'Hope you're having a great time': Patti Newton's touching tribute to Bert Newton on what would have been his 86th birthday

Patti Newton has shared a heartfelt public message to her late husband Bert Newton on what would have been his 86th birthday.

The 79-year-old singer, actress and dancer, who was married to the quadruple Gold Logie award-winning entertainer for 47 years until his death in 2021, took to Instagram overnight with a series of family photos.

"To my darling Bert, Happy Birthday hope you're having a great time you have so many wonderful friends up there with you," Patti wrote alongside a photo of herself, her late husband and their grandchildren.

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"We all miss you every single day. Love you Mack xxx," she concluded with a nod to the nickname he used to call her (she would call him Alb in kind).

Patti then shared a photo of her and Bert holding each other's arms, alongside the message: "Goodnight my darling, sweet dreams xx".

Bert and Patti married in November 1974, welcoming son Matt Newton three years later, and then in 1979, they welcomed daughter Lauren Newton – she is the mother of their six grandchildren, Sam, Eva, Lola, Monty, Perla and Alby.

In October 2021, Bert died aged 83 after a long battle with numerous illnesses, months after he had a life-saving leg amputation.

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Eighteen months after his death, Patti told 9honey: "I'll never get over him not being here. I've got photographs everywhere and I have a chat with him most nights."

"We had a wonderful relationship. We had ups and downs like everybody has, but we did have a fabulous marriage," she said.

"We came together and we always had a laugh and I think that's probably what I miss the most."

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