Former Home and Away star Kate Ritchie has shared a gushing tribute to daughter Mae on her sixth birthday.
Kate celebrated the youngster with a candid photo of the mother-daughter duo, which she posted to Instagram on Monday.
‘Happy 6th Birthday to the most delightful, clever, funny and inquisitive little person I know,’ Kate wrote.
Birthday girl! Former Home and Away star Kate Ritchie, 42, (pictured) shared a gushing tribute to adorable daughter Mae on her sixth birthday on Monday
The former soap went on to call herself the ‘luckiest mumma’ for being ‘blessed’ with such a ‘beautiful soul’ as her daughter.
‘Mae, thank you for choosing me. You bring so much joy to so many people and I can only hope you carry that joy within your heart too, always,’ she wrote.
She finished by writing how proud she was of Mae: ‘I couldn’t be more proud of the person you are growing into. Just don’t grow too fast, okay?’
It comes after Kate revealed she and Mae always bake a cake together from The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book for her daughter’s birthday.
Gorgeous: ‘Mae, thank you for choosing me. You bring so much joy to so many people and I can only hope you carry that joy within your heart too, always,’ Kate (pictured) wrote
Kate told the publication: ‘My earliest memory of [the birthday cake book] was flicking through the pages in wonderful birthday anticipation. Something I do with my own daughter now.’
For Mae’s first birthday, the doting mother baked a cake in the shape of the number one, which was covered in pink icing and pink chocolate drops.
When Mae turned three, Kate made a Barbie princess cake, and more recently, a cake in the shape of the number five, decorated with stars and ponies.
Work of art! Kate made a Barbie princess cake for Mae’s third birthday
Cute! Meanwhile, for Mae’s fifth birthday, Kate made a number five-shaped cake decorated with stars and ponies
‘Of the six birthday cakes I have baked for my daughter, three have come straight from the Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book.’
Kate said that her little girl also enjoys the fun of creating something in the kitchen.
‘It is just good fun with a lovely sense of achievement attached when we can stand back and marvel at our creations,’ she explained.
Kate shares Mae with husband Stuart Webb, 39, who she married in a lavish ceremony in Launceston, Tasmania in 2010.
Bonding: The Nova radio presenter said that her little girl also enjoys the fun of creating something in the kitchen, saying: ‘It is just good fun with a lovely sense of achievement attached when we can stand back and marvel at our creations’
In April, New Idea magazine reported that the troubled couple had been attending ‘counselling’ for their issues.
‘Stuart has been trying to show Kate that he’s a changed man and is serious about getting his life in order,’ a ‘friend’ allegedly told the publication at the time.
Kate and Stuart were last spotted together in February to celebrate daughter Mae’s first day of school.
Family: Kate shares Mae with husband, former NRL star Stuart Webb, 39, who she married in a lavish ceremony in Launceston, Tasmania in 2010. Kate and Stuart are pictured in 2011
The reunion came three months after Kate reportedly moved out of their marital home after police took out an interim AVO on her behalf against the NRL star, following an incident at her house in Randwick.
In December, Stuart made headlines for his five-time drink driving history.
His driving history was revealed in a police fact sheet, as he faced court for blowing 0.083 when he was pulled over by highway patrolmen in the city’s east in March last year.
Happier times: In October 2019, Kate reportedly moved out of their marital home after police took out an interim AVO on her behalf against the ex-footy star following an incident at her house in Randwick. They are pictured at the 2014 Logie awards