Take That's Howard Donald names newborn son Bowie

Take That's Howard Donald has named his newborn son, Bowie, after the late singer, David Bowie.

Announcing the birth of his first son last Tuesday (January 12), he revealed the baby's name yesterday (January 15). The tot's full name is Bowie Taylan Donald. David Bowie died on Sunday January 10.

Donald's two daughters are Grace (born 1999) and Lola (born 2005) from two previous relationships. 'Grace' is the name of a Jeff Buckley track, and 'Lola' is the name of a famous Kinks hit.

The 47-year-old has called the baby 'divine' and has tweeted how sleep deprived he is already. The singer has two daughters already. Donald tweeted:

"Bowie Taylan Donald came into this world on Tues 12th Jan. Mummy and daddy suffering sleep deprivation but life is wonderful, he is divine (sic)."

Earlier in the week, Donald payed tribute to his idol by tweeting about his "great loss" of a "genius." He tweeted: "Feel very honoured that I have a photo of me and jay with david Bowie. When we did TOTP. What a genius and a great loss. RIP."

Bowie is the son of Donald and his wife, Katie Halil. The couple met on the set of a Marks & Spencers Christmas TV advert in 2008 but only started dating two years later in 2010.

Watch the official videos for Take That's 'Hey Boy' and Jeff Buckley's 'Grace', as well as The Kinks perform 'Lola' below: