{"id":20413,"date":"2026-07-29T00:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20413"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:50:40","slug":"junior-andre-admits-he-used-to-fancy-stepmum-emily-before-marriage-with-peter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20413","title":{"rendered":"Junior Andre admits he &#8216;used to fancy&#8217; stepmum Emily before marriage with Peter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_226536583-8cd0-e1785266096558.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29245822\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Emily Andre, Junior Savva Andreas Andre, Princess Andre and Peter Andre attend The Pride of Britain Awards 2024 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 21, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/junior-andre\/\">Junior Andre<\/a> has revealed he used to have a crush on his stepmother Emily, before she tied the knot with his dad Peter.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old aspiring singer, son to Mysterious Girl crooner Peter and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/katie-price\/\">Katie Price<\/a>, had his secret initially blabbed by <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/princess-andre\/\">younger sister Princess<\/a>, 19, during a new episode of her ITV2 reality show The Princess Diaries.<\/p>\n<p>While enjoying a BBQ outside in the garden towards the end of the second episode of season three, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/14\/peter-andre-makes-surprise-u-turn-daughter-princess-itv-reality-series-29131005\/\">Princess asked her dad Pete, 53<\/a>, when he knew he loved his wife Emily, whom he married in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/01\/03\/dr-emily-macdonagh-on-puberty-parenting-and-being-too-shy-for-showbiz-15854361\/\">Emily, who works as an NHS docto<\/a>r and shares three children with Peter, is 36 \u2013 15 years older than Junior, and 17 years younger than her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Peter then told his oldest kids, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/18\/princess-junior-reveal-matching-tattoo-tributes-dad-peter-andre-29167875\/\">who recently revealed their matching tattoo<\/a>, that they were friends for two years before things turned romantic and they started to date in 2012, with Junior and Princess thought to have first met her when they were aged around five and three, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Princess reflected that she had known Emily \u2018literally my whole life\u2019, before turning to Junior and adding: \u2018And you used to fancy her when we were younger.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_264401164-c0fe.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29245809\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: (L-R) Emily Andre, Junior Andre, Peter Andre and Princess Andre attend \" the=\"\" sunshine=\"\" murders=\"\" media=\"\" launch=\"\" at=\"\" durrants=\"\" hotel=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" in=\"\" london=\"\" england.=\"\" by=\"\" alan=\"\" chapman=\"\" benett=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: Alan Chapman\/Dave Benett\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With her slightly mortified brother laughing along at the on-camera revelation \u2013 while his dad cackled \u2013 Junior then recalled how distraught he\u2019d felt learning that Emily was Peter\u2019s girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Junior responded: \u2018Did I cry to you or something? Because you said that Emily is going to be your girlfriend and I cried and said, \u201cNo, she\u2019s my girlfriend\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Princess then quipped in a to-camera segment: \u2018There\u2019s some things that Junior will never let me live down, and there\u2019s some things that I\u2019ll never let Junior live down\u2026 and that is one of those things.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Returning to the garden scene, Princess \u2013 known affectionately by her family as Bista \u2013 then added: \u2018I remember we were camping outside in the garden, and you were like, \u201cEmily, I want you to sleep in <em>my<\/em> tent!\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_306676730-4c3e.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29245774\" alt=\"Junior Andre admits he 'used to fancy' stepmum Emily before Pete marriage\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_306676732-0f6a.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29245773\" alt=\"Junior Andre admits he 'used to fancy' stepmum Emily before Pete marriage\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Peter and Emily became parents to their oldest daughter together Millie, 12, in January 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Following their lavish marriage at in July 2015 at Mamhead House in Devon, they went on to welcome nine-year-old Theo in November 2016 and youngest daughter Arabella Rose, now two, in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in their conversation from The Princess Diaries, Peter spoke to Junior about Princess possibly moving into his bigger bedroom at their house now he was living with girlfriend Jasmine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Wait, if I got a boyfriend, would he have to sleep in Junior\u2019s room? The spare room?\u2019 Princess asked, before her protective father revealed his rules for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You\u2019re going to hate me, he\u2019d still have to stay downstairs, or you\u2019d have to stay downstairs. Sorry, I know you\u2019re 18.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_86648021-c738.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29245803\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 07: (L-R) Junior Andre, Peter Andre, Princess Tiaamii Andre and Emily MacDonagh attend the UK premiere of 'Thomas The Tank Engine: Big World! Big Adventures! - The Movie' at Vue West End on July 7, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan\/Dave J Hogan\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: Dave J Hogan\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_272394855-6ab6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29245817\" alt=\"Junior Andre admits he 'used to fancy' stepmum Emily before Pete marriage\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Princess also admitted that she struggled to keep up with her mum\u2019s \u2018extreme\u2019 love life, following her latest \u2013 rather turbulent \u2013 marriage to most recent husband, Dubai-based businessman Lee Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>While she doesn\u2019t \u2018follow\u2019 the former glamour model\u2019s \u2018stories\u2019 about her romances, she shared that she hopes Katie is \u2018happy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mum\u2019s in Dubai right now to see her husband and to be honest I don\u2019t really know much about it,\u2019 the teenager explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve never met him but mum\u2019s love life is everywhere at the moment. Mum\u2019s love life stories are quite extreme and honestly I don\u2019t even follow it myself, but as long as my mum\u2019s happy, we\u2019re happy, and that\u2019s all that matters.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Katie tied the knot with her fourth husband in January just weeks after they met for the first time, and Princess admits her mother\u2019s life has been a whirlwind, saying: \u2018Mum never has time to relax, her life is chaos.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_272394852-0104.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29245818\" alt=\"Junior Andre admits he 'used to fancy' stepmum Emily before Pete marriage\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, during the show, Katie was seen dispensing advice to Princess and Junior, warning them about the dangers that come with wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Katie told the pair: \u2018It\u2019s good to have money but it doesn\u2019t bring you happiness, it\u2019s the people around you that bring you happiness. When you\u2019ve got money you attract the wrong people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Because you two have been brought up seeing that, you\u2019ve seen so many hangers on use and abuse me for all kinds of different things, hopefully you will have learnt to keep your circle small.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The third season of The Princess Diaries is <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/06\/princess-andre-hopes-mum-katie-price-dad-peter-andre-will-itv-show-27244795\/\">the first to feature both of Princess\u2019s parents<\/a>, Katie and ex-husband Peter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_262142450-c83a-e1783497535179.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28879826\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Television Personalities Katie Price, Peter Andre, Junior and Princess attend GBK's Oscar Lounge At SLS Hotel Day 2 on February 21, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Graves\/WireImage)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>(Picture: Amy Graves\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Katie was previously blocked from appearing in the first season, but she made a cameo in the second while Peter has made his debut on the show in series three, after signing an agreement in February <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/02\/06\/katie-price-peter-andre-release-shock-joint-statement-moving-forward-26736827\/\">to never speak ill of each other again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However a review of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/08\/princess-junior-andre-break-tears-katie-prices-drug-use-29075734\/\">Katie\u2019s recent life and times documentary<\/a> saw her already test the limits of that truce, when she shared a fan review of it which appeared to label one of her exes a \u2018narcissist\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>But joking about the situation in a montage shown on her own series, Princess deadpanned: \u2018What could possibly go wrong?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/27\/katie-price-risks-lee-andrews-fury-reuniting-man-kissed-29231546\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Katie Price risks Lee Andrews\u2019 fury after reuniting with man she kissed<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/24\/katie-price-confronted-lee-andrews-plans-leave-a-younger-man-29212034\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Katie Price ditches wedding ring after \u2018confronting Lee Andrews over younger man\u2019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/23\/katie-prices-sister-slams-disgusting-lee-andrews-sex-tape-claims-29209319\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Katie Price\u2019s sister slams \u2018disgusting\u2019 Lee Andrews over sex tape claims<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--tv\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>TV Newsletter<\/h4>\n<p>Sign up and tell us which TV shows you love to watch to get personalised updates every morning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Picture: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty) Junior Andre has revealed he used to have a crush on his stepmother Emily, before she tied the knot with his dad Peter. 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