Father of five Peter Andre has had an emotional week at home with his family, as he reveals why a major change has been ‘bittersweet’ for him and his wife Emily MacDonagh

Peter explained his emotions over the move(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Popstar Peter Andre had an emotionally-charged time last week as his children marked a major milestone. The Mysterious Girl singer, who shares his three youngest kids with his NHS doctor wife Emily MacDonagh, revealed that the family’s back-to-school occasion was “bittersweet” for him and Emily, and also left Amelia, 11, and Theo, eight, “quite emotional”.

Writing in his column for new!, the 52-year-old said: “The kids going back to school has been quite emotional for them. Not least because Amelia (Millie) has started secondary school, and Theo is now without his sister in primary school. It’s bittersweet for parents as well.”

Peter, who also share one-year-old Arabella, with Emily, made a point of saying how proud he was of the youngsters, but admitted that he had mixed feelings about them growing up.

Peter and Emily’s children have taken a big step

He continued: “It’s so hard not to feel a little sad that the kids are growing up so quickly, but we are so proud of them for their achievements and we love seeing them become beautiful humans. Also, it’s quite nice to have a bit of quiet in the day. Oh I forgot, we have a 16-month-old. LOL.”

It has been a busy summer for Peter’s other children too – with his eldest daughter Princess Andre, who he shares with his ex Katie Price, launching her own reality ITV2 reality show, titled The Princess Diaries, and son Junior, 20, teasing some of the music he’s been working on.

After Junior published a statement to his socials to explain him choosing a “lowkey” few months, his proud dad Peter said: “For those who saw Junior’s post on his socials, he said, the ‘quiet seasons are the most powerful ones,’ and I know he means it. After his music success, he stepped back – to be a real teenager, really.”

Pete says he’s hugely proud of all his children(Image: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/WireIma)

He continued, “Plus, he moved in with his girlfriend and has just been enjoying life. Knowing J, he’ll show the world what he’s got. He’s a talented songwriter. As his dad, of course I’ll always offer work advice, but he does his own thing and I love that. He will do things in his own time.”

Emily also posted a video to her socials of her preparing Millie’s kit for her step up to middle school. While sharing footage of a pile of newly-acquired shoes, stationary and PE kit, she told fans: “The kit and the uniform has been a whole other experience compared to primary school.

Emily talked her followers through Millie’s back-to-school kit(Image: Instagram)

She was especially thrilled with the youngster’s new school shoes(Image: Instagram)

“First of all, can we just draw attention to the volume of stuff I’ve had to purchase. It’s been very fun, I have to say I have enjoyed it, but the sheer volume…. I’ve ended up hidden behind the sofa because there’s so much of it.”

She went on to say she’s learnt a “school bag now has to be cool”, and commenting on how “expensive” school stationary has become.

Later on in the video, Emily also highlighted a major plus with Amelia growing up, revealing: “There’s no more Velcro [on her school shoes], they are proper shoes, which is absolutely brilliant because me and Millie have got the same size feet now and I actually think they are really nice shoes that I will be stealing, look how grown-up they are!.”