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Evening Standard
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Katie Rosseinsky

Westlife’s children steal the show in emotional music video for new single My Blood

The new video for Westlife’s latest single My Blood stars the band’s young children - including Mark Feehily’s baby daughter Layla.

The Irish group, consisting of Feehily, Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne, said that the single and video reflect “where we are at this time in our lives - raising children and starting families.”

The black and white footage features special appearances from all of the band’s children, including Filan’s three children Nicole, 14, Patrick, 11, and nine-year-old Shane Jr.

They are joined by Egan’s children Koa, seven, Zekey, four and two-year-old Cobi, who steals the show towards the end of the video when he refuses to stay still in the group shot and instead runs towards the camera

Starring role: Westlife's children take centre stage (PA)

Byrne’s children, Rocco and Jay, both 12, also appear alongside six-year-old Gia.

The emotional clip gives a first glimpse at Feehily’s baby, who was born on October 1, in grainy home video footage.

(Newborn: Baby Layla appears in home video footage Westlife)

Feehily and his fiance Cailean O’Neill confirmed the news of Layla’s arrival on Instagram earlier this month, telling followers that they were “the happiest Dads in the world!”

“My Blood has such beautiful lyrics,” the band said in a statement. “It is a powerful, heartfelt song which has such a strong meaning for all of us. The single reflects where we are at this time in our lives – raising children and starting families.”

“This is our fourth single that has been co-written by Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac. It has been brilliant to work with them. My Blood is the prefect lead into our upcoming album Spectrum.”

Westlife, formed in 1998, split up in 2012 but reunited six years later.

Earlier this year they embarked on the Twenty Tour, which the band said sold a record 600,000 tickets across 27 cities and 13 countries.

They released singles Hello My Love, Dynamite and Better Man earlier this year.

Westlife’s 11th studio album Spectrum will be released on Friday, November 15.

​With additional reporting by Press Association.

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