Peter Andre begs his elderly parents to ‘stay safe’ as he shares pain at not being with them in coronavirus pandemic
PETER Andre has begged his elderly parents to “stay safe” in an emotional post about missing them during the coronavirus pandemic.
The 47-year-old star’s mum and dad live in Australia, and tonight Peter shared his pain at not being able to see them during this difficult time.
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Taking to his Instagram page, the father-of-four shared a photo of himself with his arms around his smiling parents.
He captioned the throwback post: “Miss you mum and dad every day. Especially now.
“Please be safe, please. For once, whether we are 12,000 miles away (like we are) or 1.2 miles away we can’t be with you…… Love you both. Be careful.”
The star was quickly inundated with supportive messages from followers, with Peter flying his oldest children out to Australia last month after his mother Thea fell ill.
Peter documented much of his trip with 12-year-old Princess and 14-year-old Junior on social media at the time, revealing that it was just a “flying visit” to see his mum.
One photo showed his children cuddling up to their grandmother alongside their cousin in a sweet family portrait.
Thea, is in the middle of the children and kissing Princess on the cheek.
The star wrote: “Mum we love you so much it’s unreal. ”
Responding to a cousin’s comment on the photo, Peter explained more about the trip as he apologised for not getting the chance to visit.
He wrote: “Cuz, I’m so sorry I haven’t got to see you guys but had to come back for a flying visit to see mum. She hasn’t been great. Love her too much.”
Junior shared the same image to his social media page, simply writing Yia Yia – which is Greek for grandmother – and a heart emoji.
Peter commented: “Junior, I can’t cope with how much I love her.”
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The teen responded in Greek, sweetly saying: “Me too, I love her.”
Junior concerned his followers earlier this week when he revealed that he was suffering from coronavirus-like symptoms.
The revelation came just hours after Peter had confessed he was concerned about his doctor wife Emily and the children falling ill with the deadly virus while she works on the NHS frontline.
So far, coronavirus has claimed the lives of over 700 Brits, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordering people to only leave their homes for one of four essential reasons as the UK government tries to get a grip on the pandemic.