Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly has celebrated her eldest daughter's 18th birthday by posting a batch of rare photos. Tess, 53, shared pictures of birthday girl Phoebe as she marked her special day.
The TV presenter, who has two daughters with husband Vernon Kay, asked: "Where did the time go? Our little Phoebe is 18 today! wishing you the happiest birthday!" One recent photo showed Phoebe holding their adorable puppy and another showed her beaming on holiday in a red outfit.
A sweet throwback picture showed her being cradled by Tess and Vernon as a newborn and another showed a younger Phoebe in a pink dress with her proud mum and dad. Tess added: "We are so proud of you and can’t wait to celebrate this milestone with you. Love you to the moon & back."
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The best wishes came pouring in with Tess' co-host Claudia Winkelman cheering: "Happy happy happy birthday Phoebe." Strictly pro dancer Dianne Buswell posted a stream of love heart eye emojis. Amy Dowden told her: "Happy birthday Phoebe xxxxx" and Gorka Marquez exclaimed: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Fans told Tess how much she and Phoebe look alike. charlotte.king.9066 said: "Wow so like you @tessdaly happy birthday Phoebe." judithann.maxwell commented: "My goodness the expression ‘two peas in a pod’ comes to mind! Happy Birthday."
emwilkie4 gasped: "Wow Tess she is your double." And juliebates737 wrote: "She is just like you Tess xxx" Tess and This Morning and Radio 2 presenter Vernon, from Bolton, also have a 13-year-old daughter Amber.
The couple shunned the traditional showbiz wedding in 2003 by marrying in a local church before driving off in a camper van. They opted for a down-to-earth ceremony at St Mary's Church, in Horwich, the village where Vernon, 49, grew up.
Tess, from Birch Vale, near New Mills in Derbyshire, wore a white strapless dress by Marina Adanou and Jimmy Choo shoes while Vernon donned a white suit by Alexandre Savile Row. Among the guests were fellow TV presenters Brian Dowling and June Sarpong.
Crowds of well-wishers gathered outside the church in Chorley New Road as the couple headed for their reception at Rivington Barn, where DJ Brandon Block provided the disco. Two years ago in the I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! castle, Vernon revealed how he surprised his wife by secretly arranging for them to renew their wedding vows.
The loved-up pair said 'I do' again in the south of France in 2015. The former Family Fortunes host asked her stylist for four dresses for Tess to choose from after booking a weekend away.
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