KEAN Bryan is a rising star of English football, who has earned himself junior international honours and impressed on loan from his parent club Manchester City.
He’s also a new dad as girlfriend and Coronation Street actress Brooke Vincent has given birth to their son Mex S J Ryan. Here’s the lowdown…
Kean Bryan is contracted to Premier League giants Manchester City
Who is Kean Bryan?
Kean Bryan was born in Manchester on November 1, 1996, and joined the Manchester City youth set-up at the age of 11.
Initially a midfielder, he was converted to a centre-back by City coaches, but is equally as comfortable in either role.
While he is yet to make inroads into his parent club’s star-studded first-team squad, he impressed on loan moves to League One clubs.
Last season, he made 12 appearances for Bury, although he suffered the ignominy of being sent off for the first time in his professional career in a local derby with Rochdale.
During the last campaign, the 21-year-old turned out for Oldham Athletic, scoring his first pro goal against Fleetwood in September 2017.
He has achieved international recognition at youth level, representing England U-16s, U-17s, U-19s and U-20s.
And currently, the 22-year-0ld plays for Sheffield United.
Bryan performed well during a loan stint with Oldham
Who is Brooke Vincent and how long have they been dating?
Brooke Vincent rose to fame on Coronation Street, where her character, Sophie Webster, was involved in the soap’s first lesbian storyline.
After joining the soap as a child, the 25-year-old has earned huge acclaim for her performances, including a nomination for Best Young Actor at the Inside Soap Awards in 2008.
On October 30, Brooke was announced by ITV as the first contestant to be taking part in 2018’s Dancing On Ice series.
She was partnered up with American dancing ace Matej Sileckyand the pair made it all the way to the finals.
In the summer of 2016 she confirmed that she was in a relationship with Bryan, having previous dated another footballer, Josh McEachran.
The pair have packed on the PDA and look loved-up together, going on a series of romantic dates and puckering up for lovey selfies.
In December it was revealed that the pair had moved in together, with Brooke poking fun at her boyfriend’s household habits on Instagram.
She shared a snap of him on the field, she wrote: “Man Of The Month Ay
.. With A Little More Hard Work & Dedication You Might Be Able To Manage Making The Bed In The Morning
Well Done K
”.
When did Brooke Vincent give birth?
Brooke gave birth to her son Mexx S J Bryan on October 23 , 2019.
But it wasn’t until October 28 that the new mum announced the news, sharing a black and white snap of the newborn’s little finger holding onto her “baby B” necklace.
Brookewrote: “On Wednesday 23rd October at 8.14am Our Baby Boy Arrived. Mexx S J Bryan, you complete us.”
Prior to the announcement, Brooke’s co-star Sally Dynevor who plays Sally Metcalfe appeared to accidentally let slip her birthing plan as she discussed spending time with her on screens daughters, played by Helen Flanagan and Brooke.
She said: Helen and Brooke are good. We had lunch together last week, which was very funny, we laughed a lot.
“Helen didn’t have her children with her and Brooke is off to have her baby, so she has her baby next weekend.
The actress added: “It’s an exciting time for the girls.
“They’re lovely girls and we’re very close, so it’s lovely.”
Brooke revealed she was pregnant in April but didn’t reveal her due date and has never said whether she was scheduled for a Cesarean as Sallys comment suggests.
