Emily MacDonagh reveals Theo’s terrifying illness that ruined last Christmas

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by Emma Dodds |
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Peter Andre's wife Emily has revealed that last Christmas for the family was horrendous as baby Theo was seriously ill in hospital.

Theo, who was born last November, had to be hospitalised after his parents found him struggling to breathe.

The poor little mite was rushed to hospital where they discovered he had contracted bronchitis - he was kept in an oxygen chamber after his weight dropping from 6lbs 10oz to 5lb 7oz in just three days.

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Writing in her column for OK! Magazine, Emily revealed that it had been hard for her to open up about the terrifying situation.

She wrote: "It was tough for me to speak about at the time but now he’s a chubby cherub and is right as rain, I feel fine to talk about it.

"He was struggling a bit with his breathing so needed oxygen in hospital."

She added that they were "really looking forward" to Christmas this year, adding: "Last year Theo was so miserable and he wasn’t well at all."

GALLERY: Peter Andre's 23 most adorable daddy moments

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Peter Andre's most adorable daddy moments (slider)

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  1. That time he hit the red carpet with Harvey in matching outfits!
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  1. That time he made a REALLY colourful red carpet appearance with Katie and their boys
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  1. When he and Katie picked Harvey up from school in sunny LA
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  1. When he gave Junior a smooch on the way to lunch
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  1. That time Peter was piggy-in-the-middle between Harvey and Junior
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  1. When Peter carried Princess and Junior to the car following a hard day shopping!
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  1. That time Junior landed a smacker on him at a fete ud83dude18
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  1. When Peter picked Junior up from school in a snazzy military jacket!
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  1. That time he took Junior and Princess for a twirl around the ice skating ⛄ufe0f
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  1. And later took Princess for a whiz down Winter Wonderland's helter skelter!
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  1. When Peter took his prince and princess to live out their Disney fantasies
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  1. Carrying Junior on his shoulders as they left a busy day of filming
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  1. That time he geeked-out with Princess and Junior at the MR Peabody & Sherman 3D screening
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  1. When he went into protective Peter mode to shelter Emily and baby Amelia from the rain
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  1. When he was #CoolDadGoals on a winter walk
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  1. Celebrating his birthday with his big girl
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  1. And it's clear he knows all the best dad jokes ud83eudd23
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  1. Building sandcastles with his little Amelia
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  1. And EVERY selfie with his mini-me Junior!
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  1. Giving his children a tour of his beloved Cyprus
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  1. When he and Junior showed off their dance moves ud83dudc6f‍♂ufe0f
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  1. That time he took 'multitasking to a new level' - his words!
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  1. That time he carried baby Theo on the front and Amelia on the back ud83dudcaa

There'll be the added joy of Junior and Princess with them this year, as Peter also revealed to OK! Magazine that he and ex-wife Katie Price have a good system in place for dealing with Christmas.

Their children, Junior and Princess, alternate each year between having Christmas with one parent and New Year with the other, before swapping for the next year.

He said: "It's fair. It's wonderful that all the children are going to be with us in our new home for Christmas."

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