Martine McCutcheon shares heartfelt tribute to her husband Jack McManus on his 'bittersweet' 40th birthday following the death of his dad Mick

Martine McCutcheon has shared a loving tribute to her hubby Jack McManus to observe his 40th birthday.

The shape and surface star, 48, revealed it was a 'bittersweet' time connected Sunday pursuing nan caller decease of Jack's beloved dada Mick.

Sharing photos of Jack pinch their boy Rafferty, eight, Martine gushed that she hoped  successful clip her hubby could spot really loved he is and what a domiciled exemplary he is to his ain son.

'Darling Jack, Happy 40th Birthday Darling. I cognize it’s a weird 1 and bittersweet arsenic you person mislaid your Darling Dad, Mick and he was your champion friend… It’s truthful difficult to spot you miss personification truthful much,' Martine wrote.

Acknowledging the nonaccomplishment of relative LJ astatine nan property of 31 successful 2022, Martine continued: 'You cognize erstwhile I mislaid my relative that I understand your condolences and symptom - And I besides cognize that successful time, You will worth nan gift of moreover having him beryllium specified a awesome domiciled successful your life and that he will beryllium pinch you always. Nothing will ever return that away…'

'It’s been a reliable clip for a agelong clip but Mick has passed connected to you, nan resilience, spot and grace that you will request to not conscionable past but thrive successful your life. I person nary uncertainty you will show him that you took it each connected board.'

'I deliberation you show your children really to “Do life” not truthful overmuch by what you opportunity but by what you really do and enactment done nan good, bad and each that’s successful betwixt and I cognize that Rafferty is root of spot and comfortableness to you and is truthful excited to person you beryllium his guideline and make magical memories together!'

She told her hubby it is 'one measurement astatine a clip darling. You cognize I emotion you unconditionally and I conscionable wish I could make it each better!'

Reflecting connected Jack's profession arsenic a singer/songwriter she ended nan station by gushing: 'You are only conscionable 40 and person already achieved truthful galore dreams! Most of each YOU now person nan emotion to walk connected to your top accomplishment and gift successful life , our boy.'

'I dream you consciousness nan emotion astir you coming and know, that contempt it all, you person nan astir astonishing and rewarding adjacent section coming your way! Now, heavy breath, let’s person immoderate nosy pinch our boy!'

Martine and Jack joined successful 2012 in Italy's picturesque Lake Como, 5 years aft they started making love and six years aft their first gathering successful December 2006.

Rafferty, nan couple's only child, was calved successful February 2012.

In December 2016, during an quality connected Loose Women, Martine admitted her friends had helped 'save' her matrimony to Jack.

She said: 'I deliberation really my friends person saved my narration a mates of times! There person been times without a uncertainty – I've been pinch Jack 10 years now and of people we've had aliases ups and downs – a reliable 8 years retired of 10 bless him.

'But done nan tests and tribulations, I deliberation my friends - erstwhile I consciousness I can't get done to him - person made maine spot sense.

'They've been for illustration "calm down, you really emotion him, you 2 are meant to beryllium together, instrumentality astatine it". Nowadays much than ever group conscionable chuck successful nan towel – everything's truthful disposable now.'