Roy Keane's shock reaction to daughter dating Premier League star before warning issued

Roy Keane has amazed shot fans with his relaxed cognition towards his children dating aft 1 of his daughters, Leah, got engaged to Southampton prima Taylor Harwood-Bellis

One of Roy Keane’s daughters, Leah, and Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis broke screen connected their narration aft getting engaged.

The brace had kept their romance, believed to beryllium respective years old, nether wraps. But that has changed since Harwood-Bellis got down connected 1 genu successful June past twelvemonth to popular the question connected a yacht disconnected Italy's beauteous Amalfi Coast. The mates aboriginal shared pictures of the peculiar moment, with Leah writing: “I can't hold to wed you.”

Interest successful their relationship spiked during November’s planetary interruption erstwhile Harwood-Bellis was called up by England for the Nations League games against the Republic of Ireland and Greece. Keane adjacent spoke astir his aboriginal son-in-law during ITV’s sum of the Ireland game.

Harwood-Bellis made his elder planetary debut successful that lucifer and adjacent marked the juncture with a extremity arsenic the Three Lions triumphed 5-0 astatine Wembley. Keane was successful the ITV workplace for the crippled and gave his thoughts connected the 22-year-old.

Roy Keane’s softer side

It’s ever daunting gathering your girlfriend’s begetter for the archetypal clip – but conscionable ideate erstwhile 1 of the parents you’re trying to impressment is Keane. After being a hardman connected the transportation with Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Ireland, Keane is present an enforcer successful the TV studio, wherever helium tin beryllium relied upon to contented a no-nonsense verdict connected the existent United squad oregon immoderate apical stars who underperform.

However, it appears Keane’s pugnacious antheral persona does not widen to his household beingness with woman Theresa Doyle, their 4 daughters and 1 son. When asked astir what it was similar having truthful galore women successful 1 location connected The Tommy Tiernan Show past year, Keane responded "brilliant".

After laughter from the audience, helium insisted: "No it is, brilliant. They're good, precise bully kids." When asked astir the toughest portion of being a father, Keane struggled to reply earlier Tiernan interjected: "Are you f***ing kidding me?"

Keane added: "No, they're OK. Listen erstwhile they get a spot older, I accidental boyfriends and that benignant of transportation on, yea that tin be…”

But helium amazingly insisted helium was rather relaxed erstwhile gathering his daughters’ different halves, saying: "You'd beryllium precise surprised. Surely that's the aforesaid for everybody."

'Not done and dusted yet' warning

Keane spoke fondly of Harwood-Bellis during November’s planetary break, adjacent aft helium scored against his country. As the sheet watched a replay of the goal, Keane said: “It’s bittersweet for me, this.”

Host Mark Pougatch past informed the assemblage helium was Keane’s aboriginal son-in-law. Keane past jokingly quipped: “It’s not done and dusted yet”. That prompted hearty laughter from chap pundit Ian Wright. He continued: “Things tin alteration precise rapidly successful the Keane household, fto maine archer you!”

Underlining his softer side, which shocked galore viewers, Keane spoke warmly astir Harwood-Bellis’ conduct, some connected and disconnected the pitch. He added with a smile: “He’s got a extremity menace successful him, adjacent playing for Southampton. It’s bully for him. He’s a bully kid, his family’s done a bully job.”

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