‘My best friend' – Brian Ormond shares touching tribute to wife Pippa O'Connor as she celebrates milestone birthday
PIPPA O'Connor's husband Brian Ormond has paid a heartfelt tribute to her as she celebrated her 40th birthday.
The influencer is marking the milestone birthday today surrounded by her family.
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Pippa celebrated her 40th birthday
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Brian shared a heartfelt tribute to his wife
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Pippa shared a glimpse into her birthday at home with her family
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Pippa is married to Irish TV presenter, Brian, and the couple have three sons together; Ollie, 12, Louis, 9, and Billie, 3.
To mark the special occasion, Brian took to Instagram to post a series of heartfelt messages dedicated to his wife.
He began by sharing a glamorous snap of Pippa and wrote: "Wishing this beautiful momma a very happy birthday."
He then posted a picture of his wife with their three boys during a family holiday and captioned it: "The best momma."
Next, Brian shared a holiday snap of the two of them looking loved-up as they posed by the pool.
In the picture, Pippa looked stunning in multicoloured floral trousers and an orange top, while Brian sported white shorts and a yellow shirt.
Alongside it, he gushed: "My best friend."
The TV star included a picture of Pippa standing by her Poco Beauty stall, writing: "And the hardest working lady I know."
He ended the tribute with a sweet holiday snap of the couple and said: "Have an amazing birthday."
Pippa also took to Instagram to share a glimpse into her birthday celebrations at home with her family.
Pippa O'Connor and Brian Ormond celebrate son's communion
The family-of-five all posed for a heart-melting snap with her bright yellow birthday cake.
They also had a stunning pink balloon set-up in the kitchen.
Pippa wrote: "Blessed to celebrate another birthday with my crew in tow! My 4 boys always making me feel special. Thank you @brianormondtv."
Fans and friends all flocked to the comment section to wish her a happy birthday.
Virgin Media star Brian Dowling said: "Happy birthday darling."
RTE's Arthur Gourounlian wrote: "Happy happy birthday."
TOUGH TIME
Louise Cooney commented: "Happy birthday."
Another added: "Happy Birthday Pippa hope you have had a fabulous day with the boys."
Last month, Pippa opened up about a difficult few days after Brian spent a "tough weekend" in hospital.
The mum-of-three took to her Instagram stories to update fans on Brian's health scare, revealing he had to undergo surgery.
She said: "It's been a week. Poor Brian is in hospital. He will be fine but unfortunately he had to have back surgery, of all things."
Pippa explained that things escalated quickly and the surgery became unavoidable.
She said: "Things just kind of went from bad to worse and he needed to get it done. It was done on Friday and he will be home later on today."
Reflecting on how the few days had been, she added: "So the weekend consisted of football matches and hospital visits and I am happy to see a new week."
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