Rochelle Humes got emotional on Thursday as she celebrated her daughter Alaia-Mai eight birthday.
The presenter, 32, took to Instagram to mark her eldest child’s milestone and revealed she had decorated their north London home with LA-themed decorations as Alaia-Ma is ‘obsessed’ with California.
Sharing a montage of pictures on both her story and grid, a teary Rochelle penned: ‘My first born baby is 8 in the morning… I’m sat here looking at pis crying.’
Emotional mama! Rochelle Humes got emotional on Thursday as she celebrated her daughter Alaia-Mai eight birthday
Posting a gorgeous black-and-white photo of her laughing with Alaia-Ma, the star sweetly added: ‘She’s my bestest friend in the world…’
Rochelle then added a collection of lovely photos with her daughter ranging from when Alaia-Ma was first born to posing with her sister Valentina, four, and baby brother Blake, seven months.
The mother-of-three penned: ‘Our first baby is 8. Happy 8th Birthday to the girl that made me a Mama.
‘I’m not quite sure how I have an 8 year old? But what a gem I have. We are so lucky she’s ours.. The kindest, purest heart with the smartest mind and fearless soul.
LA baby! The presenter, 32, took to Instagram to mark her eldest child’s milestone and revealed she had decorated their north London home with LA-themed decorations as Alaia-Ma is ‘obsessed’ with California
Adorable: Sharing a montage of pictures on both her story and grid, a teary Rochelle penned: ‘My first born baby is 8 in the morning… I’m sat here looking at pis crying.’
Gorgeous: Posting a gorgeous black-and-white photo of her laughing with Alaia-Ma, the star sweetly added: ‘She’s my bestest friend in the world…’
Her girls: Rochelle then added a collection of lovely photos with her daughter ranging from when Alaia-Ma was first born to posing with her sister Valentina, four
‘I’m not sure how we got so blessed. Alaia Mai, thanks for letting me be your Mama,’ followed by heart emojis.
Rochelle also filmed the sweet moment Alaia-Mai first woke up on her birthday to find the home decorated with balloons, cake and presents.
The star revealed that her daughter is ‘obsessed’ with Los Angeles, despite having never visited the place, so she created her own ‘Alaia Hills’ as a play on Beverly Hills.
Rochelle wrote: ‘She’s OBSESSED with LA… so I tried to bring Beverly Hills to North London’ followed by a crying laughing emoji.
Way back when: One throwback photo saw Rochelle and her daughter just after her birth
Doting big sister: Alaia-Mai sweetly held her baby brother Blake, seven months, in one photo
In a close-up of Alaia-Ma’s cake, which had white frosting and the words ‘Alaia Hills’ in green icing, she quipped: ‘Side note… she’s never been to LA but she said it’s the best place on earth (YouTube).’
Rochelle went all out for the celebration with an Alaia Hills and Rodeo Drive sign, pink and green balloons, palm print wrapping paper, a decadent cake and flamingo iced cookies.
The presenter’s celebrity pals also celebrated Alaia-Ma’s birthday as they flocked to the comments section to share their well-wishes.
Tamzin Outhwaite put: ‘What a beauty. 8 is a glorious age x.’
So cute: The star revealed that her daughter is ‘obsessed’ with Los Angeles, despite having never visited the place, so she created her own ‘Alaia Hills’ as a play on Beverly Hills
Lovely: Rochelle went all out for the celebration with an Alaia Hills and Rodeo Drive sign, pink and green balloons, palm print wrapping paper, a decadent cake and flamingo iced cookies
YouTube: In a close-up of Alaia-Ma’s cake, which had white frosting and the words ‘Alaia Hills’ in green icing, she quipped: ‘Side note… she’s never been to LA but she said it’s the best place on earth (YouTube).’
Stacey Dooley wrote: ‘[Heart emojis] Happpppppy bday Alaia Mai!’
Billie Faiers sweetly penned: ‘Happy birthday beautiful Alaia ❤️.’
Abbey Clancy commented: ‘She’s such a beautiful little thing such a good girl ❤️❤️❤️ happy birthday.’
While Rochelle’s sister and Love Island star Sophie Piper added: ‘Love’ followed by a heart emoji.
Pals: The presenter’s celebrity pals also celebrated Alaia-Ma’s birthday as they flocked to the comments section to share their well-wishes
Rochelle shares three children Alaia-Ma, eight, Valentina, four, and baby brother Blake, seven months, with her husband Marvin Humes.
The couple first started dating in March 2010 and the lovebirds moved in together just three months later.
Wasting no time, former JLS star Marvin then proposed to the The Saturdays singer on holiday in Antigua on New Year’s Eve in 2011.
Mother-of-three: Rochelle shares three children Alaia-Ma, eight, Valentina, four, and baby brother Blake, seven months, with her husband Marvin Humes
The happy couple tied the knot in a star-studded wedding thanks to a glitzy magazine deal at the historic Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on 27 July, 2012.
Rochelle recently revealed she and Marvin have no plans for any more children after welcoming their son.
She told fans in an Instagram Q&A that she ‘doesn’t want to say never’ as she ‘loves their little bubble so much,’ but as of now they’re done with adding to their family.
Rochelle explained: ‘I feel very lucky and very blessed to have three healthy children, and yeah I think he will be [our last child]. I like to never want to say never because I love this little bubble so much.’
‘Everything is better with you’: Marvin and Rochelle first started dating in March 2010 and have been married since July 2012