Lee Ryan's colourful love life: From celebrity engagements to explosive love triangles, a secret love child and even a threesome with bandmate Duncan James - as he prepares to welcome sixth baby
And while the couple are living an idyllic life with their three children over in Spain after moving overseas three years ago, Lee Ryan's love life hasn't always been so conventional.
From celebrity romances to rumoured flings, love triangles and even a secret love child, the singer's love life has been colourful to say the least.
Back in his Blue heyday, the star was linked to a number of women - including Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon and even American star Caprice.
He looked to have found love with hairdresser Samantha Miller with whom he welcomed his first child, however the news of a secret love child and assault charge led to a rollercoaster relationship and bitter split.
On screen too Lee hasn't held back after he became entangled in a messy love triangle during his time in Celebrity Big Brother after a series of passionate smooches.
While he has even admitted to threesomes with his bandmate Duncan James, it seems now the star has mellowed and settled down for good.
Liz McClarnon
Enjoying a number of high profile romances, Lee was previously engaged to Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon in the early 2000s.
The pair had dated on and off for two years and Lee popped the question in 2003 as they got swept up in the relationship bubble.
However they split shortly after amid allegations that Lee had slept with a lap dancer and Liz saying she didn't like dating a fellow celebrity.
Yet Lee insisted he was the one to call things off, saying later: 'It just wasn't right any more.'
Opening up about their split, Liz told Closer: 'I'd never date another celebrity again. I was engaged to Lee and I didn't like having our relationship in the spotlight.
'For me, it leads to paranoia. You read things about each other and wonder who said what.'
Caprice
In 2004 Lee sparked romance rumours with model Caprice Bourret after it was reported they were secretly dating.
The Sun revealed that the pair met at a London club and the model reportedly told friends she and the Blue singer were in love.
A close friend allegedly told the paper: 'She's really happy at the moment. She's been gossiping with friends about how she's going out with Lee but that it's meant to be secret.
'She said she thinks they are in love and she's very excited about the relationship, although it is in the very early stages.'
As well the American singer, Lee has also been linked to former models Alicia Douvall and Stephanie Saunders.
Samantha Miller
In 2007 Lee met Samantha Miller on MySpace after she posted a number of sexy snaps on his page.
Samantha was reportedly a devoted fan of Blue for a number of years and recently told the singer's friends that she had a poster of him on her wall when she was a teenager.
After reportedly describing her as 'well hot,' his friends and family were then stunned when he revealed at his 25th birthday party that Samantha was pregnant.
However the pregnancy was by no means smooth sailing after Lee broke up with the future mother of his son five months into her pregnancy leaving her 'devastated'.
The couple later reunited but then suffered a tumultuous engagement punctuated by public arguments - one of which saw Lee throwing money at Samantha outside a Mayfair hotel.
Their relationship suffered another blow when it emerged that Ryan had fathered a secret love child in 2007.
Lee and Samantha welcomed their son Rayn in 2008. However the couple suffered a bitter break-up in 2010, after Lee was charged with physically assaulting Samantha.
The singer was charged with assaulting Samantha after allegedly hitting her as they drove through London's West End.
The charge was withdrawn that month at the request of his partner.
A spokesman for Ryan told MailOnline at the time: 'Lee 100 per cent denies common assault. He categorically did not hit Sammi and will be fighting these charges in court'.
Later in 2019 Lee reflected on his failed relationships and low points of his life as he told the Daily Mail: '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 achieve.
'I also have a daughter, Bluebell, who's 11. These are key ages for my kids so I'm working as hard as I know how to make memories with each of them that will last. They're my priority for the next few years.'
Jessica Keevil
Lee fathered daughter Bluebell with Jessica in 2007, prior to his relationship with Samantha, after the pair met in a night club.
After a number of dates Jessica revealed she was pregnant and Lee broke off the relationship and began dating Samantha.
While Bluebell was born in 2008, just a few months before Rayn, Lee didn't undergo a paternity test until a year later which confirmed he was the father.
Lee's relationship with Jessica's family has been troubled, and he has defended himself against accusations of failing to pay child support in the past.
In 2011 Bluebell's grandmother Jane Stowell called Lee a 'terrible dad' and told The Sunday Mirror: 'Lee's been a nightmare. Jess has had to battle to bring their daughter up all by herself.
'It's as if his own child is an inconvenience to him. Every time we ask for help he ignores us.'
However the Blue songwriter slammed the claims and insisted he had been paying for his daughter and disputes between his family and Jessica's have meant that seeing his daughter had been difficult.
A spokesperson for the singer told MailOnline at the time: 'Lee has being paying constant regular maintenance to Jessica Keevil for the last year and a half, ever since he found out Bluebell was his child.
'In fact Lee transferred money into Jessica's account only last week. Any suggestion that he has not is complete fabrication.'
He added: 'In addition Lee held a birthday party for Bluebell's at his sister's house in June last year.
'With regards to access to Bluebell, there has been an ongoing dispute in 2011 between Lee's family and Jessica's family, which has made visitation rights awkward.
'Lee takes his role as father of Bluebell very seriously and is saddened and upset that her family feel the need to make such statements in a public arena.'
Casey Batchelor and Jasmine Waltz
Ever the lothario, Lee was also embroiled in not one, but two romances during his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2014.
The star found himself caught in a love triangle with both Casey Batchelor and Jasmine Waltz after kissing both girls.
While Lee was chained to glamour model Casey before he entered the house, he appeared to lead Casey to believe he wanted to give their relationship a go before secretly spending the night with Jasmine.
Lee and Jasmine spent the night in the UFO out of sight of Casey who was kept in the house, and the devious duo were seen kissing under Lee's bedsheets and then disappearing to the bathroom together for quite some time.
He later explained to Casey about their 'bedtime cuddles' and said he wanted to cool things off because he didn't want a relationship in the house, and didn't want to be perceived as a player.
He said: 'You know they're all talking about us. I was worried about the way people would perceive us. I came in single.'
When Casey questioned if it was just a house relationship for the singer, he said: 'No, well, I didn't want anything. I love cuddling and being with you. Everyone else is making an issue about it. I'm not trying to say anything, but I don't want us to be any different with each other.'
Later after Jasmine was evicted, she came back into the house to confront Casey about her behaviour with Lee.
During the scene, Jasmine snapped: 'Hi Casey, I have a few things to say to you. When Lee and I got together he said he really liked me and saw you as a friend.
'As soon as you left you threw yourself at him. It's quite embarrassing really.
'You deliberately went out to hurt me. I've had to sit at home and watch this. Putting your t**s in his face and saying how horny you are and that you can't wait to have sex with him.'
Duncan James
Lee has also sensationally revealed that he had threesomes with his bandmate Duncan James, who is openly gay.
He told New: 'Me and Duncan had threesomes! We did some crazy s**t with each other. In the past we've done some s**t like that.
'It's not weird...you just high five each other. I think they call it a spit roast.'
Although Duncan rubbished claims of a gay fling with Blue band-mate Lee, he did admit to having threesomes.
Lee made the admission during a candid chat with feisty American Jasmine Waltz and former Apprentice finalist Luisa Zissman in the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2014, telling them: 'Yeah I've been with a man. Everyone's done experimentational s***. I'll tell you later.'
He added: 'Of course, man. I'm a well-traveled person. I've never admitted it anywhere. No-one's bothered to ask.'
Duncan tweetes at the time: 'Still laughin at this mornings claims. Every1 knows about the 3somes but its never gone beyond that. I mean I love Lee but not THAT much.'
A source also told The Sun: 'Lee has an incredibly intense relationship with Duncan. He feels he is the only person in the world who truly understands him.
'They love each other and it's true they've been intimate over the years. They're completely comfortable with each other and still go on holidays together.'
Lee also revealed he was happy for Duncan after he came out as gay in 2014 after previously identifying as bisexual.
He explained: 'It's his business. And he told me eventually... He seems so much happier now. He feels like he's just cool, man.
'I saw him the other day and he was really happy. I love him to bits. He's like a soulmate, a brother. He looks like he has a weight off his shoulders.'
In 2022, Lee was accused of transphobia after becoming embroiled in a vicious spat with a drag queen on Instagram - and later revealed he was bisexual.
The singer sarcastically commented on gender identity, posting to his 172,000 followers: 'I might start identifying myself as an alien / star / seed / indigo child. Anything but human. Please respect my wishes.'
After the post, drag queen Layla Zee Susan - real name Sammy Shepherd - challenged him for his 'insensitive' comments with Ryan launching a foul-mouthed attack on Layla.
Discussing the fallout with The Sun, Ryan furiously denied claims that he was transphobic or homophobic, saying: 'I'm bisexual and my bandmate is gay - I would never disrespect anyone like that.
'I normally ignore things like that but it's like somebody calling me racist when I'm not. Duncan's constantly dressing in drag, he's gay, Blue has a big [gay] following - so this really upset me.
'Some of my best friends are gay. I didn't say one thing about him being in drag.'
Laura Anderson
In 2019 Lee was spotted out on a date with Love Island star Laura Anderson as they enjoyed an fancy evening at Sexy Fish in Mayfair.
However nothing came of the romance and Laura went on to welcome a baby with her now ex Gary Lucy in September 2023.
Verity Paris
Lee and Verity were first linked back in January 2020 before enjoying a loved-up holiday together in February 2022.
Verity - whose real name is Verity Morley - is an Ariana Grande impersonator who starred on the X Factor in 2009.
Recalling how they first met, he said: 'We first saw each other at a Christmas lights switch on when I was promoting and Verity was a performer, and we met backstage.
'A few weeks later, we went on our first date and we bonded over our love of food – sushi, on that occasion. The first time I knew she was the one was on our second date. We picked a Christmas tree and danced around my living room to John Legend.'
On Thursday Lee revealed the pair are expecting their fourth child together as he shared a photo of himself cradling his wife's bump with the playful caption: 'Oops we did it again.
'Baby number 4 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!"
The couple enjoyed a lavish wedding ceremony in Seville last October - two years after their secret legal ceremony in Gibraltar.
He moved to Spain three years ago to start a family with Verity, 34, and the couple said 'I do' at a registry office in 2022.
After missing out a big wedding day with their family and friends due to the pandemic restrictions, the couple celebrated their nuptials with a fairytale wedding in Seville on 7 October, with all his Blue bandmates in attendance.
Describing the special day to OK!, Lee admitted he cried at several points during the day, saying it 'felt like a dream'.
The couple's three children all played roles in the ceremony, with their daughters being flower girls, while Lee walked down the aisle carrying their newborn son to a string quartet playing Time by Hans Zimmer.
Gushing about his wife, he admitted he knew she was the one on their second date and that 'she saved my life', while describing the moment he saw her in her dress, 'it took my breath away'.
When the couple first tied the knot two years ago, Lee told The Sun: '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.'
The couple moved to a beachfront apartment in the Costa del Sol in 2020 with the duo admitting that they now have a 'better quality of life' and 'new lease of life'.
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