Charlotte Dawson took an emotional trip to see her dad Les Dawson's memorial statue in Lytham St Annes to mark the 29th anniversary of his death with her son Noah and mum Tracy. Model Charlotte proudly posed with the statue as she held Noah, who was born just days before what would have been his 90th birthday.
Comedy legend Les, from Collyhurst, died in 1993, aged 62, when Charlotte was just eight months old. The former Geordie Shore and Celebs Go Dating star, 29, looked stunning in a cream dress and tan trilby hat with matching boots.
Noah, who she welcomed with her fiance Matt Sarsfield last January, looked adorable in a super-sweet hoodie with a picture of himself alongside his grandad printed on the back. And Charlotte showed off the tattoo of Les that she had inked on her neck on the MTV show Just Tattoo of Us in 2017.
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Charlotte had the tattoo chosen for her by Love Island star Katie Salmon and she loved her inking of her dad pulling one of his famous gurning faces. She said at the time: “I absolutely love my tattoo. Tell you what, my dad's always got my back."
Sharing about the special day in Lytham on her Instagram she wrote: "Well another year done.. I’d love to say it gets easier but I really don’t think it does.
"I can’t believe it’s going to be 30 years next year!! but I just love coming to your statue and seeing you I feel like I can breathe and gives me some sense of peace… knowing we can come & snuggle you makes me feel so much better.
"I just loved seeing how different Noah was from last year.. he was running round everywhere we had to bribe him with milky buttons to do pics and even did my dad's face he’s such a little character like my dad how cute is his jumper I can’t cope @rivergibbsclothing."
Charlotte continued: "We ended our lovely day with our fave meal… chippeh & Noah had a bloody ball sat with you at the chip shop with your picture up.. & my little nephew Henry with us too so special." And she added to her mum: "I love you mama @tracydawsonx my dad would be soooo proud of you."
asal.chevalier told her: "Bless you Charlotte! He is watching over you and baby ...be sure of that xx" julieallman5807 wrote: "Awww these pics made my day! Your dad was beloved in our house! There's nothing beats sat listening to your dad, grandad and uncle's, all sat belly laughing over your dad xxx"
emzielou81 commented: "Beautiful he forever lives on through your lives and now little Noah love Noah’s jacket xx" And christinewilson9422 said: "Best comedian ever."
Charlotte took Noah to see the statue for the first time when he was a newborn. And she told her followers on Instagram: "What a special day today has been… when Noah met his grandad Les (well his statue obvs) but this is the start of Noah's traditions.
"As you all know I go to my dad's statue for special celebrations & I have our beautiful little baba boyo joining us now. How amazing…
"I wish he was here so badly, he would of been the best grandad to you… but we are so lucky Noah has so much incredible footage for him to get to know this bloody belter of grandad."
In September 2020 Charlotte Dawson said she couldn't stop crying 'happy tears' after her 'Prince Charming' Matthew popped the question. She was overwhelmed with emotion after her man went down on one knee in front of her father's statue the day before the couple were due to find out the gender of their baby.
Charlotte has previously told how she will make sure Les will be there when she marries her dream man, by taking a life-size cardboard cut-out of him to the church. She told the ITV1 chat show This Morning that she wants her dad there to share her big day when she gets married.
