McFly reflect on how having kids has changed their perspective on life

Three out of four of them are dads!

McFly - Dougie Poynter, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Tom Fletcher
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 7th Aug 2020
Last updated 23rd Nov 2020

What an incredible weekend for Boogie and Arlene - not only did we have Jason Derulo joining talking about his TikTok success, we also spoke to Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd, better known as McFly.

Hot on the heels of their comeback single 'Happiness', Boogie and Arlene spoke to the boys about how the Coronavirus Pandemic has postponed their plans to tour this year. Whilst they are hoping to tour in 2021, they will be following the guidelines.

"We'll try to (tour) soon as possible, as soon as we're allowed," explained Harry, "We had a tour booked this year, we had all the festivals, we had some international dates as well, but like many other artists, we're obviously pretty gutted."

Boogie and Arlene also wanted to know what it was like for the boys now that it's been 10 years since their last studio album, and three of them have families and they all have other commitments.

As Dougie is the only member without kids, he was chosen to answer how it had changed things with the other band members, to which he replied, "Not at all," joking, "They were already boring before they had kids, the kids have actually given them something else to talk about."

Danny went on to admit that having his son Cooper has made him more of a kid, "I just feel like I'm acting like an absolute idiot, 90% of the day, but then suddenly I have to do something and I'm like an adult now, I forgot I was an adult!"

How many kids do McFly have?

Tom has three sons with his wife Giovanna; Buzz, born in 2014, Buddy, born in 2016, and Max, born in 2018.

Harry has two children with his wife Izzy; daughter Lola, born in 2016, and son Kit, born in 2017.

Danny shares son Cooper with wife Georgia, born in 2018.

Take a look at albums which are released this year:

Selena Gomez, 'Rare'

Selena Gomez released her third album 'Rare' on 10th January 2020, which featured singles 'Lose You to Love Me' and 'Look at Her Now' as well as the title track 'Rare'.

Halsey, 'Manic'

Halsey released her third album 'Manic' on 17th January 2020, spawning singles 'Without Me', 'Graveyard' and 'Clementine' amongst others.

Louis Tomlinson, 'Walls'

Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson is the last of the band to put out their debut solo album, but 'Walls' was finally released on 31st January 2020.

Justin Bieber, 'Changes'

Justin Bieber's new album 'Changes' was released on Valentine's Day! His fifth record was out on 14th February 2020, and features his newest single 'Yummy'.

Lauv, 'How I'm Feeling'

Lauv's debut album 'How I'm Feeling' was released on 6th March 2020, spawning singles 'Lonely', 'Tattoos Together' and 'Feelings'.

Niall Horan, 'Heartbreak Weather'

Former One Direction star Niall Horan released his second album 'Heartbreak Weather' on 13th March 2020! The follow-up to 'Flicker' came out amid the Coronavirus, which Niall joked wasn't the best time to release new music.

Dua Lipa, 'Future Nostalgia'

Dua Lipa announced that her second album 'Future Nostalgia' was set to be released on 3rd April 2020, featuring her huge single 'Don't Start Now'. Unfortunately, the album was leaked, so Dua released it two weeks early on 27th March.

Lady Gaga, 'Chromatica'

Lady Gaga's sixth album 'Chromatica' was due to be released on 10th April 2020, but she decided to move the release date back due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It was then released on 29th May.

Ellie Goulding, 'Brightest Blue'

Ellie Goulding's fourth album 'Brightest Blue' was released on 17th July, with Ellie explaining that it would be "split into two halves" - one more classical and one more pop-focused.

Taylor Swift, 'Folklore'

Taylor Swift dropped her eighth studio album 'Folklore' totally by surprise on 24th July. The record was written and recorded in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reached Number 1 in the UK charts!

The Killers, 'Imploding The Mirage'

The Killers' sixth album 'Imploding The Mirage' was set to be released on 29th May 2020, but was pushed back to 21st August 2020, featuring singles 'Caution' and 'My Own Soul's Warning'.

Katy Perry, 'Smile'

Katy Perry had a pretty huge year in 2020 - not only did she welcome her first baby with fiancé Orlando Bloom, but she also released her sixth album on 28th August!

Alicia Keys, 'Alicia'

Alicia was set to release her self-titled seventh album on 20th March 2020, but it was pushed back due to the global pandemic and instead released on 18th September.

The Vamps, 'Cherry Blossom'

The Vamps released their fifth album 'Cherry Blossom' on 16th October 2020, featuring single 'Married In Vegas' which they performed on Strictly Come Dancing!

Ariana Grande, 'Positions'

Ariana Grande dropped her sixth album 'Positions' on 30th October! It contained songs like the title track as well as '34+35' and 'Motive' with Doja Cat.

Sam Smith, 'Love Goes'

Sam Smith released their third album, 'Love Goes', on 30th October, featuring singles such as 'Dancing with a Stranger' and 'How Do You Sleep?'. It was originally set for a 5th June release date, but was pushed back.

Little Mix, 'Confetti'

Little Mix released their sixth album 'Confetti' on 6th November! The record contains incredible hits like 'Sweet Melody', 'Holiday' and 'Break Up Song'.

Miley Cyrus, 'Plastic Hearts'

Miley Cyrus dropped her seventh album 'Plastic Hearts' on 27th November. Announcing the record in October, Miley wrote that her original seventh album had been destroyed after her home was lost in the California wildfires, 'Nature did what I now see as a favor and destroyed what I couldn't let go of for myself. I lost my house in a fire but found myself in its ashes.'

Shawn Mendes, 'Wonder'

Shawn Mendes released his fourth album 'Wonder' on 4th December 2020. Collaborating with the likes of Justin Bieber, the record featured singles 'Wonder' and 'Monster', and even had an accompanying Netflix documentary following Shawn's life in the lead up to the release.

Taylor Swift, 'Evermore'

Two albums in one year is pretty good going - Ariana Grande knows what's up! Taylor put out another record less than five months after 'Folklore', saying, "To put it plainly, we just couldn't stop writing songs."

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