Lostprophets band frontman Ian Watkins leaves his parents troubled following news that he’s been stabbed in jail. Let’s meet his father, mother, brother, and sister.
Ian Watkins had a successful career in the entertainment industry. He was a Welsh singer-songwriter, and a musician extremely talented with vocals and drums.
He was the lead vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Lostprophets. His career which started in 1995 ended in 2012 as the years head became hectic than ever following crimes he had committed which landed him in jail.
In 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment for multiple sexual offences, including the sexual assault of young children and babies, a sentence later augmented by ten months for having a mobile phone in prison.
His bandmates disbanded Lostprophets shortly after his imprisonment and formed the band No Devotion, with American singer Geoff Rickly.
While in prison, on August 2023, news broke that he was in critical condition after three inmates take him hostage & stab him ‘in neck.
And while we hope for his survival, let’s take a look into his family. Who are his parents, and siblings? Read on for more.
Who are Ian Watkins parents?
Disgraced Lostprophets band frontman Ian Watkins (real name: Ian David Karslake Watkins) was born on July 30, 1977, in Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom.
His parents are Elaine Davies (mother) and John Davies (stepfather).
His biological father, Ronald DJ Watkins, died when he was five and his mother married Mr Davies three years later.
Watkins, 46, was brought up in south Wales by step-father and Baptist minister John Davies, 63, and his mother Elaine, 70.
Ian is not the only children of his parents as he has a brother and a sister. His younger brother has been revealed as Daniel, 34, and his younger sister is named Lisa Watkins.
While he’s from Merthyr Tydfil, he later moved to Pontypridd, where he attended Hawthorn High School with future Lostprophets bandmate Mike Lewis. He gained a first-class honours degree in graphic design from the University of Wales, Newport.
Ian Watkins mother has been diagnosed with a kidney disease
Watkins mom, Elaine Davies, 70, has lived with a kidney health issue for years. Because of that, he was granted the access to be close to her while in jail.
Watkins was transferred from HM Prison Parc, where he had been incarcerated while on remand, to HM Prison Wakefield to begin serving his sentence. In order to be closer to his mother after she had a kidney transplant, he was transferred to HM Prison Long Lartin on 25 January 2014. On 9 October 2017, Watkins was accused of grooming a young mother from prison through a series of letters. As of March 2018, he was back at Wakefield.
On New Year’s Eve 2008, Watkins took part in a concert for Kidney Wales Foundation and stated that his reasons for being involved were as a result of his mother needing a kidney transplant: “Having that direct experience is why I wanted to get more involved with Kidney Wales and organise a fundraising concert on New Year’s Eve. The concert featured Welsh bands the Blackout, Kids in Glass Houses, and Attack! Attack!
What did Ian Watkins do?
Welsh rocker Watkins was jailed after a shocking trial for offences including the attempted rape of a baby.
Watkins changed his plea to guilty at the start of his 2013 trial. He admitted trying to rape a fan’s baby and plotting to rape another infant.
Watkins, whose band sold more than 3.5 million albums, filmed himself committing sex acts on a baby boy the day after Lostprophets final album Weapons was released.
The fiend claimed at Cardiff Crown Court he could not remember the sickening attacks because he was a “heavy user” of crystal meth at the time.
His two co-defendants – fans who were the mothers of victims – were caged for 14 and 17 years each.
In 2014, he was refused the right to appeal against his 35-year sentence.
Lord Justice Christopher Pitchford said his offences were of “such shocking depravity” that the long sentence was called for.
He said the original trial judge had correctly gauged the seriousness of his offending and that the term was not “manifestly unjust”.
Ian Watkins received additional sentence for possession of mobile phone in jail
In 2019, he was convicted of having a banned mobile phone in prison – and had another 10 months added to his sentence.
He was accused of using the phone to maintain contact with a girlfriend outside of prison in 2018, but denied the charge, claiming it did not belong to him but to two inmates who forced him to hide it for them; he refused to give their names, citing fear of violent retribution.
TheSun reports he used the device to communicate with scores of warped female fans from his cell.
The phone was found after an ex-girlfriend tipped off jail bosses.
During the 2019 phone trial, Leeds Crown Court heard Watkins receives “hundreds of pages” of letters from women.
The ex-frontman received “a lot of mail” from mostly female fans, it was said.