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Tina Campbell

World Book Day: Rochelle Humes and Coleen Rooney among celebrities whose children are dressing up

Coleen Rooney and Rochelle Humes are among the celebrities who have enthusiastically shared their children’s dressing up efforts for this year’s World Book Day.

This Morning presenter Humes, 35, took to Instagram Stories on Thursday to share that her children Valentina, seven, and Blake, four, had dressed as Mary Poppins and Spider-Man respectively.

Uploading a number of snaps of the youngsters striking different poses, it looked like they were all set for a day of fun.

Rochelle Humes’ children (left) dressed as Mary Poppins and Spider-Man, while Coleen Rooney’s son Cass (right) was Harry Potter (ES Composite)

Also taking to the picture sharing app was I’m A Celebrity runner-up and mum-of-four Rooney, whose youngest son Cass, six, opted to emulate wizard Harry Potter complete with round glasses, a light-up wand and a toy Dobby.

Meanwhile, 32-year-old EastEnders actress Jacqueline Jossa eldest daughter Ella, 10, was Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks, with her youngest Mia, six, sporting a cheerleader outfit.

Jacqueline Jossa’s daughters dressed as Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks, plus a cheerleader (Instagram @jacjossa)

Never one to miss out on an opportunity to dress up, Amanda Holden donned a Little Red Riding Hood costume for World Book Day.

The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 54, put a sexy spin on the fairytale heroine in a red mini skirt, corseted black and white top, long hooded red cape and red high heels.

Posing in a clip shared to Instagram, she also got her Heart Breakfast colleagues in on the fun with Ashley Roberts dressed as the Big Bad Wolf, 43,and Jamie Theakston, 54, taking the part of Little Red Riding Hood’s Granny.

The trio could be seen dancing up a storm to US rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us and causing havoc around the Global Radio office where Heart Radio is broadcasted in London’s Leicester Square.

Ashley Roberts, Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden also got in on the fun dressing as The Big Bad Wolf, Granny and Little Red Riding Hood (Instagram @noholdenback)

"Once upon a time, there was a sweet little girl..." the accompanying caption on Heart Radio official Instagram account read, followed by World Book Day and Little Red Riding Hood hashtags.

It comes as many schools across London are ditching the dress-up plans this World Book Day, asking children to wear pyjamas or dress as a word to try and help reduce the costs for families.

In recent times schools have adopted a more flexible approach in response to the cost-of-living crisis and the growing pressure on parents to create impressive costumes.

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