute act to her lookalike, Aariana Granda.
My pictures show the pair looking loved up on the beach in Malaga, Spain this week, with Verity flashing a large baby bump and Lee doing his hilarious impression of a pregnant woman.
It’s great news for the Noughties star, and it means riveting conversation for him for the next few months.
A Blue source said: “They couldn’t be happier. Pals have joked it will mean Lee will have some time to chat to someone who understands him.
“It’s early days but they’re excited.”
He was first seen with Verity, who appeared on The X Factor in 2009, in January 2020, having joined reality TV series Celebs Go Dating the previous year in a bid to find love.
The former EastEnders star has had his ups and downs in the romance department, including being in a love triangle on Celebrity Big Brother 2014 with Jasmine Waltz and Casey Batchelor.
The singer was engaged to hairdresser Samantha Miller in 2008 after meeting her on MySpace. They had a son, Rayn, who was born the same year.
He was engaged to Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon in 2003 but later split after she said being in a celebrity couple was too hard.
Lee has another child, daughter Bluebell, with ex Jessica Keevil.
In 2019 he was pictured on a romantic date with Love Island star Laura Anderson.
More recently he had a tryst with then-22-year-old beauty queen and Kazakhstani model Diora Romanova in 2018 but their romance soon fizzled out.
And the year before he was going out with former Miss Universe Great Britain Jaime Lee-Faulker.
He added: “I shouldn’t have lost the family life I had with my ex-fiance, Sammi, and our little boy, Rayn.
“He’s ten now and we’re really close again. But I neglected the relationship so it’s only relatively recently that he’s been able to see functioning co-parenting, something my mum and dad never achieved.”
The former Strictly Come Dancing star previously said of his relationship history: “I don’t have any regrets about the mistakes I’ve made because they’ve shown me that something good can come out of something bad.”
He might be easy to take the Mick out of but Blue are one of Britain’s go-to pop brands of the Noughties – and I want to wish Lee and Verity all the best.
BEL’S DENIM HAD-TRICK
DOUBLE denim is every fashionista’s worst nightmare. But supermodel Bella Hadid tore up the rule book to give triple denim a run-out.
She was pictured in New York on Thursday in straight-leg jeans, light denim corset and oversized shirt.
I love a trier but I don’t think this will catch on. It’s not as embarrassing for her as the time she fell on the catwalk in 2016, though. She recently posted a throwback snap showing a photographer trying to help her up.
Bella said: “Can someone find me this man . . . I want to thank him personally for being the only one to offer a hand.”
BIEBER'S BACK
JUSTIN BIEBER has announced his new album Justice will be out next month – featuring Holy with Chance The Rapper, Lonely with Benny Blanco and Anyone.
It comes just over a year since he released No1 album Changes.
Justin said: “In a time when there’s so much wrong with this broken planet, we all crave healing – and justice – for humanity.
“In creating this album, my goal is to make music that will provide comfort – to make songs that people can relate to, and connect to, so they feel less alone.
“Music is a great way of reminding each other that we aren’t alone. Music can be a way to relate to one another and connect with one another.”
He added: “I want to continue the conversation of what justice looks like so we can continue to heal.”
GOOD JOLLY MISS MOLLY
MOLLIE KING had a spring in her step as she headed to work at Radio 1 yesterday.
The Saturdays star looked chic in a blue dress which she paired with a brown belt.
When she’s not busy on the airwaves with her co-host Matt Edmonson, Mollie has been busy planning her wedding to England cricketer Stuart Broad.
Ever since Stuart popped the question at New Year, Mollie has been sharing ideas for their big day with her 930,000 Instagram followers.
When asked earlier this month about their wedding, Mollie said: “I’m so excited!
“I am right at the beginning of all the planning and can’t stop looking at wedding accounts on Instagram.”
I hope Stuart has started saving. I can sense a very lavish affair coming up . . .
NOT-SO-WILD WESTLIFE BOX
WESTLIFE didn’t exactly have that bad boy rock band image.
In fact, Brian McFadden once tried chucking a telly out of a hotel window – only to bang himself on the bonce with it and knock himself out.
The red-faced pop star confessed he woke up with the TV beside him in bed after the stunt while on tour in New York.
Writing in new book Westlife Uncensored, he says: “I went to the minibar, opened it and drank ten of those little bottles straight through, then all the beer.
“Then I tried to lift up the telly. I wanted to throw it out the window, and it fell on my head.
“I was trying to be a rock star. But it fell a**eways, and I did – that’s how I fell asleep.
“I went to work the next day and the guys thought, ‘He’s gone mad’.”
Stick to singing on stools, Brian.
JOEL: MY BANGER FOR BED-HOPPING
IF there’s a baby boom in nine months’ time Joel Corry is taking full responsibility.
The Brit DJ says his new song Bed, with Raye and David Guetta, is the perfect tune for people to get intimate to.
The saucy single includes the raunchy lyrics, “I got a bed, but I’d rather be in yours”.
In an exclusive chat, Joel said: “I think this summer when everyone can start bed-hopping it’s going to be the lovers’ anthem. It’s a baby-making banger.” And Raye says the song perfectly sums up a lot of people’s time in lockdown, as well as hers, admitting she’d rather be in another bed.
She added: “It’s the perfect Covid story.
“Everyone’s just at home and there are definitely many other beds I would rather have been in than my own.
“I think these lyrics are perfect for this occasion.”
The pair revealed the collaboration came about after songwriter JIN JIN showed former Geordie Shore star Joel the song, which Raye and French DJ David had made together.
Joel says he then contacted Raye begging to work on the track.
He said: “As soon as I heard it I was like, ‘Oh my God that is next level and I need to work on this record’. That night I was just straight into Raye’s DMs, I was like, ‘Yo, this Bed track’.
“I’ve been a DJ since I was like 16 years old and David’s always been a massive idol and inspiration in my life.
“Having a collaboration with him, it’s been amazing and chatting to him as well – we’ve been having FaceTimes.”
Joel, who had one of the songs of 2020 with Head & Heart, says this week has been very exciting for him with the Government announcing it expects concerts and festivals to return.
He said: “I’m having a Zoom with my agent a bit later and we’re gonna have a little talk and see if we can get a little plan together.”
Summer 2021 is back on.
HERE FOR THE BEER
MADISON BEER is sitting pretty after she dropped her debut album, Life Support, yesterday.
The American pop star shared this exclusive snap of her posing in a mini-skirt and red top to celebrate the launch of the record, which has been years in the pipeline.
The rising star made a name for herself after being discovered by Justin Bieber aged 13 – and is one of New York’s most exciting exports in recent years.
Speaking about her album, Madison said: “Writing songs is like therapy for me.
“That’s why this album is called Life Support.
“It helped me get rid of the darkness and see the light.
“All of me is laid bare on this album.
“It’s been a really fulfilling experience to create something that feels so true to myself.
“I can put something into a song and then let it go, send it out into the world.
“When fans tell me I’ve put a voice to something they’ve been feeling, it’s as affirming for me as it is for them.”
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THE CHARTS
SINGLES
1. Driver’s License – OLIVIA RODRIGO
2. Calling My Phone – LIL TJAY & 6LACK
3. Wellerman – NATHAN EVANS ft 220 KID & BILLEN TED
4. The Business – TIESTO
5. Without You – THE KID LAROI
6. Don’t Play – ANNE-MARIE, KSI & DIGITAL FARM ANIMALS
7. Friday – RITON & NIGHTCRAWLERS feat. MUFASA & HYPEMAN
8. Paradise – MEDUZA feat. DERMOT KENNEDY
9. Goosebumps – TRAVIS SCOTT & HVME
10. Get Out Of My Head – SHANE CODD
OLIVIA RODRIGO stays at the peak again and MUFASA & HYPEMAN have helped RITON’s Friday rise from tenth to seventh.
ALBUMS
1. As The Love Continues – MOGWAI
2. Conflict Of Interest – GHETTS
3. Future Nostalgia – DUA LIPA
4. The Highlights – THE WEEKND
5. Positions – ARIANA GRANDE
6. Greatest Hits – QUEEN
7. Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon – POP SMOKE
8. Medicine At Midnight – FOO FIGHTERS
9. Fine Line – HARRY STYLES
10. Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent – LEWIS CAPALDI
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