Bert Newton’s wife Patti shares sweet birthday tributes to daughter Lauren and her granddaughter

Family is first and foremost for Bert and Patti Newton.  

And this week, matriarch Patti, 76, shared a series of sweet tributes for daughter Lauren and her granddaughter, Lola, on their respective birthdays. 

Underneath a gorgeous picture of Lauren holding her youngest child Alby, Patti said that Lauren made her and Bert’s lives ‘so wonderful.’

‘Happy Birthday my darling Lauren, you have made our lives so wonderful because you are so special. You are loved by everyone xx,’ Patti wrote on Instagram on Thursday as Lauren turned 41.  

On Friday, Patti shared a sweet picture of granddaughter Lola, as she celebrated her turning nine. 

‘Our darling Lola is 9 today. It’s going too quickly,’ Patti wrote. 

She added: ‘She is such a delight and one of Bert’s joys in life, they are wonderful together. Love you lols Nana and Poppy xx.’

Lauren and her swimmer husband Matt Welsh, 44, have six children together; Sam, 13, Eva, 11, Lola, nine, Monty, five, Pearla, two, and seven-month-old Alby.

Meanwhile TV Icon Bert, 82, who also shares son Matt Newton with Patti, recently returned home from hospital following a mystery illness.  

Bert sparked fears for his health after Patti shared a photo on Instagram of the veteran entertainer wearing a mask while lying in his hospital bed, in November.

‘Bert’s been in hospital [but] all good. He’s got a lot of living to do,’ she captioned the picture.

Bert’s health first became a concern in 2012 when he underwent a quadruple bypass. 

In the years following the surgery, he was hospitalised three times with pneumonia and was also diagnosed with Anemia.

Anemia can make a person feel tired or weak because there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the body’s tissues.