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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Dee Jefferson

Jimmy Barnes reveals relationship with long-lost adult daughter: ‘Katy is a wonderful woman’

Jimmy Barnes, wearing a black and white patterned shirt, singing into the mic on stage with band members behind him.
Jimmy Barnes performs during Bluesfest 2024 in Byron Bay. Photograph: Jason O’Brien/AAP

Jimmy Barnes has publicly acknowledged the existence of an eighth child, his adult daughter Katy Lee Carroll, for the first time.

“Christmas is all about family,” the singer wrote in a statement on Instagram on Monday night, “and we would like to introduce my daughter Katy Lee, who has been in our lives for the past five years. Katy is a wonderful woman and since discovering that I was her biological father, our family and extended family have loved getting to know her.”

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