Last month, Keeping Up With The Kardashians fans went into meltdown on seeing pictures of Scott Disick kissing Sofia Richie in Miami Beach, before the pair uploaded pictures of a cake iced with the words 'Congratulations Scott and Sophia' on their Instagram Stories.

Earlier this week, Lionel Richie's 19-year-old daughter stirred the rumour mill once again when she uploaded a photo to her social media account of her and the father-of-three with their arms around each other, months after dispelling rumours of a romance.

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As a result, Sofia's father has just spoken out for the first time about the rumoured romance between the pair and suffice it to say, he isn't happy.

'Have I been in shock?! I'm the dad, come on,' the singer told Us Weekly yesterday.

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'I'm scared to death, are you kidding me?' he added, when questioned whether he was happy about their possible relationship.

In May, Sofia was quick to shut down rumours of a romance with the 34-year-old who was in a long-term relationship with KUWTK star, Kourtney Kardashian, when she posted a message on Twitter that read:

But despite Sofia's recent rumoured romance with F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and Disick's reported summer love interest, actress Bella Thorne, it appears the pair might have taken their friendship to the next level.

Oh, what a family Christmas the Richie family will be having this year...

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