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Shayne Ward’s daughter Willow follows in his musical footsteps

Such a musical family!

Shayne Ward’s fiancée Sophie Austin has revealed their little girl is following in her famous parents’ musical footsteps!

The former Hollyoaks actress shared a cute picture to Instagram on Saturday evening showing Willow, one, displaying her musical skills with a set of drums.

Proud mum Sophie captioned the snap: “Playing some drums for England before bed.”

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England, of course, won their World Cup quarter final against Sweden on Saturday, propelling them into a semi-final clash with Croatia next week.

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Fans were quick to comment on the sweet pic, with one saying, “musical family” while another joked: “I’m sure that kept mummy and daddy up instead of going to bed.”

Sophie, 34, is classically trained, while Shayne, 33, became a household names when he won the second series of X Factor, going on to release four albums.

Shayne Ward and Sophie Austin, The British Soap Awards 2018, Hackney Town Hall, London UK, 02 June 2018
Sophie and Shayne became engaged on Boxing Day 2017 (Credit: Brett D. Cove / Splash News / SplashNews.com)

These days he’s perhaps better known as an actor, thanks to his role as Aidan Connor in Coronation Street.

He left Corrie earlier this year in a poignant storyline that saw Aidan take his own life.

Shayne hasn’t completely turned his back on the music world, however, as he revealed in April this year he’d “never” rule out a return to singing.

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Shayne with his daughter Willow (Credit: Instagram)

Shayne told The Sun: “I’d never, ever, ever close the door on singing because I have a voice and I know I’m a good singer so I’ll never ever stop doing that.”

In an interview with OK! magazine earlier this year, both Sophie and Shayne said music was a large part of their relationship.

Sophie said she’d “never had somebody sing to me so much in a relationship”, adding: “Willow does harmonies with Shayne already. We do sing a lot to Willow.”

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The couple welcomed Willow in December 2016 (Credit: Instagram)

Sophie and Shayne began dating in early 2016, with little Willow May arriving in December that year.

Although they have posed with Willow for an OK! magazine cover, the couple prefer to shield her from social media, so they only ever post photos where Willow’s face is obscured.

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They got engaged in December 2017, when Shayne popped the question at home on Boxing Day, surrounded by their loved ones.

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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