Simon Webbe has gushed over his eldest daughter Alanah, who came out as gay “really young”. Simon, 44, welcomed his daughter Alanah in 1996 with his ex-girlfriend Nicola Jones.The singer has since had a second child with his now-wife Ayshen Kemal – whom he married in 2018.
Ayshen gave birth to a little girl named Cyan Shenel last year. Now, with June marking Pride Month, Simon has opened up about Alanah being gay, and spoke of how “proud” he is of her.
He told OK!: “I'm very, very proud of the way she's been able to handle herself from a very, very young age. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
You can sign up at the top of the page. “We found out about [her being gay] when she was really young, basically. So I know, for me, I never saw it as a problem. “It was always something that she will be able to navigate herself through once she's old enough to understand how people have had their own insecurities, hence why they feel to have a feel to give their opinion.