A Celtic-mad father and daughter have become a viral sensation after sharing adorable clips of them singing their team’s songs.
Celtic fan Kevin Friery, 33, has been singing to daughter Keeva since she was in her mum Claire’s tummy. The five-year-old now knows the Hoops songbook off by heart.
Videos of the Bhoys-obsessed youngster – who has been diagnosed with Autism – have won the hearts of social media users after Kevin started uploading them to TikTok.
Kevin, a season ticket holder at Celtic Park for 20 years, said: “She was singing along from the minute she started talking. It’s amazing.
“I started singing to her when she was in her mum’s belly and I’ve always played the songs to her in the car or at home. I haven’t taught her a single Celtic song, she’s picked them up herself.
“Some people say I’m brainwashing her but some people with Autism have a specialist interest that they love and focus on. For some it’s cars or trains, but for Keeva, it’s Celtic. She loves it.”
Adorable clips of Keeva singing terrace chants have won attracted thousands of views and comments from a growing army of fans. Kevin, of Glasgow, says Keeva – who loves watching YouTube videos – often reads the comments with her dad and asks how many ‘subscribers’ they have.
He added: “A few of the videos have gone crazy. There have been a few negative comments, but I delete them. I’d say 98% of comments have been positive, people have said they love how it reminds them of their dad singing to them when they were younger.
“I only do them for Keeva because she loves singing and she loves watching the videos back of herself singing. We’ll sit at night and read the comments and she’ll ask how many subscribers we’ve got because she’s obsessed with YouTube so she thinks we have subscribers.”
Keeva, who has had a season ticket in the Lisbon Lions Stand since she was two, has matching Hoops jerseys with her dad. She she has her favourite songs, including ‘a team we all adore’ and ‘this is how it feels to be Celtic’.
Keeva even sings along to traditional Irish folk songs, such as Grace, which she can be seen in one video belting out wear a matching retro Celtic shirt with Kevin. And she is obsessed with singer Shea Doolin, who often performs at fan zones and pubs before matches.
Other adorable clips show her singing while dressed head to toe in the club’s famous green and white, complete with a full kit, scarf and bucket hat. White goods installer Kevin added: “She has everything. Every top that comes out, we have got matching.
“It’s a bit harder with the retro ones to get in her size, but I try to pick up everything. Because of the autism, she sleeps in our room, but it’s the one room in the house without any Celtic stuff. My wife draws the line at having Celtic stuff in the bedroom.”
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