'He's my hero': Phoebe Burgess pays tribute to her dad on Father's Day and thanks him for 'taking in his scared baby girl' when her 'life imploded'

Phoebe Burgess has paid tribute to her dad, Mitch Hooke, on Father's Day. 

The budding influencer, 32, shared a series of photos to Instagram on Sunday, documenting her time at the Bowral property owned by her family. 

In the images, Phoebe was joined by her father and her two children, daughter, Poppy, four, and son, Billy, two.

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Sweet: Phoebe Burgess has paid tribute to her dad, Mitch Hooke, on Father's Day. The budding influencer, 32, shared a series of photos to Instagram on Sunday, documenting her time at the Bowral property owned by her family. Phoebe is pictured with her father and children

The foursome are pictured enjoying time on the farm, tending to animals and getting a whiff of fresh air. 

She wrote at length in her caption: Fathers' Day… We all think our own Dad is special, growing up I always said 'he's my hero'. 

'But it wasn't until my life imploded that I truly bore witness to what being a 'hero' to your children means.'

Family: In the images, Phoebe was joined by her father and her two children, daughter, Poppy, four, and son, Billy, two
Time away: The family are pictured enjoying time on the farm, tending to animals and getting a whiff of fresh air
She wrote at length in her caption: 'Fathers' Day¿ We all think our own Dad is special, growing up I always said 'he's my hero'. But it wasn't until my life imploded that I truly bore witness to what being a 'hero' to your children means'
Phoebe went on: 'It means being there, in the quiet moments, when no one is looking'
Lovely: 'You've been there since the beginning and every moment in between. Thank you, Dad. We love you,' Phoebe wrote

Phoebe went on: 'It means being there, in the quiet moments, when no one is looking. It's Dad waking at midnight when his grandson is sick (every single time for six nights straight, helping me clean the vomit, change the bed, lower the temperatures), it's kissing Billy goodnight every single night.

'Checking the cheeky bulls every single morning. It's scone Sunday's for Poppy, it's giving up his bed for a rogue toddler who wants his spot, it's roasting marshmallows inside (even when The Cats are playing). 

'It's teaching and leading by daily example whether it's learning to care for an animal or a veggie patch. It's taking your scared baby girl in, with her two babies, when she had nowhere else in the world to go.

She added: 'It's taking your scared baby girl in, with her two babies, when she had nowhere else in the world to go'
Moves: Phoebe moved to her parents' estate in Bowral, in New South Wales' Southern Highlands, 90 minutes south-west of Sydney, following her split from footballer Sam Burgess, (left). Sam and Phoebe split in October 2019, after four tumultuous years of marriage

'You've been there since the beginning and every moment in between. Thank you, Dad. We love you,' she concluded. 

Phoebe moved to her parents' estate in Bowral, in New South Wales' Southern Highlands, 90 minutes south-west of Sydney, following her split from footballer Sam Burgess, 32.    

Sam and Phoebe split in October 2019, after four tumultuous years of marriage. 

Family: She lived at the property with her mother Sarah and father, as well as her children. Phoebe's mother Sarah and sister Harriet are pictured with Phoebe's children

They had initially separated in December 2018 - shortly after the birth of their son, Billy - but reconciled in April, only to end things for good six months later.   

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She lived at the property with her mother Sarah and father, as well as her children. 

The former WAG has since moved to her own $1.7 million Mediterranean-style property nearby, less then ten minutes drive from her parents' home. 

New home: The former WAG has since moved to her own $1.7 million Mediterranean-style property nearby (pictured), less then ten minutes drive from her parents' home

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