Foo Fighters and Nirvana star Dave Grohl has admitted to cheating on his wife. 

In a post published to Instagram Grohl, 55, confirmed he had a child as a result of an affair. 

“I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage,” the Grammy-winner said. “I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her.” 

Grohl also acknowledged his family, wife Jordyn Blum, 48, and their children Violet, Harper and Ophelia. 

“I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We’re grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together.” 

Dave Grohl confirms infidelity in recent Instagram post. Photo / @davetruestories 

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The family attended the 2023 Grammy Awards together. 

In 2024 usually private couple made a high-profile appearance at Wimbledon, with the Nirvana star’s appearance - slicked back hair with a suit and tie - making headlines. 

Grohl and Blum celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary last year. 

The pair first met in 2001 at a bar in West Hollywood, but after a couple of dates Grohl, who didn’t feel ready for commitment, “stopped calling”, he told Elle. “After three months, I had a revelation and called her back.” 

They were married at home in 2003 in Los Angeles. Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic attended the wedding, as did Clive Davis. 

Discussing his family in 2007 with The Guardian, Grohl said his wife and daughter Violet were “anchors that keep me from completely disappearing”. 

“I try to be kind to everybody. I try to be as nice as I can to everyone in life. This is something my mother taught me when I was young; be kind,” Grohl told the Herald’s Karl Puschmann in 2022. 

Violet joined her dad onstage at Glastonbury Festival last year to sing Show Me How. In 2021 the duo released a cover of Nausea by 1980s punk rock band X, and in 2020 Violet sang Kurt Cobain’s vocals during a performance of Heart-Shaped Box with her father. 

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Dave Grohl and Jordyn Blum attend day two of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 02, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) 

Blum has kept largely out of the public eye. 

A former MTV producer and model, co-directed the music video for Foo Fighters 2002 single Walking a Line. She appeared in the music video for the band’s 2011 single White Limo. 

Grohl has said she was the inspiration behind Burn Away, and for Foo Fighters song Statues. “That song is about my wife and me,” he told GQ. “To me there’s nothing more beautiful than seeing the headstones of a husband and wife side by side in a graveyard.” 

Grohl has been touring with Foo Fighters, after the release of the band’s eleventh studio album But Here We Are in June 2023, and the band played Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland in January this year. 

Foo Fighters were committed to continuing the band following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022. The band was “devastated by the tragic and untimely loss”. 

More to come.