A nepo dad of a chart-topping singer joined a hit reggae band on stage at an iconic venue on Thursday night – but can you guess which star he’s related to?
He’s no stranger to the spotlight – with a decades-long career in acting, music, and comedy.
But while he’s had his own moments of fame, these days, he’s better known as a ‘nepo dad.’
His famous daughter is a successful singer, author, and all-round cultural icon.
She burst onto the scene with an infectious hit that quickly became a pop culture anthem in the noughties.
Despite her own success, it’s her father who took centre stage this time – can you guess who he is?
A nepo dad of a chart-topping singer joined a hit reggae band on stage at an iconic venue on Thursday night
It’s Keith Allen, the father of none other than Lily Allen.
He was spotted performing at the historic Subscription Rooms in Stroud, Gloucester, alongside The Mushrooms.
The band were supporting Alabama 3 at the iconic venue.
Keith rocked the stage dressed in army-print shorts and a black t-shirt printed with a six-pack graphic, delivering an incredible performance.
While he’s known to many as Lily’s dad, Keith first rose to fame in the 1980s, working alongside comedy legends such as Ade Edmondson, Dawn French, and Jennifer Saunders.
He’s also appeared in notable films like The Others (2001), 24 Hour Party People (2002), and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017).
More recently, Keith had a guest role on EastEnders, where he played a character named Gaz.
Appearing on The One Show earlier this year, he revealed that his stint on the soap had been on his ‘bucket list,’ but his busy schedule made committing difficult.
It’s Keith Allen, the father of none other than Lily Allen (pictured together in 2007)
He was spotted performing at the historic Subscription Rooms in Stroud, Gloucester, alongside The Mushrooms
Keith rocked the stage dressed in army-print shorts and a black t-shirt printed with a six-pack graphic, delivering an incredible performance
‘I couldn’t commit to a contract,’ he explained. ‘When this came up it was a bucket list thing. To do one episode is just perfect, and you can say that you have been in EastEnders.’
He added, ‘It’s an honour to be asked to be involved, and I think it’s an incredible subject matter to be touched upon.’
It comes after Lily claimed ‘nepo baby’ is sexist because women get called it but men do not.
The hitmaker hit out at the phrase, saying she gets called it ‘all the time’ while her brother, actor Alfie, avoids it.
The Smile singer, 40, added that the jibe was ‘infantilising’ and compared it to the insult ‘Karen’ – because it is used to target women.
She told her Miss Me? podcast: ‘Nepo babies, I think its quite like ‘Karen’, in the sense that it’s just a word that is basically used for women who are taking up space and we’d rather they didn’t and they should just go away.’
Lily and her Game of Thrones actor brother Alfie are the children of comedian Keith who has made scores of appearances on the big screen, as well as penning the lyrics for football anthem Vindaloo.
Lily said she has no problem with nepotism being criticised – and even admitted there was ‘some truth’ to it – but took issue with the term ‘baby’.
More recently, Keith had a guest role on EastEnders, where he played a character named Gaz
She said: ‘I’m called a nepo baby all the time.
‘I actually don’t really mind the nepotism thing, it’s the ‘baby’ that annoys me, it’s like: I’m 40 years old nearly!
‘It’s meant to be infantilising.
‘Also I think it’s something that is almost exclusively used for women, I don’t think I can even really name any male nepo babies.
‘My brother, for instance, he doesn’t get called nepo baby and I do.
‘I feel like a lot of the time over the past 15, 20 years when I’ve been written about it will always say ‘Lily Allen, daughter of Keith Allen’ and I don’t see that happening with boys as often as it does with girls.
It comes after Lily claimed ‘nepo baby’ is sexist because women get called it but men do not
‘It’s always like when we’re talking about women in these spaces…there’s like a follow-up of what it really was that put them there.
‘There’s an element of truth to it, I grew up in a certain class bracket, I grew up in and amongst people that worked in media, and I don’t think I’ve ever really disputed that.’
She added: ‘If you grew up in relative poverty, I don’t think there’s really much difference between Keith Allen and Rod Stewart.
‘Obviously there is, but I just think in terms of your proximity to privilege, it’s privileged.’
