Inside Olly Murs' family Christmas with sweet traditions but noticeable absence after shock feud
Olly Murs opened up about his traditional family Christmas despite his bitter feud with twin brother Ben. The former The X Factor star once shared what a traditional Murs family Christmas looks like, prior to him marrying wife Amelia and starting a family.
Olly, 40, has long been relatively quiet about his relationship with brother Ben, who he has not seen since a heated argument in 2009. The row erupted after Olly missed his brother's wedding and best man duties to appear as a contestant on The X Factor. He previously said the feud had left him struggling with "loneliness" as he and Ben went on in their "separate lives".
"When you've been in the womb with someone, you struggle with loneliness," Olly revealed to The Times. "I had to deal with it when my twin and I went on our separate lives. I was desperate to be around people, could not sit in a room alone."
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However, the Murs family's festivities still continued as usual after the row. Olly previously revealed: "Christmas in the Murs household is full of rituals. My dad is given the job of cooking everyone bacon muffins to start the day off. Then we’ll have my sister, brother-in-law and nephew round with my aunty and uncle, cousins and Nana and Pops.
"We’ll take it in turns to open our presents around the tree and Mum will always cook the Christmas dinner. And it’s not a Murs Christmas without all of us falling asleep in front of an old Christmas movie."
Since this, Olly has become a husband and a father to daughter Madi. This December will mark Madi's first Christmas, which will no doubt be a hugely special occasion for Olly and wife Amelia. The couple tied the knot in 2023 after announcing their engagement in 2022.
Dad-of-one Olly has kept his fans updated with his journey as a new parent, with the singer sadly having to miss his Father's Day he had to leave Amelia and his daughter to support Take That on their tour.
In an Instagram post, he thanked everyone for their messages of congratulations, writing: “I just wanted to jump on here and say thank you so much for the lovely messages. It’s been an incredible few days and little Madison is here and we’re just over the moon and full of love.”
“I just wanted to jump on here to let everyone know that is coming to the Leeds show tonight for the Take That show - I am here! Yes I am here, and it was so horrible to say goodbye to Madison this morning and Amelia - but the show must go on.”
