Mollie King wipes tear as she and daughter support Stuart Broad at the Ashes

31 July 2023 , 22:03

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Mollie King wipes tear as she and baby support beau Stuart Broad at cricket match (Image: Popperfoto via Getty Images)

Mollie King was seen wiping away a tear as she and her baby daughter Annabella watched her partner Stuart Broad at the fifth Ashes Test match. Stuart announced his retirement over the weekend.

While her beau, 37, took the winning wicket at his final game after his 17-year career, The Saturdays singer Mollie and their baby daughter watched him from the balcony at The Oval in London. The 36-year-old rocked a simple white shirt while her eight-month-old looked adorable in a pink shirt and white trousers. Mollie looked proud as she beamed with joy while watching the match.

At one point, Mollie and Annabella were seen adorably smiling at each other. Fans watched the sweet moments and took to social media to rave about the family. The singer was also pictured on the grounds giving her beau a kiss. "Mollie King from The Saturdays crying watching Stuart Broad take his last wicket," one fan said. "If you’d told me this in 2008 I wouldn’t have believed you."

Mollie and her daughter proudly watched from the stands (PA)

The duo gave Stuart Broad a kiss as he played his final game (Popperfoto via Getty Images)

Another person said: "Saturday's reunion immediately please @MollieKing, Stuart can look after the baby," while one said: "I love Stuart Broad more than Mollie King does and I’m willing to prove it."

The couple were first rumoured to be dating in 2012, being in an on-off relationship until they split in 2018. They would, however, rekindle their relationship in 2019, with Broad proposing to King on New Year’s Day, 2021.

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In June 2022, the couple confirmed that they were expecting their first child, and subsequently announced the birth of their daughter on Instagram in November of that year. "Welcome to the world Annabella Broad. We have never been so in love," the mum wrote as she shared snaps of her newborn with her Instagram followers.

The couple welcomed Annabella in November last year (PA)

She later revealed her daughter's middle name after her father's heartbreaking death. Mollie lost her dad just days after welcoming Annabella into the world. Mollie told fans she'd been left "heartbroken beyond words" following her father's passing, but has chosen a name for her baby to give her strength. The singer revealed she and her fiancé Stuart decided to call the tot Annabella Hope as the newborn "lit up our lives".

Although they have yet to officially tie the knot, the couple are clearly fully intent on sliding their marriage whenever their busy schedule allows, with Broad referring to King as “my wife” on social media and in columns.

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