Lyra has revealed how her niece reacted to her announcing that she’s expecting her first child.
The singer appeared on The Late Late Show on Friday night (November 13) to pay a musical tribute to the late Shane MacGowan, but also had some news of her own: she’s pregnant.
Taking to her Instagram earlier that day, the Cork native shared a photo of her baby bump, soundtracking the announcement with the song The Turning Tide, which has the lyrics: ‘Your heart beats in me like a lullaby, and I’ll love you ’till the day I die.’
Lyra confirmed the news on the Late Late on Friday, and revealed how she told her niece about the exciting news — although the reaction she got was unexpected.
‘I was obviously very happy to find out I was having a little bambino, but it didn’t go down too well with some people,’ she joked. ‘I went home a couple of weeks ago, obviously had this [baby bump], and my niece came up to me and was like: “yaya, what’s going on here? Why’s your tummy after getting so big?”‘
Obviously given that she couldn’t hide it, she decided to tell her niece the news, although the reaction she got was a bit more unexpected than the usual congratulations.
‘I say, “Indiana, I’m pregnant,” and she goes, “You’re pregnant? You’re not married,”‘ Lyra told Patrick to laughter. ‘I was shook. Followed by, “Are you gonna get married before the baby comes?” I was like, “Go up there and get your piggy bank, we’ll have a day out.”‘
Lyra shared that she was expecting on her Instagram, leading to huge congratulations from her friends and fans alike.
Congratulations! Amazing news so beautiful xxx,’ Una Healy commented, while Sharlene Mawdsley added: ‘Omg gorgeous!! Divine!!!!’
Lyra was a part of the new compilation album, 20th Century Paddy: The Songs of Shane MacGowan, with her putting her own spin on the Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six for the album.
‘What an honour to be part of such a special album celebrating one of Ireland’s greatest songwriters, alongside so many incredible artists,’ she wrote on her Instagram. ‘I got to put my own spin on Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six, and tonight I’ll be performing it live for the very first time on @LateLateRTE!’
