Coleen Nolan and Shane Richie’s son Shane Jnr has reportedly joked about changing his surname back to Richie to support his father, who is set to star on I’m A Celebrity.
The Rixton singer switched his last name to Nolan back in 2017, when Coleen, 55, took part in Celebrity Big Brother.
And now Shane Jnr, 32, allegedly said he might want to echo the sentiment for his father, 56, who was announced as part of the line-up on Sunday for the upcoming series set in North Wales.
Sweet: Coleen Nolan and Shane Richie’s son Shane Jnr has reportedly joked about changing his surname back to Richie to support his father, who is set to star on I’m A Celebrity
A source told The Sun: ‘Shane Jnr is hugely supportive of his mum and his dad and will do anything to publicly show his love for them.
‘When Coleen was in Celebrity Big Brother he stopped using Richie and is now known as Shane Nolan, he did this to support her and to show her how much he cared and respected her
‘It was really sweet and meant so much. After his mates found out his dad Shane was heading to Wales for I’m A Celeb they joked about whether he would change it back to Richie and he’d said he would think about it.’
Get me out of here! Shane was announced as part of the I’m A Celebrity line-up on Sunday
MailOnline has contacted Shane Jnr’s representatives for comment.
Coleen married Shane Richie in 1990, and they had two sons before splitting up in 1997 and divorcing in 1999.
EastEnders actor Shane recently admitted he’s been left skint due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The TV star is best known for starring as Alfie Moon on the BBC soap.
Detailing his money problems, the singer told ITV: ‘And now I am literally skint! You save money for a rainy day but you don’t expect the rainy day to last six months.
‘Thankfully I’ve been able to borrow money from mates, my family and the bank and my wife is now very happy we can finally pay off the credit card!
Ex couple: Coleen married Shane Richie in 1990, and they had two sons before splitting up in 1997 and divorcing in 1999 (pictured in 1997)
‘But what an honour to be asked before lockdown. I am so grateful and I am really looking forward to being around adults again instead of my wife and three children!’
The Kat & Alfie: Redwater star also confirmed he had signed up for the challenge in January when the show was still set to be filmed in its traditional location of Australia instead of North Wales’ Gwyrch Castle.
The media personality told added: ‘We got the call in January and I agreed to do it because it was the 20th one.
‘My kids were old enough to travel to Australia and they wanted to meet Ant and Dec! We were all really excited.’
Famous for: The actor, who recently admitted he’s been left skint due to the coronavirus pandemic, is best known for starring as Alfie Moon on the BBC soap (pictured in 2018)
‘We were going to fit it around my other work projects as I was going on tour, doing a TV series and panto but that all got cancelled in March’.
Also competing for the title of King or Queen of the Jungle will be Sir Mo Farah, 37; ‘COVID-positive’ AJ Pritchard, 26; Beverley Callard, 63; Vernon Kay, 46; Jessica Plummer, 28; Victoria Derbyshire, 52; Giovanna Fletcher, 35; Hollie Arnold, 26, and Jordan North, 30.
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly will host the series once again, while Vick Hope will be fronting The Daily Drop, a brand-new series following all camp activity, available on ITV Hub every morning after the main show.
The Geordie duo, the contestants and crew will have to undergo frequent Covid tests throughout their stints.
Cast: Vernon Kay, Beverley Callard, Sir Mo Farah, Jessica Plummer, Shane, Victoria Derbyshire, AJ Pritchard, Giovanna Fletcher, Hollie Arnold and Jordan North are this year’s campmates