Kellie Harrington says she hopes to have children of her own one day and looks forward to enjoying the Late Late Toy Show with them.
The Olympic gold medallist was one of the guests on the RTE show last Friday night and viewers loved her 'incredible' gesture.
Harrington made the surprise appearance in a segment with sport-mad kids Darcy and Poppy as the role model got in on the fun and games.
She also gave the girls two signed Olympic vests and signed gloves.
Reflecting on the experience, the Dubliner wrote on Instagram: "So about last Friday....
"I got to meet these two absolute best friends Darcy & Poppy they were full of energy and joy.
"The @latelaterte toy show is a show I have watched every year since I've been a kid, and I absolutely love it.
"It is all about the children, and for me it is all about good memories that were made watching it back as a child and hopefully one day when I have children of my own starting that same tradition with them and giving them the same fuzzy feeling inside as I did when I was a kid getting ready for it and watching it.
"The toy show is a tradition that many families have together, a tradition filled with love, joy and happiness after a belly full of sweets of course."
The boxer has been in a relationship with Mandy Loughlin for 12 years, with her partner telling Ryan Tubridy how the couple met earlier this year.
Speaking during the Olympics, Mandy said: "We met 13 years ago in boxing when she used to have to trek over to Bray to train where I was training at the time.
"We met there and clicked and the rest is history. There was an initial [vibe that they wouldn't get along] the first time we met but after that we were grand.
"I suppose it's just such a difference - a north inner city girl and a southside girl might just not get on straight away but opposites obviously attract and it was the best thing ever."
Kellie and Mandy live together with their two dogs Nidge and Maisie.
Mandy added: "We have a little French Bulldog, Nidge, who's three and a Staffy, Maisie, she's 12. They're just gorgeous. They're absolutely babies. They don't know they're dogs. They think they're human beings."
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