Mysterious girl singer Peter Andre is in sparkling form as he opens up during an exclusive at home photoshoot with his wife, NHS doctor Emily, about their brood's Christmas plans. Expecting seven in total for the big day, including kids Amelia, ten, Theo, 7, and eight-month-old Arabella, Junior, 19, and Princess, 17, and a nephew from Australia, it will be a packed house, he tells OK!.
But as the singer, actor and presenter reveals, one thought never far from his mind is that of his elderly parents, who live on the other side of the world in his native Australia. Peter and Emily celebrate ten years of marriage next year - and as Peter reveals poignantly, his parents are set to celebrate an even bigger milestone - their 70th wedding anniversary. An emotional Peter says, "We’ve got a way to go. I pray Mum’s going to make it for that."
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OK! Magazine)Opening up on his festive plans, the star says, after celebrating Christmas in his Surrey home with Emily and the kids, he will be jetting off to Australia with his brother to spend some precious time with their parents, the Savvas. "My mum’s not very well, and it’s really hard being away from her.", he confesses. "Then, with a newborn, you feel guilty leaving the baby. But this is so important right now. Dad loves sitting, chatting, playing a game of backgammon. I’ll cherish every moment with them."
Peter is extremely close to his parents - mum, Thea, 89, who suffers from both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and his father Andrea, 91. The singer has previously opened up about the pain of seeing his mother's health decline - and as the months and years go by, it clearly doesn't get any easier, as he reflects on the moment he will have to say goodbye.
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OK! Magazine)He says, "It’s tough. Mum’s not great. Someone said to me, “For your parents to get to that age (late eighties and nineties), they’ve dodged a lot of bullets.” So, we should be grateful. It’s wonderful that we still have them, but it doesn’t make it any easier to think of the inevitable over the next few years. Mum’s health declines at a rate that’s hard to predict. That’s why I need to visit."
Opening up recently in is column for OK!, Peter explained, "I am going to Australia very, very soon to see my mum and dad. I’m going with my brother Michael, just the two of us and we’re going to spend some real quality time with my mum, dad and sister. I need to spend time with mum, which is going to be emotional. When it comes to her health, we just have to hope and pray that she’s doing OK. It will mean so much to have this time with her."