Who is Dave Grohl's baby mother as he admits cheating in shock announcement

Dave Grohl and wife Jordyn Blum, who has been married to for 21 years
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Dave Grohl has left fans absolutely gobsmacked after announcing he's fathered a love child, outside of his marriage. The rock legend and drumming sensation, 55, famed for his stints with the Foo Fighters and iconic grunge band Nirvana in the 90s, owned up to being unfaithful to his devoted wife, Jordyn Blum, 48. They've been hitched since 2003 and have a trio of daughters together.

The musician took to Instagram with a shocker of a statement, declaring: "I've recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her. I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We're grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together." Everyone's dying to know - who's the mother of Dave's secret child?

Who is Dave Grohl's new baby mother?

All we know is Dave's gone public saying he's had an affair, leading to the arrival of his latest daughter, but the chat stops there the identity of the woman and the little one remains under wraps. At the mo, Dave's hush-hush about the details and it's a mystery if he ever wants the world to know. Plus, he's put a lid on the chatter by turning off comments on his Insta bombshell.

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Dave has declared his intention to repair his relationship with second wife, Jordyn, hence he's not leaving his 21-year marriage for the mystery woman. Emphasising his commitment, he said he wants to be a "loving and supportive parent" to his new daughter.

His elder kids, Violet Maye, 18, Harper Willow, 15, and Ophelia Saint, 10, have understandably not reacted well to their dad's bombshell news. Since the revelation, the two oldest have retreated from social media.

Affair allegations surfaced online last year

On a podcast episode released twelve months ago, Deuxmoi asserted that Dave was a 'pumpkin eater' a colloquial phrase signifying a cheater.

Discussions on Reddit have hinted at infidelity by Dave around the same period. A cryptic post from September 2023 read: "This frontman aka nice guy that was once in the most popular 90s band of all time isn't the perfect guy you think he is. I've known him to have a muse/lover for years."

The anonymous submission added: "She has been seen with him at multiple shows and events in different cities over the years. I can't believe this has never got out bc they were so obvious. I think it's cooled down now but def went on strong for a while. I wonder if his marriage is open? I'm sure this isn't the only girl."

'No one would know she was there'

Given the lack of links between Dave and any well-known women in the media, it appears whoever the mother of this mystery baby is, she's not a familiar face in the limelight.

One fan theorised: "It's gotta be someone that isn't famous and can just slip in and out at shows without being recognised by anyone. If you're just a normal person, you could literally travel with the band to every show of a tour and no one would ever know you're there."

Hiding in plain sight

Despite always maintaining his image as the ultimate family man, Dave has been embroiled in notoriety for his infidelity. He openly admitted to cheating on his first wife, Jennifer Leigh Youngblood, within their short-lived three-year marriage.

Their divorce was infamously acrimonious, leading to a fallout between Dave and bandmate, guitarist Pat Smear so much so that Pat departed from the band for a whole eight years.

Reflecting upon his past actions, Dave revealed: "I was 25, my wife was even younger. We weren't ready to get married. I miss her a ton, she's the funniest goddamn weirdo you ever met in your life. Absolutely adorable. It would have been better had we not got married. But you live and you learn."

Post his divorce, Dave dated Louise Post of the band Veruca Salt, but that fizzled out amid a scandalous claim during a 1997 performance down under, where a tipsy Louise accused him of being unfaithful with

Winona Ryder

. Despite the claims, Dave has consistently refuted any dalliance with the Hollywood starlet.

Snowboarding champion Tina Basich was left heartbroken when Dave cheated on her while she was recovering from an injury. She was further upset when he ended their relationship during a brief phone call after she'd been trying to reach him for weeks.

In her 2003 memoir, Pretty Good for a Girl: The Autobiography of a Snowboarding Pioneer, Tina expressed her disappointment and anger, writing: "I don't know how anyone in his profession can have a normal relationship with a girlfriend... or two, as it turned out. I found out secondhand, through the grapevine, when it seemed like everyone else in the world knew about it but me. Breakups suck. But rockstar exits are the worst."

A Reddit thread suggested that Dave had a habit of hooking up with women while on tour. One user shared: "I worked at a hotel in the early 90s that the Foo Fighters stayed at for a few days off on their first tour. Grohl's first wife was with him and they were super lovey dovey. Yet, I was connecting random women to his hotel room phone. Was not shocked at that divorce."

OK! has contacted Dave's representatives for comment.

Accusations of being a 'womanizer' have followed Dave since 1992, when a friend of Nirvana labelled him as such in an interview with Rolling Stone. The friend, Nils Bernstein, was discussing the band's rise to success and frontman Kurt Cobain. "Dave's just psyched," Nils confessed. "He's 22, and he's a womanizer, and he's just: 'Score!"