Mysterious Girl singer Peter Andre has spoken out ahead of Junior’s 21st birthday and paid an emotional tribute to his son just days before he celebrates the major milestone
Peter Andre has cancelled major plans so that be can be there for son Junior on his 21st birthday. The Mysterious Girl singer, 53, who has Junior and Princess, 18, with ex-wife Katie Price, had been due to attend a wedding on June 13 but has now pulled out in case he is needed on the big day.
The former I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! star, who is married to Emily MacDonagh and has Millie, 12, Theo nine, as well as two-year-old Belle with her, also paid an emotional tribute to his eldest as he admitted it doesn’t feel like so much time has passed since his birth.
Writing in his new! magazine column, he said: “We’re just a few days away from Junior’s 21st birthday – I can’t believe it! I’ll keep you updated on how it goes. He doesn’t know what he’s doing yet.
I have a wedding that I was meant to go to on that day, but I’m not going now simply so I can be on call for my son! Emily’s going to the wedding, though – it’s a dear family friend but I just wanted to be there for Junior.
“I have got him something really special for his birthday because it’s a big one. He’s still my baby boy. I love him so much and I’m so proud of the gentleman he’s becoming. He’s a kind-hearted soul, respectful and polite and that’s all I can ask for. It certainly doesn’t feel like 21 years since I was holding him in the hospital. Time flies!”
Over the last few years, Junior has begun to carve out his own career in music and has also appeared on his sister’s reality show The Princess Diaries.
The pair are also reportedly set to join forces for Celebrity Race Across The World, and it was recently claimed that they may also be about to launch their own podcast, a move that would put them in direct competition with the likes of Loose Women stars Olivia Attwood and GK Barry, as well as Gogglebox star Joe Baggs – not to mention their own mother.
Just ahead of his 21st birthday, Junior explained to The Mirror that his dad had instilled a valuable work ethic in him and he previously took a job on the London Underground so that he could learn the value of employment.
He said: “My dad was brought up very strict, so regardless of anything, he says, ‘You’ve got to work, son.’ As much as he’s there for me, and my mum is there for me, I don’t want handouts. I need to learn life the proper way.
“So when things got hard, instead of sitting there doing nothing, I was like, ‘I need to do what I’ve got to do.’ I threw myself in at the deep end, but I never gave up on my dream.
“It made me understand the value of money and grafting. People still say, ‘You’ve never done a day’s hard work in your life,’ and I’m like, ‘I have!'”
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