Steps singer Lee Latchford-Evans reveals he’s become a dad after wife gives birth to baby boy
STEPS singer Lee Latchford-Evans has revealed he's a first-time father after his wife Kerry-Lucy welcomed a baby boy.
The 46-year-old announced that their bundle of joy had arrived with a black and white snap of them holding their son's hand on Instagram yesterday.
Captioning the sweet shot, Lee wrote: "Welcome to the world baby boy.
"Me & your mummy @kerrylucyinsta are so in love! You’re everything we could have wished for & more, Our perfect rainbow baby."
The social media announcement had Lee's famous friends sharing their congratulations.
Leading the charge was his Steps bandmate Ian 'H' Watkins, who cheekily penned: "Guncle H!"
"Congratulations 🎉", wrote Blue's Anthony Costa while Tracey Beaker star Dani Harmer commented: "Congratulations 🥳 xxx".
In April, the Deeper Shade of Blue hitmaker and his wife Kerry-Lucy revealed they were expecting a baby boy after nine years of marriage.
At the time, Lee admitted he was "scared" and couldn’t believe it when Kerry-Lucy revealed she was pregnant again.
Kerry miscarried 10 weeks into her pregnancy when she fell pregnant back in 2018.
Speaking to , he said: "We’re scared as much as we’re excited. We’ve wanted a baby for so long."
Kerry revealed she took three tests to try and persuade Lee she was actually expecting after their tragic loss.
She told the mag: "Lee’s eyesight isn’t the best and he said, ‘There’s definitely no pink line.’ I woke up at 4am the next day and did another and it was definitely positive.
"I think Lee was in shock and still half asleep so I did a digital one that said ‘pregnant’ and I was like, ‘Do you believe me now?’ It took three tests!”
Lee admitted he was still concerned about losing the baby for some time, saying: "It’s a mix of joy but also worry. You think, ‘Is it going to happen again?’ For us our safety net was the 20-week scan."
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Lee broke the exciting news to his band mates - Faye Tozer, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Claire Richards and Lisa Scott Lee - via a Zoom call, telling them he was going to be a bit busy in August.
He says they were all very excited and emotional about their happy news.
Lee and Kerry met in 2007 after meeting at a gig they were both performing at, before tying the knot in 2012.
