Myleene Klass says being a single mum to Ava and Hero means they have ‘insane connection’

Myleene Klass has reflected on being a single mother to her two daughters Ava and Hero, saying it has strengthened their bond and made them ‘bombproof’.

The radio presenter, 42, chatted about raising her two girls after splitting from their father Graham Quinn in 2012 during a candid Q&A on Instagram on Thursday.

As well as answering questions about her blended family with fiancé Simon Motson and their son Apollo, Myleene credited her daughters with ‘keeping her strong’.

Close bond: Myleene Klass has reflected on being a single mother to her two daughters Ava and Hero, saying it has strengthened their bond and made them ‘bombproof’

Answering one fan who had revealed she’d also recently become a single mother, the star shared a sweet throwback picture of her foot alongside Ava and Hero’s.

Myleene penned: ‘This was the pic I first put up when I publicly ‘became’ a single mum. I said I’d put my best feet forward. And I did. 

‘People said my girls would keep me strong and they were right. Being a single mum certainly galvanised the relationship I have with my daughters. 

‘We’re bombproof together and have an insane connection.  

Candid: The radio host, 42, said her two girls 'kept her strong' when she became a single mum and shared the first picture she posted after announcing she'd split from their dad Graham

Candid: The radio host, 42, said her two girls ‘kept her strong’ when she became a single mum and shared the first picture she posted after announcing she’d split from their dad Graham

‘You will find your way and will realise there’s something so much better waiting for you. If I’d known what was waiting for me I’d have sprinted through that fire.’ 

Myleene split from her ex-husband and the two girls father Graham Quinn in 2012 and raised them as a single mum until she met new beau Simon in 2015. 

Elsewhere in her Instagram Q&A, Myleene addressed another followers nerves about becoming a step parent by telling them to ‘try and be respectful’ to everyone. 

Sharing a stunning black and white image of her and Simon’s four children meeting their son Apollo, she wrote: ‘Like being a parent, it’s not easy by you just try your best to be respectful to everyone.

Advice: Myleene also shared a stunning black and white image of her and Simon Motson's four children meeting their son Apollo alongside some wise words for stepparents

Advice: Myleene also shared a stunning black and white image of her and Simon Motson’s four children meeting their son Apollo alongside some wise words for stepparents 

‘I watch Sim with my daughters and they love him so much which makes me love him more! The first time I saw him helping with Hero’s homework project, I cried.

‘It’s an unexpected love and selflessness.’

Myleene added that she’s been teaching her stepdaughter piano, saying it’s been an ‘incredible bonding’ experience, and has also been her stepson’s lockdown barber.

The mother-of-three also shared a sweet snap of the youngest member of the family, admitting that Apollo is doted on by everyone.

She said that he’s even earned the cheeky nickname of ‘The Emperor’ as everyone’s at his ‘beck and call’.

Sweet: The mother-of-three also shared a sweet snap of the youngest member of the family, admitting that Apollo is doted on by everyone

Sweet: The mother-of-three also shared a sweet snap of the youngest member of the family, admitting that Apollo is doted on by everyone

It comes after Myleene revealed that her eldest daughter Ava has turned into her wedding planner in lockdown. 

The 13-year-old has been creating a Pinterest page for her mum’s marriage to fiancé Simon Motson, given that Myleene hasn’t started on any of the planning herself.

Sat next to Ava in an Instagram story on Tuesday, Myleene filmed the pair of them on the sofa in hoodies, telling fans that Ava was working on the project for months. 

She revealed she has chosen a venue and created a list of dresses for her mum to choose from. 

Myleene might have her work cut out for her though, as Ava revealed there are ‘hundreds’ of dresses on the list. 

The wedding planner: It comes after Myleene revealed that her eldest daughter Ava, 13, has turned into her wedding planner in lockdown

The wedding planner: It comes after Myleene revealed that her eldest daughter Ava, 13, has turned into her wedding planner in lockdown

Getting it done! Sat next to Ava in an Instagram story on Tuesday, Myleene filmed the pair of them on the sofa in hoodies, telling fans that Ava was working on the project for months

Getting it done! Sat next to Ava in an Instagram story on Tuesday, Myleene filmed the pair of them on the sofa in hoodies, telling fans that Ava was working on the project for months

Myleene – who shares Ava and Hero, nine, with ex Graham Quinn, and Apollo, with husband-to-be Simon – got engaged during lockdown, but admitted the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions have put her off planning anything herself. 

She admitted that her engaged friends have been postponing their big days amid the pandemic, and so is in no rush herself.

Myleene shared a sweet video featuring her fiancé and Ava in a heartwarming post about blended families on Saturday.

After sharing how hard it was being a step-parent, the star told how Ava and her other daughter Hero, nine, sometimes refer to her boyfriend as ‘dad’, adding that the ‘title is irrelevant’.

She went on: ‘I truly believe only someone walking in the shoes of a blended/patchwork family will get it.

‘I guess I just wanted to say to all you blended families, it’s not easy, I see you and I want to thank you for making the world a kinder place. 

‘Showing little people with big feelings you’re there for them and loving them without conditions.’

In a sweet tribute to her partner of five years, Myleene concluded: ‘Thank you Sim for being the man none of us knew we needed but could never now be without. xxx’

Myleene and Simon began dating in 2015 after she split from husband Graham Quinn in 2012 and welcomed their son in August 2019. 

Family values: Myleene with (L-R) fiancé Simon, daughters Ava, 13, and Hero, nine, and son Apollo, 18 months

Family values: Myleene with (L-R) fiancé Simon, daughters Ava, 13, and Hero, nine, and son Apollo, 18 months