Chloe Sims has shared a very rare throwback snap of her daughter Madison's dad - as she explained to fans how she manages to cope as a single parent.
The TOWIE star, 38, took to her Instagram Stories for a Q&A session on Wednesday when she shared a never-seen-before photo of herself posing with her 16-year-old's father.
Matthew, 43, is seen with his arm around Chloe in the image, where she was pregnant at the time.
"Me pregnant - Madison father Matthew x," she wrote alongside it on her Story.
"How did you cope with being a single mum?" one fan asked her.
"You just do.. Madison dad & he's family have always helped.." she answered.
Chloe added: "We had our moments but we have remained very close, my family have also really help me so I've been lucky xxx. (sic)"
The reality star and Matthew were together for seven years before they split.
The former couple looked extremely loved-up in the throwback photo, with Chloe looking very different with shorter hair.
Fans quizzed her further on her relationship with Madison, with another asking: "What is the number 1 piece of advice you'd give your daughter and hope she follows? (sic)"
"To always talk to me, we can sort anything out together, to keep her kind heart but don't let people take the p**s!!!" the doting mum penned back.
Chloe only recently revealed Matthew's identity on her daughter's 15th birthday, at her party.
"I was with Maddie’s dad, Matthew, for seven years, but we ended up like brother and sister and that isn’t what I want," Chloe said of their relationship in a previous interview with New! magazine.
She added: "I’ve only ever been in love once and that wasn’t with Madison’s dad. It was with the most amazing man I ever met – he was so funny with perfect looks. I really fancied him.
"She [Madison] has a good relationship with her dad. I’m very close to her dad’s parents. She is surrounded by people who love her."
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