The star gushed her daughters are 'so lucky' to grow up with a dad after being single-handedly brought up by her 'superwoman' mother, Roz Wiseman. But for years Rochelle had few opportunities to seek out the quirks and features she inherited on her paternal side. He chased her relentlessly (‘I didn’t play it cool’) but Rochelle was having none of it: ‘I was determined not to fall for him. The star gushed her daughters are 'so lucky' to grow up with a dad after being single-handedly brought up by her 'superwoman' mother, Roz Wiseman. EMOTIONAL TIES: Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her freakily favourite things. Marvin was determined to marry Rochelle from the moment they spoke after a concert in Dublin where they had both played. Because they don't know how lucky they are. ‘My mum never said a bad word about my dad and always left the door open for him to see me,’ she says. © 2017 YOU Magazine. Roz’s second daughter, Emily, now 26 and working for the NHS, is fair-skinned like her mother (Emily’s father passed away three years ago) and Rochelle has always been grateful that family friend and former England footballer Paul Ince – who also has a Jamaican father – was often on hand to show her something of her roots. I was young, it was difficult…’ Her voice trails off. It was when Rochelle became a mother that she began to feel overwhelmed by Roz’s courage in the face of her father’s desertion. Rochelle wrote: 'Yesterday we threw our little Spider Chick a 3rd Birthday party with lots of her little friends and favourite people. Also in attendance was Rochelle's half-sister Sophie Piper, who competed on this year's edition of Love Island. Shops are stacked with ‘Best Dad in the World’ cards and Instagram is abuzz with affectionate posts. Down-to-earth Rochelle thanked Neriba Event Styling for organising the party, ML Bespoke Cakes for the sweet treat and Let's Party Kids for the bouncy castles, stressing she had paid for everything. ‘Having a dad was just something I never knew,’ says the multi-platinum-selling pop star, hit TV presenter and children’s author. 'Thank you so much for to @neribaeventstyling for ALWAYS helping me throw the best parties for my babies... @mlbespokecakes for Valle's cake of dreams... 'And to @letspartykidsuk for the biggest bouncy castle I ever did see (not an ad I paid for this just brilliant service and lovely people from small businesses)'. asks DR ELLIE CANNON who's a guinea pig in the global trial, Give us our money back! Being a family man.’, The Hit List is on BBC One on Saturday evenings, (If you don't see the email, check the spam box). ', Taking to social media, Rochelle enthused: 'I just can't believe my smallest baby is going to be 3 on Tuesday'. Dr Clare Bailey: Enjoy the woods… but beware, Joe Wicks’ soy-glazed mushroom burgers with guac, Mrs Hinch exclusive ‘This is Me’ book extract: ‘Being a mum is amazing, But terrifying!’, Claudia Winkleman: ‘The things I love about getting older’. But, they reveal to Louise Gannon, their marriage has weathered a secret pain. Universities face demands to return tuition fees as 3,000 locked-down students miss face-to-face teaching because of Covid outbreaks on campuses, DAN HODGES: Boris is the prisoner of scientists who even want to lock down Wendy houses - and Britain is now in the grip of mad science, Councils pay care homes DOUBLE the local weekly fee to take Covid hospital patients amid fears deadly mistakes made at the start of the pandemic will be repeated, UK records 6,042 new coronavirus cases and 34 deaths - as SAGE scientist predicts 100 fatalities a day next month and plan for EVERYONE over 45 to shield at home is 'under review', Get the drinks in early!