Her father Graham tragically passed away in 2008 when she was just 20 after losing his battle with liver and pancreatic.
And Lara Bingle paid an emotional tribute to the ‘kind and thoughtful’ landscape gardener on the tenth anniversary of his death.
Sharing a throwback snap of her loved one on Instagram on Thursday, the 30-year-old mode wrote simply in the caption: ‘My dad 4ever.’
‘My dad forever’: Lara Bingle paid emotional tribute to her late father Graham on the tenth anniversary of his death from liver and pancreatic cancer
Her brother Josh posted under the poignant photo: ‘Legends never die.’
Lara, Josh and their mother Sharon were all at Graham’s bedside at the Calvary Hospital, south of Sydney, when he died aged 55.
Lara said in a statement afterwards: ‘My family and I would like to say how appreciative we are of the support we have been shown during this difficult time.
‘My dad was loved by so many people. The way he made people laugh, his kindness and thoughtfulness will always live on in our hearts.’
Poignant: Sharing a throwback snap of her loved one on Instagram on Thursday, the 30-year-old mode wrote simply in the caption: ‘My dad 4ever’
Honouring their father: Her brother Josh (pictured) posted under the poignant photo: ‘Legends never die’
During his illness, Lara was a pillar of strength for her family and spent as much time with her dad as possible.
‘I’ve learned to take each day as it comes and spend as much time with him as possible,’ she told news.com.au at the time.
She has since revealed that her second child’s name, Rocket Zot Worthington, is a ode to Graham – who went by the nickname Zot.
Ordeal: Lara, Josh and their mother Sharon were all at Graham’s bedside at the Calvary Hospital, south of Sydney, when he died aged 55 (pictured with husband Sam Worthington)
‘My sons [sic] middle name IS a respectful nod to my late father, whose nickname was affectionately, Zot,’ the Cronulla-born beauty explained.
Lara shares Rocket, three, and Racer, one, with her Australian actor husband Sam Worthington.
The family made the move to Los Angeles earlier this year to accommodate Sam’s new filming schedule for Avatar 2.
Proud mother: Lara shares Rocket, three, and Racer, one, with her Australian actor husband Sam Worthington
Lara recently shared a throwback photo of her kissing her ‘prosthetic’-laden husband Sam Worthington on the set of his Netflix film, The Titan.
Taking to Instagram the Australian beauty gave fans a rare glimpse of her packing on the PDA with her 41-year-old hubby.
‘Honey you taste funny!’ Lara wrote alongside the behind-the-scenes shot. She accompanied the caption with the following hashtags: ‘titan’ and ‘prosthetic.’
‘Honey you taste funny!’ Lara recently shared a throwback photo of her kissing her ‘prosthetic’-laden husband Sam Worthington on the set of his Netflix film, The Titan