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Zara Woodcock

Peter Andre pays sweet birthday tribute to 'hero' father in 89th birthday post

Peter Andre paid tribute to his father and hero on his 89th birthday.

The Mysterious Girl singer, 49, took to his Instagram page to share a snap of him posing with his father, Savvas.

He had his arm around his pops' shoulder as they both showed off their pearly whites for the camera.

"My father my hero. He turns 89 today. He said it’s only the first hundred years that are tough. It gets easy after that," he wrote on Tuesday.

"Love you dad. You have inspired me in every way, especially as a father. Thank you for everything as always."

Fans and friends loved the sweet post and took to the comment section to wish Savvas a happy birthday.

Peter's dad just turned 89 years old (Instagram)

"Aww happy birthday love your dad xxx," former I'm A Celebrity campmate Kerry Katona commented while bodybuilder Ryan Crowley said: " Incredible mate, happy birthday."

"Happy Birthday to your Dad. May the Lord shield & bless him and your family. Give him the strength for many more years. GOD BLESS YOU ALL," one user added.

Another posted: "Happy Birthday Mr Andre senior xx Best wishes to you and wishing you good health & many more birthday to come."

Meanwhile, Peter has also been gushing over his son Junior Andre - who he shares with his ex-wife Katie Price

Junior has been working on his music career and Peter has been by his son's side every step of the way.

Peter recently gushed over his son Junior (Instagram/ @peterandre)
Peter shared footage of son's first gig (Instagram/ @peterandre)

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He said he was a "proud pops" after sharing a video of his son performing at this first gig in front of a crowd of screaming fans.

Now that Junior has topped the UK iTunes chart with his debut single, Slide, it was time to take the next step and bring that song to a live audience.

Footage of his performance, which Peter shared on Instagram, showed that Junior was full of confidence on stage while the crowd sang along, word for word.

Peter posted the video on his social media along with a caption celebrating the milestone in Junior's singing career.

He wrote: "So proud of you on your first ever gig son.

"Let’s go go go @officialjunior_andre So much more to come….. @columbiauk @rebelrecs @officialprincess_andre @dr_emily_official @thecangroup #slide #proudpops #musicmanagement "

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