Coleen Nolan's son Jake Roche bans her from seeing him as he launches new project

Coleen Nolan'sson Jake Rochemay have carved out a name for himself in entertainment, but he has no issues with the term "nepo baby." The 32-year-old first found fame as a singer with the band Rixton alongside Lewi Morgan, Charley Bagnall and Danny Wilkin after posting covers on YouTube.

But now, over 10 years after the band first found fame, Jake, 32, is taking to the stage for another reason. Tomorrow, he will perform the start of his 14 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his Neporrhoids show.

"I took the show up last year for the whole month, and it was a great opportunity to keep developing it," Jake exclusively told the Mirror. He went on to add: "I'm bringing it back up for the final two weeks with a more convenient time slot, which feels nice for the comedy crowd." It comes after Mel B's 'spiritual' Moroccan wedding with non traditional dress.

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Jake admits that he had it in his head he would "do all these things" to prepare, but says once he's on the stage, his body will instantly kick in to help him, although it can be "quite taxing". "There's a lot of running around, jumping, climbing and singing, so I'm probably going to take it easy in the daytime," he said. This level of energy is no stranger to Jake, who, while performing across arenas, would often jump into the crowd to ensure everybody was able to get up close with him.

And although he has years of performing under his belt, he still gets nervous. "I think it's a good sign," he commented. He went on to add: "I get especially nervous when family come and watches it. I've sort of put a ban on family members coming, not because of my nerves – I just sometimes feel it might not be the best watch for them, and the show plays against that as well. The nerves are real, they're really real."

But during his time in the band, he was able to share the nerves with his bandmates as they knew they were walking out to packed arenas. "This time around, I'm on my own, and there's probably people in that room who are coming in with a few judgements and thinking 'Who is this kid who suddenly wants to do comedy and talk about his life?'" he said, adding: "You've got to go in and forget all that and try and have as much fun on stage."

Although the show does feature uplifting moments, Jake admits that there were a "lot of personal moments" with his dad, Shane Richie, who plays Alfie Moon in EastEnders. He said: "The show is sort of based around the conversations we've had around the show. They were really tough, those moments. I thought but looking back and the imagery of me and Rixton, the things that we've experienced, would be tough but I've found them really lovely and special.

"It was an opportunity to rake over the past, and I thought what would come up would, I was young. I thought that what would come up would be a slight bitterness, but it was really lovely. I'm incredibly grateful for that time and what I've experienced.

"It wouldn't be a good show if I went on stage and started slagging off this amazing thing that happened to me." He admits that he "came out the other side relatively unscathed" after finding fame across the globe, after Scooter Braun signed the band.

While the show is called Neporrhoids, Jake says it's the "zeitgeist" with the term nepo-baby being thrown around for the offspring of celebrities who have become successful. But what does he make of the term? "I've always known I'm incredibly privileged," he said, adding: "I'm going to get called it anyway, so I might as well lean into it. I talk about it in the show, there's not a second of me, I do not deny for a second that I'm incredibly privileged.

"I think in terms of the arts and creative industry, that's where it's being used a lot. If I go up to Edinburgh Fringe and I don't sell a single ticket, I have the privilege of a safety net, but I'm probably in the small percentage of people who have been so incredibly supported in the thing that I want to do – not many people can say that.

"It doesn't rub me up the wrong way if someone calls me a nepo-baby, I've even got badges made for when people come and see the show that says 'Nepo-baby', I know what I can do and I know what I'm capable of and as long as I talk about it and acknowledge it, that's all I can do. It doesn't annoy me."

Speaking about uploading covers to YouTube with his bandmates, filmed in Coleen's garage, Jake says: "Scooter Braun didn't come along and go 'Your mum's Coleen Nolan from Loose Women, I'll sign you!' he didn't have a clue."

With Rixton, Jake racked up a UK Number 1 with their debut single, Me and My Broken Heart, as well as two further Top 40 tracks. He said of his time in the band: "I learned a lot with Rixton in terms of stagecraft and being able to write songs really quickly.

"It's kind of taking all those skills and pumping them into an hour-long comedy show. I didn't realise how much I actually loved being on stage, I feel it's sort of what I'm here to do, and the show is about me accepting that, inheriting this want and need to be seen and validated and is what I've sort of inherited from my family.

"I just look back at those moments with Rixton and look at them really fondly, I really learnt so much." And showbiz runs in his blood, with his dad, of course, being Shane, his mum Coleen also comes from a showbiz background, having found fame as a member of The Nolans, famed for their hit I'm In The Mood For Dancing – taking on the world with their Irish-Blackpool charm and powerful vocals.

Coleen was just two years old when she first appeared on stage, before joining her sisters in the seventies. She didn't officially join the group until 1980, with the family. The group sold over 30 million records across the globe, becoming one of the biggest-selling groups.

But what do his family think of his career move? Jake explained: "They've always just been incredibly supportive. When I was doing the work in progress shows, I think there might have been, they never told me, there was probably a bit of 'Oh dear', but as the show has been developed and time has gone on, it's in a more stable position now. They're so supportive.

"My dad came and watched it three or four times when it was on Fringe last year. People who sit near him in the crowd come up to me and they're like 'It was incredibly awkward,' because there's some awkward conversations in there between me and my dad. But the show speaks for itself in terms of what we consider entertainment and what we're willing to do to be famous.

"So even my dad sitting there is slightly ironic. My mum is great, although every time she posts, last year we had a horde of Loose Women fans, which is really lovely, but as the show started going on, I could just sense these really confused Loose fans thinking 'What the f**k is he doing?' I'm happy for anyone to turn up, there's definitely been fans of my mum and dad and fans of Rixton, it's quite confronting for an audience member, which is what I wanted the show to be. They've been amazing, as always."

Although the show is currently on the Edinburgh Fringe, Jake admits that he could see himself taking the show on the road. "I'd like to do another London run or a Manchester run, there's talks of it going over to America and I'm developing a TV version of it," he revealed.

There are "interesting chats" going on behind the scenes about a future TV development and a musical. He's also returning to his musical roots. He said: "I'm recording music for an EP, I've just signed a deal which is exciting. I'm a busy chap and I feel like with Neporrhoids, it's a chapter of my life I've processed and I'm happy to tuck it away.

"I've got a kid, I'm married, I've grown up. I think Neporrhoids was me making sense of it, and I'm happy with where it's at." Now, as a dad of a small baby, he is enjoying the slower pace of life, having no longer reached burnout the way he did in his twenties with Rixton. "With these projects, there's no timeline for me; I'm happy for them to take as long as they need to develop into whatever shape or form. There's a lot going on, which I'm really excited about."

Tickets to see Jake at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival between August 11 and August 24 can be purchased here.

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