She’s known for keeping her private life out of the spotlight.
But on Friday, in a rare encounter, Kate Ritchie took to Instagram to share a photo of her daughter Mae, 3, without her face covered.
Gushing over the adorable tot, the former Home And Away star called Mae her ‘everything’ and said she was ‘tired of protecting her’ and rather wanted to ‘rejoice’ her.
‘I’m tired of protecting her and want to rejoice in her’: Home And Away star Kate Ritchie shares very FIRST social media picture of her three-year-old daughter Mae
‘I don’t often share this most precious being but sometimes I am tired of protecting her and want to rejoice in her,’ she wrote in the lengthy dedication.
‘She is full of wonder in so many ways but she also helps me to simply be me.’
Kate also credited Mae for helping her ‘accept myself’, ‘appreciate the simple things’, ‘curb my foul mouth’ and ‘to love and be love’.
Ready to share her angel: ‘I don’t often share this most precious being but sometimes I am tired of protecting her and want to rejoice in her,’ she wrote in the lengthy dedication
Mother and daughter: ‘She is full of wonder in so many ways but she also helps me to simply be me’
The spitting image of Kate, Mae was seen smiling for the camera in a rainbow headband and floral pink dress.
And it wasn’t long before the actress’s 193,000 followers came rushing in to send their love and also gush over the tot.
‘Such divinity and purity of soul @kateritchie. May she be blessed always like her wonderful parents. She is just perfect,’ wrote one supportive fan.
Adorable tot: ‘Such divinity and purity of soul @kateritchie. May she be blessed always like her wonderful parents. She is just perfect,’ wrote one supportive fan
After dating St George Rugby League star Stuart Webb for one year, the pair announced their engagement in 2009.
The following year, celebrity couple wed in an outdoor ceremony at Quamby Estate in Tasmania.
In August 2014, Kate and Stuart welcomed their first daughter together.
Her family: After dating St George Rugby League star Stuart Webb for one year, the pair announced their engagement in 2009