Shaughna Phillips paid tribute to her father on Thursday, saying she wished he met his daughter, Lucia, eight months.
The Love Island star, 28, shared a trio of photos on Instagram as she revealed seven years had passed since her father, Eddie, had died.
Eddie, who was a black cab driver in London, died from pancreatic cancer in December 2016 after being diagnosed 13 months earlier.
She shared a heartfelt image of her and Eddie relaxing by a pool and enjoying the sun with her 1.4million followers.
Shaughna captioned the post: ‘7 years since you went to heaven dad. 7 years since I last saw you, cuddled you, kissed you goodnight…
Shaughna Phillips paid tribute to her father on Thursday, saying she wished he met her daughter, Lucia (pictured in November)
The Love Island star, 28, shared three photos on Instagram as she revealed that it has been seven years since her Father, Eddie, passed away from pancreatic cancer in December 2016 after being diagnosed 13 months earlier
‘How does it feel like forever and yesterday all at once?…
‘I wish you met Lucia, she would have you wrapped round her little finger. But I’m sure she was handpicked for me by you, because she has healed parts of my heart I thought were broken forever…
‘Not a day has gone by that you’re not thought of / spoken about. Until we meet again, I love you forever.’
The TV personality posted a stunning photograph showing her with Lucia, looking at each other while waiting for food in a restaurant.
She also posted an image of a heartwarming quote reading: ‘I’ve gotten through the worst part. The sea of endless tears. I’ve managed to go on from there…
‘To travel through the years. I’ve had my share of gladness. And watched my child grow. But one thing has remained unchanged. Somehow, I hope you know…
‘I never have forgotten. The joys I shared with you. You’ll always be a part of me. Of all I say and do. And though I’m truly grateful for everything we had, My heart forever echoes… I really miss you, Dad.’
It comes after the influencer revealed she takes Lucia to visit her father, Billy Web, in prison.
The self-proclaimed chronic over-sharer previously remained silent about her daughter’s father, who has been sentenced to nine years in prison for drug offences.
The self-proclaimed oversharer (pictured in 2020) has previous remained tight-lipped about the involvement her former partner had in her daughter’s life
Reportedly, the pair began their romantic relationship in 2020, however, Shaughna kept him largely hidden from social media to protect his privacy.
But the star’s life was turned on its head when her boyfriend was arrested when she was 30 weeks pregnant with Lucia.
On her podcast, Oh Baby! with fellow mum Holly Connolly, Shaughna broke her silence on her ex’s involvement in Lucia’s life.
She said: ‘I’ve been living in this weird life that I never, ever anticipated I would be living. It’s not ideal this is not how I thought my life was going to be.’
The normally very candid reality TV star said she was ‘terrified’ to share the ins and outs of her life over the past 11 months and asked fans to be ‘gentle’ with her.
The single mother explained that she felt her followers deserved to know as she has been open with every other aspect of her life – but it came with a caveat.
She went on: ‘The only thing that’s difficult is that I need to bear in mind that one day, Lucia may listen to the words that I say, may read things that I’ve said…
‘Before I was in this position, before I had a baby, if you had asked me would I ever, ever take my child into a prison, the answer would be absolutely not…
‘Anyone that does that is crazy. And then, lo and behold, I’m now in this position. And I think the thing is, we’re always going to be co-parents….
‘And I know that me and my dad had the best relationship ever, and to me, my dad is the best person in the world. And I don’t want Lucia to think differently of her father’.
She confirmed: ‘So I take her [Lucia] to see him. She’s not going to have any idea, and I would never, ever stop him from seeing her, ever.
‘At the end of the day, this is where Lucia’s dad is. This is where my co-parent is, and we need to just need to be amenable and roll with the punches.’
Shaughna told listeners that she knows people will have their opinions, but would prefer if they did not let her know.
On her podcast with fellow mum Holly Connolly (pictured left), Shaughna revealed she would have previously thought a parent would be ‘crazy’ to take their child on a prison visit
The single mum told her listeners that although she knows people will have their judgements she would prefer if they kept it to themselves, unless they have been in her position (pictured in November)