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Emma Wilson

Rochelle Humes shares throwback photo with her rarely seen long-lost sister Lili

Rochelle Humes wowed fans as she shared a throwback photo with her rarely seen long-lost sister Lili.

The former Saturdays singer took to her Instagram Stories to share a snap posted by little sister Sophie, who appeared on Love Island last year.

The 23-year-old took part in a Q&A with her followers, as they asked her to share pictures from her camera roll.

And when asked to post her favourite picture of her sisters, Sophie willingly obliged.

“My fav pic but we all look different now,” Sophie wrote across the snap.

Rochelle then shared her sibling's sweet photo, which sees her, Sophie and Lili smiling for the camera at a party.

Rochelle was raised by her mother and uncle Paul Ince after her father left (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Mid)

The TV presenter was raised by her mother and uncle Paul Ince, while her father had three kids - Lili, Sophie and Jake - with another woman.

Rochelle had previously only met her half-sister once when she was five years old, and she credited former Love Island star Kem Cetinay for helping the estranged family reunite.

Speaking to to Giovanna Fletcher on her Happy Mum Happy Baby Podcast, she revealed that Kem told her he was friends with Lili, and wanted to help the sisters find each other again in 2019.

“I grew up with my mum and sister, all my siblings are half siblings. My dad was never around,” Rochelle explained.

“I've never told anyone this before. Two years ago, I was at our management's Christmas party and Love Island's Kem was there.

“He was chatting away and said, ‘I got to talk to you... as soon as I became a celeb, I promised my friend Lili that I would talk to you as she's your sister on your dad's side’,” she shared.

On a drunken night out, Rochelle said she was persuaded to let Kem give Lili her phone number, and she was so nervous ahead of meeting her younger sister for the first time in over two decades, she made husband Marvin Humes go with her.

“We planned to go out for dinner with my other sister and brother and I made Marvin come with me because I was so scared,” she confessed.

She said that Marvin was taken aback by Rochelle and Lili’s family resemblance, and joked there was “more” of her.

“We've spoken every day since - Jeremy Kyle style,” Rochelle laughed. “It's like we've known each other all our lives.”

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