Nadia Sawalha is in disbelief at the realisation her eldest daughter Maddie is set to turn 18 at the end of the year.
The Loose Women panelist uploaded a series of throwback snaps of her and husband Mark Adderley with her daughter when she was a toddler and captioned it, '#waybackwednesday I was suddenly hit with the fact last night that my first born is going to be EIGHTEEN in a few months and quite frankly I’m in shock ! Outraged.'
She continued, 'How the hell has it all come to this ?? There doesn’t even seem to have been a warning !!! I didn’t become a mum until I was almost 40 and feel so utterly blessed to have two beautiful children. But honestly what didn’t I actually take in is that they would blooming grow up Im in shock ??? I’ve been such a fool ? This only happens to other mums not me ??'
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Nadia, who is very vocal on her own parenting style, continued with her rant and added, 'Why do no one blooming warn me ?? I HATE IT.'
Before asking her followers to see if they had any help or advice.
She wrote, 'Any tips anyone for dealing with this seismic shock ? #mum #mumlife #whatthehell #hateit #crying #mumofteens #shockwave #batshitcrazy'
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Nadia recently returned from a family break to Cornwall and has supported her daughter's singing talents. She admitted in lockdown she was pining for her and 13-year-old daughter Kiki's social lives to resume.
Nadia, who has homeschooled them for the last five years, said, 'The thing I miss the most is my 17-year-old daughter looking gorgeous, all dressed up on a Saturday night with a great big smile on her face, going to one of her lovely friends' parties - she's got a really great friendship group - and seeing her buzz over the weekend.
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'They're pretty amazing, my kids. My 17-year-old just got a boyfriend a few weeks before lockdown, they'd liked each other for a long time and they got together, and it's just so hard. I've really missed seeing her have her life.'
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