X Factor’s Kieran Alleyene admits he spends more time with Louis Walsh than his pregnant girlfriend
5 AFTER MIDNIGHT singer found out he was a parent-to-be shortly before Judges' Houses round
X FACTOR star KIERAN ALLEYENE’s life was turned upside down earlier in the series when he found out he was to become a first-time dad aged 21.
But as the quarter finals loom the 5 AFTER MIDNIGHT singer has seen more of mentor LOUIS WALSH than he has of his pregnant girlfriend Sophie.
In an exclusive chat, he revealed he has only seen Sophie for two days a week since receiving their shock baby news just before the Judges’ Houses round.
He said: “I don’t even see my girlfriend while I’m in here. I only see her at the weekends. She knows that I need to focus.
“At the moment I have to put most of my focus on X Factor so I can make a career from this so that I can support my kid.”
However Kieran has vowed not to sacrifice his music career for his unborn child once the ITV programme is over, admitting he will have to rely on family and FaceTime instead.
He added: “We both have really supportive families. I’ve got loads of siblings, she’s got loads of siblings. We’re not short of babysitters! And that’s what things like FaceTime were invented for. It’ll be fine.
“The baby will be born in the spring. It’s all a happy thing - there is no negativity whatsoever.”
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The couple have already started choosing baby names despite not yet knowing the gender.
But judge Louis was devastated to find out they won’t be naming it after him.
Kieran said: “We have names for each sex. I can’t have Louis. My nephew is called Louis, so I can’t.
“I’ve told him already. I said, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry!’”
Louis will have to make do with being an honorary uncle instead.