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Louise and Jamie Redknapp join forces to celebrate eldest son Charley's 18th birthday

Louise Rednapp and ex-husband Jamie have joined forces to celebrate their eldest son turning 18.

The former couple wished Charley a happy birthday as they both took to Instagram to post sweet family photo montages marking the milestone.

Calling Charley her “best friend” mum Louise gushed about how proud she was of her “superstar”.

The Naked singer told fans she would miss the teen when he goes off to university in America in the coming weeks.

Posting sweet snaps of the pair together from when he was a baby to now, Louise wrote: “To my big boy @charley_redkanpp I can’t put into words how much I love you and how proud I am of you.”

Louise shared this sweet snap from when Charley was a baby (Instagram)
But her baby boy is all grown up now (Instagram)

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The 47-year-old pop star continued: “I can’t believe this time 18 years ago you came into my world.

“You’re my best friend, my rock and have been right by my side since the day you were born.

“You mean the world to me and I’ll be there jumping on a plane every weekend to Arizona."

She added: “Enjoy your day and night, and I’ll allow you to make a mess in the kitchen today... just this once!

“My super star! Happy 18th Birthday Chaz. Love Mum xxxx.”

On her Instagram stories, Louise hinted a party would be taking place later as she shared a video of a table covered in balloons.

She wrote over it: “Birthday celebration ready @charley_redknapp.”

Louise and Charley with his younger brother Beau (Instagram)
She added another baby pic in her Instagram stories (Instagram)

Proud dad Jamie shared an adorable snap cuddling a young Charley, who rocked long blonde hair when he was younger.

Sharing more cute snaps of them together when Charley was little as well as now, the football pundit wrote: “My big boy Charley is 18 today!

“I’m so proud of you mate and the man you’ve turned into. You are incredibly charming, funny, clever, kind and a superb athlete.

“Your next step in the [American flag emoji] will be amazing and I can’t wait to watch you every step of the way.

“I love you so much. Your Dad.”

As well as Charley, Louise and Jamie also share 13-year-old son Beau.

The former couple were married for 19 years and were thought to have one of the strongest relationships in showbiz, but split in 2017.

Former Eternal star Louise instigated the split and revealed her stint on Strictly Come Dancing reignited her passion for performing.

However, there was so much more to it than that, with Louise admitting that as Jamie's career as a footballer and then a pundit soared, she felt insignificant and alone.

In her autobiography, You've Got This, she wrote: "For a long time, I ticked all the boxes of being the 'picture-perfect' wife.

“The truth? For a lot of that time, I actually felt lonely, anxious and unimportant."

Since their split Louise has so far remained single, preferring instead to concentrate on her career.

She has been touring again and most recently performed at Flackstock festival in tribute to the late TV presenter Caroline Flack.

While Jamie has remarried and has a baby son with Swedish model Frida Andersson.

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