RYAN Thomas has treated fans to a photo of his four-month-old son Roman with a bottle of beer.
The former Coronation Street star – who welcomed the adorable tot with fiancé Lucy Mecklenburgh in March – took to Instagram to show off the hilarious snap of his son in a Chelsea kit.
Ryan, 36, shared the photo to his profile today, writing: “How’s this happened?”
The snap showed Roman sitting up on the sofa with a bottle of Peroni ahead of tonight’s FA Cup final.
He followed the post with a shot of himself holding the youngster as he showed off the back of his football kit.
Ryan – whose family support Manchester United – pulled a confused expression.
Ryan and Lucy welcomed their son on March 7, less than two weeks before the UK officially went into lockdown.
Roman is Lucy’s first child, while Ryan is already a father to daughter Scarlett from a previous relationship.
The couple announced Roman’s arrival and full name with an adorable post on Instagram.
Lucy, 28, captioned the post: “This was one of the most surreal moments of my life that I will cherish forever. When we left hospital to head home with our new baby.
“On our way home I’ve never seen Ryan drive so slowly and sensibly in my life . I sat in the back watching my beautiful boy .”
Ryan recently opened up on the hardships of raising a newborn in lockdown.
“It’s supposed to be one of the most special and memorable times of your life, and all of this feels so surreal,” he told Fabulous.
“It’s felt quite intense not being able to have anyone else to hold the baby even for 10 minutes while you have a cup of tea.”
Nevertheless, the soap star has still managed to find the positives.
He explained: “We’ve really taken to looking after Roman like a military operation with no distractions, so it’s been great in that sense.
“We’ve been able to get into a real routine, which I don’t think would’ve been possible with people coming round all the time.
“We’re lucky to have FaceTime and we can connect in that way and we try to make the best of a tough situation. You’ve got to appreciate the bigger picture and try to stay safe.”
“And I think about the single parents doing this on their own and I feel so lucky that me and Lucy have each other.”
Ryan’s post comes hours after fiancé Lucy was forced to hit back at a mum-shaming troll who slammed her for putting their son in a sleeping bag.
