Mini-me! Sonia Kruger's rarely-seen daughter Maggie, 10, looks just like her famous mum as they touch down at Sydney airport
The 59-year-old and her mini-me, whom she shares with TV executive Craig McPherson, were all smiles as they arrived on an early morning flight.
The Dancing with the Stars host attempted to go incognito with an Alo-branded cap, blending in with a black zip-up jacket and black flared pants.
For the travel day, she prioritised comfort in a pair of white sneakers, a far cry from her signature sky-high heels on the beloved dancing program.
Meanwhile, Maggie kept it casual in a grey T-shirt and tracksuit pants.
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Maggie, who was born in 2015, has inherited her mother's blue eyes and blonde hair.
The youngster tied her locks back with a scrunchie, matching her mum with a ponytail 'do.
The mother-daughter duo walked through the airport sporting large grins, while the Aussie TV star lugged around three large suitcases on a trolley.
Sonia conceived Maggie via IVF treatment and a donor egg at the age of 49, after several natural pregnancies had ended in miscarriage.
The TV host has been open about her journey to parenthood, and told Stellar magazine that she worried if bonding with a child that wasn't biologically hers would be difficult.
'That's the beautiful thing about having a child in your life, whether you've adopted them or had them by surrogate, or it's a foster child,' she said.
'You grow to love them and, in my case, it was pretty instantaneous. She grew in my tummy so she's a part of me and I look at her and can't imagine loving her any more than I do.'
Sonia is up for the most coveted award in television this year - nominated for the Gold Logie at the 65th TV Week Logie Award nominations.
This year marks a historic moment for the Gold Logie, with six out of the seven nominees being women – a rarity in the awards' decades-long history.
The gold category became gender-neutral in 1978, and since then, only ten different women have ever taken it home.
Sonia said the female-dominated field was more than just symbolic; it sends a powerful message to the next generation.
'[The three of us] have daughters. And one of the best parts was knowing that all those little girls out there who might be watching TV or looking for a career as an actor, a journalist, a presenter could then aspire a little bit more,' she explained.
The Voice host continued: 'They see women who are doing that and being recognised for that.'
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