Back in 2022, James revealed he quit smoking after 27 years. If my dad can go what he's going through, I can quit smoking for my daughter," and that's what I did.' James' father Allan died in March 2021 after battling a stage four brain tumour - a glioblastoma. The tragedy came 13 months after James welcomed daughter Ella with Ola. They welcomed their daughter Ella in February 2020 via IVF following a three-year fertility battle.