Lee Ryan Partner: What Do We Know About the Blue Singer?
As one-quarter of the boy band Blue, Lee Ryan had a busy singing career that took him all around the world. But now that Blue are reuniting for a 20th reunion tour, what does Lee Ryan’s life look like now?
Let’s find out everything we know about the Blue singer, from his net worth to his love life and what he’s up to now.
We’ll start with the question: who is Lee Ryan’s partner?
Who is Lee Ryan’s Partner?
38-year-old Lee Ryan burst onto the entertainment scene as part of the boy band Blue in 2000. Twenty years later, what does his life look like? Has he settled down?
Well, fans might be equally overjoyed and disheartened to find out that the Blue singer is now off the market. In fact, Lee Ryan has been dating his partner Verity Paris for about two years. She is a singer and Ariana Grande impersonator.
They recently took their relationship to the next level by tying the knot.
The wedding took place in Gibraltar in March 2022, and Lee seemed very happy about finding the one.
He said: “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.
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Lee and Verity’s relationship was clearly already serious, as the two had their first child in August 2021.
With Lee being typically private, it was his bandmate Duncan James who revealed the news. Speaking on the chat show Lorraine last June, he said: “Lee lives in Spain now, he’s just become a daddy again.”
The couple moved to the Costa del Sol in 2020, right after Lee Ryan appeared on the reality dating show Celebs Go Dating in a hunt to find ‘the one’.
Who Else Has He Dated?
But if you think that this is Lee Ryan’s first child, then you’d be wrong. Actually, the Blue singer has two more children from previous relationships.
His first child, a daughter called Bluebell, was born in 2007. At the time he was dating Jessica Keevil.
However, shockingly, Lee didn’t find out that the child was his until 2009. The 26-year-old took a paternity test and would you know it, it turned out that he was Bluebell’s father!
Though this must have been a shock at first, Lee it turns out was ready to do what it takes to be a father. He took an active role in Bluebell’s upbringing, saying at the time: “I will definitely be a part of my daughter’s life, but I would appreciate it if everyone could respect this is a private matter.”
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When Lee got the call that he might be a daddy, he had already moved on from Jessica. In fact, the 26-year-old was dating Samantha Miller, who he reportedly met on Myspace.
Less than a year after meeting, Lee had a child with Samantha, a son called Rayn. They got engaged in 2008 but had an on-again-off-again relationship for the better part of four years.
The Blue singer also dated 00s pop royalty: Liz McClarnon from Atomic Kitten. They dated between 2001 and 2003, and the peak of both groups’ careers, and were even engaged.
Lee Ryan’s Net Worth
So, he’s got a new baby and tied the knot with his partner, but what is Lee Ryan up to professionally?
Well, he’s got a busy 2022, as Blue have reunited for a tour happening this December. It comes along with a brand new album, the first for seven years, Heart and Soul.
The band were initially meant to be touring in September 2021 with Atomic Kitten, but the shows have been pushed to December to coincide with the album release.
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But back to Lee Ryan’s net worth. Though Blue were worth about £100 million at their high point in the early 2000s, band members like Lee and Simon have repeatedly stressed that the boys saw very little of that fortune.
Lee was said to have about £10 million, but by August 2021, his net worth had dwindled to just £700. In fact, last year the singer said that he was unable to pay a £1,500 driving fine because he simply did not have the funds.