Lionel Richie has admitted he is ‘scared to death’ that his teenage daughter Sofia, 19, is dating ladies’ man Scott Disick, 34.
The legendary musician, 68, said he was ‘in shock’ over his youngest child’s choice of ‘sex addict’ boyfriend.
Speaking while promoting the new series of American Idol on Wednesday, Lionel told US Weekly: ‘I’m scared to death, are you kidding me? Have I been in shock?! I’m the dad, come on.’
Lionel Richie is ‘in shock’ that 19-year-old daughter Sofia is dating ‘sex addict’ father-of-three, Scott Disick; the father-daughter duo were seen boarding a private jet in June
Sofia and Scott went public with their romance in late September after first being linked back in May, when they insisted they were just ‘homies’.
As well as being a self-confessed ‘sex addict’ and notorious womanizer, Scott is a father-of-three, raising three children, Mason, seven, Penelope, five, and Reign, two, with ex-girlfriend of 10 years Kourtney Kardashian, 38.
Earlier this week, Scott and Sofia were seen packing on the PDA during yet another romantic break, this time to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico.
Unsuitable choice? Lionel Richie has admitted he is ‘scared to death’ that his teenage daughter Sofia, 19, is dating ladies’ man Scott Disick, 34
Protective dad: The musician, 68, said he was ‘in shock’ over his youngest child’s choice of boyfriend (pictured with Luke Bryan and Katy Perry while promoting American Idol on Wednesday)
Sofia wore a mismatched bikini which featured canary yellow bottoms and a scarlet triangle top, while Scott was seen wearing small black trunks.
The model posted an Instagram picture on Monday of herself cozying up to her boyfriend as they stood on a stretch of sand near the beach with surfboards and palm trees visible in the background.
Scott shared a similar photo to his social media accounts with Sofia sitting on his lap and the words ‘Surf’s up burh’ emblazoned across the front.
Loved up: Earlier this week, Scott and Sofia were seen packing on the PDA during yet another romantic break, this time to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico
Beach babes: The model posted an Instagram picture on Monday of herself cozying up to her boyfriend as they stood on a stretch of sand near the beach
Happiness: Scott shared a similar photo to his social media accounts with Sofia sitting on his lap and the words ‘Surf’s up burh’ emblazoned across the front
In May, Sofia revealed on Twitter that her father keeps tabs on her as she enjoyed a South of France trip with Scott.
‘My dad tracks my phone once a day,’ she wrote. ‘Awkwardly enough I get a notification every time. I think it’s funny so I don’t tell him I know.’
The blonde beauty has shared in the past that her father is especially careful with her because her older half sibling Nicole Richie was such a party animal.
The blonde beauty has shared in the past that her father is especially careful with her because her older half sibling Nicole Richie was such a party animal; seen on Sofia’s Instagram in May
‘My dad is more strict because of my sister. I feel like now he’s on the preventative side,’ she told Elle magazine in 2014.
She added: ‘It’s not like I’m doing anything bad, but he went through all that with Nicole, so he’s just strict to prevent it from happening again.’
At the time of the tweet, the model was dispelling rumors through social media that she and Scott were an item.
‘Just so everyone can get their panties out of their asses, Scott and I are just homies,’ Sofia shared on Twitter on May 28.
Her comments came just hours after the two were pictured playfully wrestling on the deck of their luxury yacht, Scott lifting a squealing Sofia as he flirtily manhandled her.
‘Just so everyone can get their panties out of their asses, Scott and I are just homies,’ the model tweeted in May; the affectionate couple seen on Monday in Puerto Vallarta