Junior Andre Admits Crush on Stepmum Emily MacDonagh Before Marriage

Junior Andre has revealed that he once had a crush on Emily MacDonagh, who later became his stepmother after marrying his father, Peter Andre.The 21-year-old musician, son of Katie Price and Peter Andre, admitted the childhood infatuation during an episode of his sister Princess's ITV2 reality series, The Princess Diaries.

Childhood Crush Revealed

In the episode, Princess, 19, claimed her brother "fancied" Emily before she became their stepmum. Junior then recalled bursting into tears upon learning that Emily was about to become his father's girlfriend."I cried to you or something, because you said that Emily is going to be your girlfriend and I cried and said 'No, she's my girlfriend!" Junior said.Princess joked that this is one of those things she will never let Junior live down. "There's some things that Junior will never let me live down, and there's some things that I'll never let Junior live down... and that's one of them," she said.

Family Life and Sibling Bond

Peter Andre and Emily MacDonagh married in 2015 and have three children together: Millie, 12, Theo, 9, and two-year-old Belle.Junior and Princess, who both grew up in the public eye, recently told The Mirror that they rely on each other as they navigate fame."We've got each other. We've got a big family. We love each other, and we're supportive. So, we just stay by each other's side, uplift each other, and just keep each other motivated," Junior said.Princess added: "I literally go to Junior for all my problems and he's so sick of it sometimes. He's my older brother so I feel like he gets me."

Growing Up in the Spotlight

Junior and Princess, often called "I'm a Celebrity babies" because their parents met on the ITV show in 2004, have been in front of cameras since birth.After Katie and Peter split in 2009, both parents have appeared in Princess's series. Junior said filming with them is all they have ever known."We don't know any different. It's just nice that you can have them both on the show. Seeing our parents live it and go through it, it's taught us how to handle certain things," he shared.

Parental Advice

Junior credited his parents with teaching him how to handle a career in the spotlight."[They told me to] have manners, always be humble, and just be strong-headed, and don't let people's negative comments bring you down, because they've always taught us that you can achieve everything you want to achieve," he said.Princess added: "Be nice, kind, respectful, treat people how you want to be treated."The siblings are now carving out their own careers, acknowledging comparisons to their famous parents."The thing is, you're always going to get compared to your parents. As we've got older, we've just kind of done our thing anyway," Princess said.