Ronan Keating's son Jack has finally shared the truth about whether he knew he was going to become a dad before appearing on Love Island.
The 25-year-old was a bombshell in Casa Amor in the 2022 series of the ITV2 show.
While looking for love on the reality series, Jack flirted with the likes of Gemma Owen, while his ex-girlfriend was pregnant on the outside.
Jack has now revealed that he had no idea that his ex, Keely Iqbal, was expecting before he became a contestant.
The son of Boyzone star Ronan, insists that the news came as a complete shock and he was "terrified" to become a dad.
However he said the support and knowledge passed onto him from his "hero" dad has allowed him to grow and become the man he is today.
The Daily Mail revealed, Jack said: "As soon as I came off Love Island, seven months later, I became a dad. No, I didn't know before going on the show.
"Adjusting to life after Love Island was hard enough but then I had to deal with being a father… But it has been the most amazing year and a half of my entire life. Maya turned one in February… She melts my heart every time I see her.
"I remember when I posted the Instagram photo, I was so nervous. I didn't actually want to press the button. It blew up."
Jack has praised his parents for being an inspiration for his parenting and has admitted that they are the two people that he loves the most in the world.
The One Show host, Ronan, split from Yvonne in 2010 with them sharing two daughters, Missy, 23, and Ali, 18, as well as Jack. Ronan has since married Storm Uechtritz, in 2015, and welcomed two more children, son Cooper, seven, and Coco, four.
Jack admitted that he needed support and said that he "leant on family and friends" when becoming a dad.
He said that he is a "family first man" thanks to the parenting he received from his mum and dad and watching his two sister being "raised so well."
The former Islander joked that he and his family "come as a package deal" because he wouldn't be where he is today without them.
