Kieran Hayler has sparked a frenzy among his fans after announcing he’s “become a daddy” again.
The former stripper shared a post to his Instagram Stories on Thursday telling his followers that he’s tried to keep the news “very quiet”.
Kieran, who has two children – son Jett, five, and daughter Bunny, four, – with his ex Katie Price, wrote: “So I have kept this very quiet but I have become a daddy again!!!!!”
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The post left his fans in a frenzy with many wondering if he had welcomed a third child.
However, after keeping his fans guessing for 30 minutes, Kieran revealed he was actually referring to seven puppies, rather than a newborn baby.
Sharing a picture of himself holding two of the tiny pups, Kieran wrote: “To my 7 beautiful Labrador puppies.
“Congrats Tink and Kevin.”
Many fans had rushed to speculate about Kieran’s revelation on his latest Instagram post, which was a photo of Kieran and his new girlfriend Michelle Penticost.
One person commented: “What’s the baby news?”
Another said: “Are they having a baby?” while a third added: “Congratulations @officialkieranhayler 👶🏼 Lovely news for Valentines Day.”
One fan appeared to believe Kieran had become an actual dad again, writing: “Congratulations on the baby!!!”
Kieran split from ex Katie last year after five years of marriage, after Katie accused him of being unfaithful.
Last month, Kieran spoke about his marriage to Katie and branded their relationship “fake”.
In an interview with New! Magazine, Kieran said: “The relationship wasn’t what it seemed. It was all very fake, it’s hard to be with someone who wants to make money off everything.
“I’m not what she painted me out to be and people saw the truth on [reality show] My Crazy Life. She dug at me, treated me like a [bleep] and talked to me like [bleep].”
The star has also described how he felt he was unable to live up to the bar set by Katie’s ex Peter Andre, whom he said was “the love of her life”, adding, “No one can compete with that.”
Katie met Peter on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004. They married in 2005 but divorced in 2009 and have two kids together – Princess, 11, and Junior, 13.
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Recent reports suggested Katie is waiting for her chance to get back with Peter as she believes his current marriage to Emily MacDonagh is bound to fail because of their 16-year age difference.
But Katie responded to the claims at the time and called them “completely untrue”.
Her rep told The Mirror it’s “not the case at all”.
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