Everything we know about Roy Keane's new son-in-law to be Taylor Harwood-Bellis
by Ciara McGinn · RSVP LiveTaylor Harwood-Bellis is engaged to Leah Keane, the daughter of the former Manchester United footballer Roy Keane.
During a news conference with the English media on Tuesday, the 22-year-old Southampton football player—who may start for England against Ireland in the Nations League competition at Wembley on Sunday—was questioned about his relationship with football legend Roy Keane.
However, Harwood-Bellis did appear a little nervous when the topic of his fiancée's father was brought up.
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Harwood-Bellis spoke to media about asking the seven-time Premier League title winner for advice and guidance, saying: "It's something that is good and I take a lot of advice."
With the game nearly sold out, the match will be of particular interest to a certain former Manchester United and Ireland midfielder, however the 22-year-old footballer claimed that nothing yet has been said about the clash against Keane’s home country in either household.
‘No, everything is focused on Greece at the minute,’ said Harwood-Bellis. ‘It’s a big game with the result at home [a 2-1 defeat at Wembley]. We want to go over there and get a result.
When asked about his family, starting with his dad, who was previously Stockport’s mascot “Vernon Bear”, Harwood-Bellis said: “He did it a few times to be fair, it wasn’t just once.
“He must have been good at it. It was sad to see him stop.
“My sister doesn’t play anymore but she represented Great Britain. She was good at basketball. We’re a sporty family.”
Roy Keane and his wife Theresa Doyle have been married for 27 years and share five children together- Shannon, Caragh, Aidan, Leah and Alanna
The former Manchester United player, 53, is usually very private about his family life but sometimes shares glimpses of his loving relationship with his wife, kids or grandkids online.
Roy first met his wife Theresa Doyle in a club in Nottingham in 1992 things got off to a rocky start on their first date, with it ending in her getting out of the car and slamming the door.
The footballer told RTE's Tommy Tiernan about how he picked Theresa up for a drive but had no real plan for the date. She was so unimpressed that she cut it short and left after 15 minutes.
Roy said: “She got out and I said, ‘Might see you next week?’ and she said ‘I don't think so’ and slammed the door. That was my first date. And we're still married.”
Despite the bad beginning, the couple tied the knot five years later in Mayfield County Cork in 1997, with Keane describing her as “a rock in my life”.
Roy and Theresa's first child, was their daughter Shannon, followed by another daughter, Caragh, a son named Aidan, and then two more daughters Leah and Alanna.
During his time in the Premier League as a professional footballer, he would often bring them out onto the pitch with him.
Nothing is more important to the former Republic of Ireland captain than spending time with his family, according to his autobiography, Keane: The Autobiography.
The former footballer posted a rare photo of him and his now engaged daughter Leah looking comfy on her couch on September 26, alongside a hilarious caption: "No.4 thinks because she lives 180 miles away that I won’t pop in for a cup of tea. Always watching."
Leah's fiancée' Harwood-Bellis meanwhile played all his junior and youth football at Manchester City and had been tipped for a big future under manager Pep Guardiola until he went on loan to Burnley and then Southampton.