Awkward moment Shaun Ryder’s son name drops his dad’s band on First Dates – but his date has no idea who the Happy Mondays star is
Shaun Ryder’s son is one of the new faces on Teen First Dates hoping to find romance after being matched for dinner by the experts.
The Happy Monday star’s offspring, whose name is not being released, seemed to hope to use his father’s star power as a chat-up line, but that sadly failed.
He admitted he was proud to name his dad, but his unwitting male date admitted he’d never heard of the Manchester-born star.
In a clip from the date shared on the First Dates Instagram page, he says: “I do the swearing. Have you heard of a band called Happy Mondays?’
His stunned date shook him to death and admitted he didn’t know who he was.
Looking for love! Shaun Ryder’s son is one of the new faces on Teen First Dates hoping to find romance after being matched for dinner by the experts
Famous dad: He admitted he was proud to name his dad, but his unwitting male date admitted he’d never heard of the Manchester-born star
Shaun’s son tried to explain further, adding: ‘So my biological father is Shaun Ryder, the lead singer of the Happy Mondays.
‘I don’t know if you know him from I’m A Celeb, years ago he came second. Queen Stacey won though, as she should.”
His date awkwardly replies, “You opened up well there, but I don’t know who that is.”
However, he took it as a positive, explaining that his father had previously found himself in a rather cringe-inducing situation.
Explanation: ‘That makes me so happy. Because I saw a man and we kissed passionately.
He pulls away from the kiss and says, ‘Wow, you really look like your dad!’ And then he pulled out, and I was like, “So what we’re not going to do is that.”
Shaun first rose to prominence in the 1980s with his band The Happy Mondays, along with late brother Paul and their friends Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan. His friend and bandmate Bez later joined the band as a percussionist.
In addition to his singing career, Shaun has also had successful stints on reality television.
You’re twisting my melon! Shaun first rose to prominence in the 1980s with his band The Happy Mondays, along with late brother Paul and their friends Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan. His friend and bandmate Bez later joined the band as a percussionist
In a clip from the date shared on the First Dates Instagram page, he says: “I do the swearing. Have you heard of a band called Happy Mondays?’
In the 1990s he was also the lead singer of another band, Black Grape, and has since reportedly amassed a fortune of more than £2.5 million.
Shaun has been married to his wife Joanna since 2010 and they share two children, Pearl and Lulu.
They had a surprise wedding at Lulu’s christening, which turned out to be a double celebration at a courthouse in Worsley.
Shaun has four other children from previous relationships, one of whom is his son who appeared on First Dates.