Leigh-Anne Pinnock shares snap of Andre Gray’s birthday cake amid claims he broke lockdown rules

Leigh-Anne Pinnock shares snap of fiancé Andre Gray’s elegant birthday cake amid claims he broke lockdown rules to host a garden party

Little Mix‘s Leigh-Anne Pinnock has ignored claims that her fiancé Andre Grey broke lockdown rules for his birthday by sharing a snap of his cake.

The footballer, who turned 29 on Friday, appeared to be hosting a party at his home with a number of friends including his Watford teammate Domingos Quina.

Footage shared on his Instagram before it was deleted appeared to show around 20 people gathering before they played football on an artificial pitch.

Defiant: Leigh-Anne Pinnock has ignored claims that her fiancé Andre Gray broke lockdown rules for his birthday

Defiant: Leigh-Anne Pinnock has ignored claims that her fiancé Andre Gray broke lockdown rules for his birthday

Hitting back at the claims, Leigh-Anne showed off the elegant cake she ordered for his special day.

Sharing the single-tiered cream cake which was decorated with shards and gold leaf, the singer said: ‘This was one of the tastiest cakes I’ve ever eaten @mirnacakes.’

There is no suggestion that Leigh-Anne took part in the party on Friday. 

Extravagant: The Little Mix star shared a snap of the footballer's cake on Saturday saying it was 'one of the tastiest' she has ever eaten

Extravagant: The Little Mix star shared a snap of the footballer’s cake on Saturday saying it was ‘one of the tastiest’ she has ever eaten

Celebrations: Footage shared on Andre's Instagram before it was deleted appeared to show around 20 people gathering before they played football on an artificial pitch

Celebrations: Footage shared on Andre's Instagram before it was deleted appeared to show around 20 people gathering before they played football on an artificial pitch

Celebrations: Footage shared on Andre’s Instagram before it was deleted appeared to show around 20 people gathering before they played football on an artificial pitch

Current rules state that six people are allowed to meet in gardens of parks if social distancing is observed. 

The gathering would in addition go against the Premier League protocols introduced as part of Project Restart. Players are actively encouraged to remain within their own family groups and avoid unnecessary contact. 

A statement by his club read: ‘Watford Football Club is aware of social media posts which suggest two players contravened Government lockdown protocols.

‘The club will investigate fully and speak to the players concerned.’

The gathering would in addition go against the Premier League protocols introduced as part of Project Restart. Players are actively encouraged to remain within their own family groups and avoid unnecessary contact.

It comes after Andre and Leigh-Anne got engaged last month on their fourth anniversary.

But her bandmates think she will be tying the knot ‘soon’ because she ‘has no patience’. 

Jesy, 28, and Jade Thirlwall, 27, joked Leigh-Anne has been ‘waiting years’ for Andre to pop the question as they praised the sportsman for his ‘beautiful proposal’ during an interview on Heart Breakfast recently.  

Jade said: ‘Honestly, when I tell you that girl’s been waiting for years! Honestly. 

‘Every time Andre does anything romantic, she messages us, she’s like ”it could be now”, we’re like ”Leigh…chill babe”.’ 

The Geordie beauty admitted all the group members, including Perrie Edwards, were overwhelmed with emotion at the idyllic home proposal.

Jade added: ‘Yeah it was so lovely, he did so well, it was a beautiful proposal we were so emotional weren’t we Jess?’

‘Well we didn’t know when it was going to happen but we knew it was going to happen at some point.’

On their upcoming wedding, Essex beauty Jesy said that while the pair ‘can’t give anything away’, they’re sure the ‘extravagant’ ceremony will take place soon. 

The songstress explained: ‘Well obviously we can’t give anything away, but we know it will probably be soon because Leigh-Anne has no patience and she will just want to hurry up and do it.

Impatient: Jesy, 28, and Jade Thirlwall, 27, joked Leigh-Anne has been 'waiting years' for Andre to pop the question as they praised the sportsman for his 'beautiful proposal' during an interview on Heart Breakfast recently

Impatient: Jesy, 28, and Jade Thirlwall, 27, joked Leigh-Anne has been ‘waiting years’ for Andre to pop the question as they praised the sportsman for his ‘beautiful proposal’ during an interview on Heart Breakfast recently