Christine Lampard shares rare family holiday snaps of her children Patricia and Freddie

Christine Lampard has shared with her followers some rare snaps of her two children during a sun-soaked family getaway.

The 45-year-old TV presenter enjoyed some family time soaking up the sun before returning to work this week to stand in for Lorraine Kelly on the ITV morning talk show.

She took to Instagram to share the precious moments of her two-year-old son Freddie and five-year-old daughter Patricia enjoying beach time, reports the Mirror.

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The post, which has racked up over 10,000 likes, was accompanied by the Newtownards woman's caption: "After a gorgeous few days away building sandcastles I'm back for a summer stint on @lorraine See you in the morning."

With more than 645,000 followers, Christine's Instagram was flooded with comments. Fans were particularly taken with little Freddie's curls, with one user saying: "Freddie is getting so grown up", while another echoed the sentiment, saying: "Lovely stuff @christinelampard, important to enjoy the precious moments with family."

The curly locks became a talking point as another user said: "Oh look at those curls! ! Why is it people with curly hair straighten it and people with straight hair want curly hair! ? Put your straighteners away Christine."

Another chimed in with: "Oh I love those curls."

Christine's heartwarming post follows her revelation about husband Frank Lampard, whom she described as 'the son her mum and dad never had', sharing insights into their marriage and the importance of carving out "us time" amidst their busy lives.

Christine said Frank, 46, still longs for his mother Patricia, who died aged 58 in 2008 and who they named their daughter after. She told woman&home magazine: “There are still moments where losing his mum takes Frank’s breath away, and he can’t quite believe it’s been so long. There are certain moments on random days when it engulfs everything around him.

“I didn’t get to meet Frank’s mum but there’s a lovely picture of her in our house and even though the kids are really young, they know exactly who she is. It was a very emotional day when I asked Frank, ‘Why don’t we call our daughter Patricia?’ I think he was overwhelmed. I look at her now and she’s nothing else but Patricia.”

Christine is covering for Lorraine during the summer period - catch Lorraine every weekday from 9am on ITV1 and ITV2.

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