Peter Andre says he's 'super proud' of son Junior, 16, after fans slammed him for getting a deal 'because of his dad'

PETER Andre gushed he was "super proud" of eldest son Junior as he followed in his footsteps with a career in music.

The Mysterious Girl hitmaker, 49, took to his Instagram page to post a black and white snap of the pair in a barbers shop.

Peter, who wore a white baseball cap, had his arm around his son, who he shares with ex wife Katie Price.

In his image caption, he fizzed: "What a day today son. Super proud @officialjunior_andre."

Peter finished off his happy post with the hashtags: "#proudpops #slide."

Junior, 16, was quick to reply, as he replied: "Love you dad."

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Earlier this week, the teen gave the first listen to his debut single.

Fans were quick to share their good wishes, with one writing: "Beautiful photo of the both of u xx."

Another commented: "You must be so proud Pete he's a chip off the old block 😍 brilliant song x 👏" as a third put: "I heard his song its really good, he's done so well. Lovely young man he's become. Xxx❤️"

Junior has been working hard on his music since finishing his GCSEs last year and the time has nearly come for it to be released.

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Dad Peter has previously hit out at those claiming his eldest only got the deal because of his fame.

This week, Junior proudly mimed and danced along as the smooth R&B track blared out in the studio.

Both his parents shared the clip, with singer dad Peter writing: "Could not be prouder son."

Junior shared some of the fan feedback and it was overwhelmingly positive.

One called it "a proper summer tune."

Another said: "Need this on Spotify asap."

A third wrote: "Already memorised it."

The teen has been in the studio ever since signing to the same record label as US chart sensation Lil Nas X last year.

He inked a mega-deal with Columbia Records and thanked his pop star dad for kickstarting his career.

Aussie Peter admitted his fears over Junior venturing into music.

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Speaking to Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard on Good Morning Britain, he explained: "This is a way of life and it’s going to be a lot of work for him and he’s so excited.

"I’m proud but I’m also a little bit scared as I guess anyone would be."

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