Charlotte Dawson paid tribute to her late father Les in a touching Instagram post on Thursday.
The reality star, 32, dressed up in the comedian’s old pantomime dame costume, which he wore during his final 1991 performance of Babes In The Wood at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth.
Charlotte appeared in high spirits as she posed for a series of snaps and even copied his famous pose.
She captioned the post: ‘A highlight of my year I almost forgot to share with you was getting to wear my dad’s pantomime dame costume..
‘I’ve had it hanging up in my dressing room for the 3 years that I did pantomime and never worn it. But this year I put it on, and it felt so special.
‘I may never really have known you but I feel like I know you so well, guiding and protecting me mum and the boys.
Charlotte Dawson dressed up in her late father Les’ famous pantomime dame costume as she paid touching tribute to the comedian
The reality star, 32, dressed up in the comedian’s old 1991 pantomime dame costume, which he wore during his final performance of Babes In The Wood at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth
‘I know you will be proud up there, well I hope you will. Wish you were here so much.’
Comedy legend Les, a household name during his 1970s and ’80s heyday, died of heart failure on June 10 1993, aged 63 – just eight months after Charlotte was born.
The emotional post comes just days after the star admitted she felt ‘really run down and low’ after ‘crying most of the day’ while opening up in a candid message.
The beauty gave fans an authentic insight into the joys and sorrows of motherhood, explaining she felt emotionally drained after a ‘really hormonal day’.
Charlotte took to her Instagram stories with a collage of snaps, of which the top one captured her burgeoning baby bump while having a pampering bath.
The picture below captured a delicious meal shared with her mum, and next to it a shot of his beloved late comedian father Les Dawson’s statue.
In the honest caption, she wrote: ‘Had a really hormonal day where I’ve cried most of the day!
‘The boys went back to nursery and was tough getting them their…,’ adding a head-blown emoji.
Charlotte appeared in high spirits as she posed for a series of snaps and even copied his famous pose
Comedy legend Les, a household name during his 1970s and ’80s heyday, died of heart failure on June 10 1993, aged 63 – just eight months after Charlotte was born
‘I’m just feeling really run down and low. But it’s ok to have those days, I wanted to start January on a high but haven’t really yet.’
The star – who is expecting her third child with fiancé Matt Sarsfield – continued describing the stress of juggling pregnancy, parenting and work.
‘I feel like I’ve still not had time to breathe since Panto. Maybe I’m nervous to have another baby the stress of getting everything ready & prepared.
‘The labour etc. omg my pea head is going into overdrive,’ she finished.
Charlotte’s blunt message comes after last month her and fiancé Matt, 33, were given a helping hand as they took another tentative step towards reconciliation following his sexting scandal.
The couple are attempting to rebuild their relationship after the rugby star was caught sending intimate texts to another woman over the summer.
After announcing his transgression on weekly podcast The Naughty Corner, Charlotte has used the same platform to enlisted the help of life coaching couple Nik and Eva Speakman.
In emotional scenes from its forthcoming instalment, Matt breaks down during his first on air discussion about the incident, admitting he ‘massively regrets’ sexting another woman.
The emotional post comes just days after the star admitted she felt ‘really run down and low’ after ‘crying most of the day’ while opening up in a candid message
The reality favourite gave fans an authentic insight into the joys and sorrows of motherhood, explaining she felt emotionally drained after a ‘really hormonal day’
‘I was heartbroken,’ he tells the Speakman’s. ‘I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep.’
Recalling the moment she learnt of his texts to another woman, Charlotte adds: ‘My whole world came crashing down. I couldn’t believe it, I was shaking… I am scared he’s going to do it again – that’s my biggest fear.’
The daughter of late comedian and presenter Les previously revealed her beleaguered fiancé is banned from using social media and admitted it will take a ‘long time to rebuild the trust’ with him.
And Matt was reduced to tears as he promises to make amends.
”I love my kids and I love Charlotte to pieces… it’s been hard because we’ve had kids and stuff,’ he said.
Addressing his fiancé directly, he added: ‘I just want you to know I’m yours. I love you, you’re my life.’
She revealed in August that the couple were expecting their ‘surprise’ third child – just weeks after news broke he had been sexting another woman.
She told The Sun: ‘We’re just seeing how things go really, still taking it very very slow. I think the thing is, trust takes a long time, I wouldn’t say it’s fully there yet, but it’s just taking it day by day, step by step.
‘I’m just feeling really run down and low. But it’s ok to have those days, I wanted to start January on a high but haven’t really yet,’ she wrote in her recent Instagram message
‘He’s not back on social media and he won’t be for a while, maybe never. And it’s probably better for him as well, because he used to look at peoples lives.
‘You know what it’s like…you end up in a rabbit hole on social media, scrolling – so it’s probably better. He’s a lot happier as well not being on it.’
The couple has been together for eight years, but Charlotte was left hurt and humiliated after discovering he had sent intimate texts to another woman.
Weeks after the news broke, the influencer hocked fans by revealing she is pregnant with their ‘surprise’ third child – already sharing sons Noah, three, and one-year-old Jude.
Giving an update on the pair’s relationship, she admitted the pair were taking each day as it comes and admitted he is ‘trying’ to fix things.
She explained: ‘Yeah, it’s been It’s been emotional, but it’s been like an actual rollercoaster everything. But now I feel a lot better.
In November her and fiancé Matt, 33, were given a helping hand as they took another tentative step towards reconciliation following his sexting scandal
Charlotte has been with the rugby league player for eight years as they share sons Noah, three, and one-year-old Jude
‘I feel a bit like everything’s been lifted a little bit. We’re taking each day as it comes obviously we have children together and obviously got another baby on the way and he is trying so I just want to shake him.’
Commenting on her decision to talk about her difficult personal life on her podcast she said: ‘I’m open and honest. I think that’s just the way I’ve always been.
‘It was difficult for me to be so open about my private life because I know I’m, like, open about fun, things and stuff. So it was quite hard for me, and I felt like the podcast was the best place to do it. It’s like my safe space.
‘I had to address it obviously because everyone was talking about it.’
