Kings of Leon frontman Caleb expecting first child
Caleb Followill, in this file photo before performing on NBC’s “Today” show in New York, July 31, 2009. — Reuters picLOS ANGELES, Dec 30 — Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill and his wife, Victoria’s Secret model Lily Aldridge, said yesterday they were expecting their first child, ending a rollercoaster year for the rock band.
“We are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first child together,” Followill and Aldridge said in a statement. “We can’t wait to meet the new addition to our family.”
Followill, 29, and Aldridge, 26, married in May in California after dating for two years. This will be the first child for both.
Grammy-winning Kings of Leon, formed by Followill brothers Caleb, Jared and Nathan and their cousin Matthew in Nashville, Tennessee, broke through with their 2008 album “Only By the Night”, featuring hit singles such as “Sex On Fire”.
The band was forced to cancel the remainder of the US leg of their “Come Around Sundown” tour in August. Bass player Jared Followill tweeted at the time, “there are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed”. The band announced a hiatus shortly afterwards.
A documentary, “Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon”, on their rise to fame, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. — Reuters
