Myleene Klass took to social media with an emotional tribute to her teenage daughter’s milestone achievement, while shouting out single mums. Myleene revealed that her daughter Ava had graduated high school, and shared photographs of the pair of them together, with Ava looking strikingly similar to her mum.
In an moving message, Myleene admitted she she hadn’t ‘cried so much in ages’ and wanted to take the opportunity ‘to acknowledge today in particular, the single Mamas’.
‘Today is recognition of what we have achieved,’ wrote Myleene. ‘I had no intention of failing my children. Ava, I have single-handedly grafted so that you might have the best I could give you and you have, in turn, risen up and grabbed everything with gusto, determination and resilience.’
Myleene opened up about some of the difficulties of raising children as a single parent and said there were days when it felt like ‘the world was fighting against us and I was very much on my own.’ She said that although she had ‘an amazing community’, being ‘a single mum when they were so young, the fear, the loneliness, the decision-making, the mental load before everything else is considered, can really overwhelm.’
Addressing Ava directly in the post, Myleene said, ‘you’re fiesty, fearless and stronger than I could have ever imagined yet soft, loving and kind in equal measure. You’re talented, smart, intuitive and an exceptional human being. She said that her ‘sun rises and sets with you. Go out and see the world on your terms babygirl.’
Myleene credited her children for giving her strength on her most difficult days and finished the post with a message to other mums: ‘Single Mamas, I see you and so do our babies. Well done, keep on keeping on.’
Famous friends including Amanda Holden, Katie Piper and Lisa Snowdon all showed their support in the comments, with Amanda admitting the tribute had made her cry.