Strictly Come Dancing stars Dani Dyer and Lacey Turner were among the celebrity parents who shared photographs of their children returning to school this week, as Manchester City and England footballer Phil Foden's son Ronnie started Year 3.
Dani, 30, shared photos of her son Santi, five, and twin daughters Summer and Star, three, whom she shares with her West Ham United and England forward husband Jarrod Bowen, dressed in matching green uniforms for the first day of the new term.
She wrote: "Year 1 & Pre-School. How is time going by so quickly?! The twins have started Santis School together, which means just one school drop off for mummy - woohooo! It really is the small wins in life! I honestly can't believe how quickly they're growing. So proud of you all, my babies. Here's to another big little chapter - mummy loves you more than you'll ever know."
EastEnders actress Lacey, 38, who is also preparing for her own stint on Strictly Come Dancing, shared a photo of her children Dusty, seven, and Trilby, five, heading off in their uniforms. She also shares baby Gipsy with her husband Matt Kay, and captioned the post "Off they go" alongside a red heart.
Phil Foden's son starts Year 3
Foden's son Ronnie, seven, was starting Year 3 this week and looked smart in his blue uniform before heading off.
Foden's long-term partner, Rebecca Cooke, marked the occasion with a lengthy caption: "To my Ronnie. My sweet boy is starting Year 3 now and somehow you seem to be growing up so fast. Being your mum is one of the greatest gifts life has ever given me. You have the warmest heart, the most beautiful little soul, and there is something so special about you that I hope you never lose as you grow."
She continued: "As you walk into your new classroom, I want you to walk in with confidence and a smile but more than anything, I want you to always be kind and gentle with the people around you. Go into Year 3 and be exactly who you are, my gorgeous boy. Be brave, be kind, make memories, laugh lots and enjoy being little. I couldn't be prouder to call you my son. My first baby. Love you xxx."
Mrs Hinch and Helen Skelton's emotional posts
Mrs Hinch, real name Sophie Hinchliffe, 36, best known online as the 'Queen of Clean' for her cleaning tips, also marked the day, sharing a picture of her sons' school bags lined up ready by the door. She and her husband Jamie share three boys, Ronnie, Lennie and Vinnie.
TV presenter Helen Skelton, 43, a former Blue Peter presenter who shares three children, Ernie, Louis and Elsie, with her ex-husband Richie Myler, spoke of how emotional she felt sending them off for the first day back.
She wrote: "Could write an essay on the thoughts going through my head today. Back to school, starting school and changing school. No one warns you about the emotional roller coaster. Grateful they want to go. Grateful they can go. Grateful they have wonderful teachers and school staff they race to see. Still feels like I have lead weights in my pockets though, the garden is unnervingly quiet and the snack and soggy sock bag we have carried for six weeks is redundant."
She added: "First time in eleven years I haven't had a babe at home. A decade of different hats: a stay at home mum, a living abroad with her babies mum, a working mum, a single mum and a pandemic mum. (Weird that wasn't it!) I hope your September is a month of fabulous firsts for your little people. To the people who now get to spend their days with our kids, I envy you and am in debt to you."
More celebrity back-to-school photos
Singer and TV personality Peter Andre's wife Emily revealed their son Theo and daughter Amelia were heading into Year 5 and Year 8 respectively, with the pair posing together in their uniforms before their first day.
Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of the former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, shared that her daughter Serena was starting Year 1, while Charlotte Dawson shared snaps of her children Noah, Jude and Gigi as they got ready to head to school and nursery.
Chloe Lewis, known for her time on The Only Way Is Essex, gushed that she was proud of her son Beau as he started Year 2. She shares Beau, six, with her ex-partner Danny Flasher and is now in a relationship with her former TOWIE co-star Dan Edgar.
Kelly Osbourne, daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, saw her son Sidney, three, off for his first day at school.
Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby's daughter Alba was also starting nursery this week, while former Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh's children were pictured heading off for their first day. Paris Fury, wife of heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury, shared a photo of her four younger children ahead of their first day back at school.
