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Here’s how your favourite Aussie celebs celebrated Father’s Day

Let's hear it for the dads!
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Whether you call him father, pops, papa or just plain dad, Sunday 1st September was the day to honour some of the special men in our life.

And whether it was with a family meal or a sweet throwback, there were plenty of famous Aussies celebrating Father’s Day.

Take Sophie Monk for example. The Love Island host loves taking to Instagram with her beloved dad Mr Monk to make a hilarious video so of course they’d have to do something for Father’s Day.

This year, Sophie shared a compilation of her favourite clips featuring her dad ranging from his attempt at getting his legs behind his head to his interpretation of iconic meme Salt Bae.

Check out the video below.

But of course, she wasn’t the only one.

From new dads like The Bachelor‘s Matty J through to doting dads and grandfathers like Fifi Box’s, plenty of dads were out celebrating.

Keep scrolling to see what the stars did for Father’s Day 2019.

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Carrie Bickmore

“The kid’s and I struck gold with you babe @walkschris21 Happy Father’s day. Love you,” Carrie Bickmore captioned this sweet snap of partner Chris Walker with their three kids.

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Lisa Wilkinson

Carrie’s Project co-host Lisa Wilkinson paid tribute to husband Peter FitzSimons with their children Billi, Jake and Louis before sending a “special shout out” to people like herself missing their fathers that day.

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Matty J

New dad Matty J shared this black and white shot of himself and daughter Marlie Mae captioning it, “And just like that you popped into my life and made me the dad I always dreamt of being. Xxx” Though we love how fiance Laura Byrne commented underneath, “As I recall it she did not just pop out.”

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Laura Byrne

Bachelor winner Laura Byrne also posted a tribute captioning this cute candid shot, “Happy Father’s Day to this magnificent fella. I am happy to report that you smashed your three month probation period with flying colours. You’re stuck with us! Suck it. ❤️❤️”

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Sam Wood

While we’re on the subject of Bachelor dads, Sam Wood celebrated his first Father’s Day with all three daughters and wife Snezana. Not only was he spoiled rotten, but he declared “Today really was the best Fathers Day EVER.”

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Bob Irwin

“Even in my early years, my dad certainly shaped the person I am today.. he was the best dad to me and @bindisueirwin, and I’ll always look up to him ❤️,” Robert Irwin captioned a throwback picture of himself and the late Steve Irwin. And of course, Bindi posted her own video tribute too.

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Bindi Irwin shares throwback video for Father’s Day

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Amanda Keller

The Living Room‘s Amanda Keller posted a tribute to her “hero” Arthur and shared a photo from the previous weekend “sharing a wine and a laugh.”

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Karl Stefanovic

Dad-of-three Karl Stefanovic honoured his special day with a groovy pic of himself and daughter Ava (known as Willow on Instagram) at his Studio 54 themed post-wedding party last year.

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Lee Elliott

Just before his engagement to Georgia Love was announced, Bachelor star Lee Elliott paid tribute to his own dad, Michael. Yep, we can see where he gets the eye closing thing from!

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Fifi Box

Now this is what we call a family selfie! Fifi Box spent the day with daughters Trixie and Daisy and her own dad.

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James Stewart

Home and Away‘s James Stewart’s little girl Scout looks so grown up in this photo from his recent wedding to Sarah Roberts.

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James Stewart

And he posted one more just for good measure. What a little stunner!

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Jesinta Franklin

Mum-to-be Jesinta Franklin shared three photos from her wedding day to honour not only her dad and father-in-law, but also her husband Buddy Franklin who’s going to be a dad in just a few short months.

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Zoe Foster Blake

Zoe Foster Blake not only posted a shout out to husband Hamish and her own dad but also to Bandit from children’s series Bluey. Well, she has a point.

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Hamish Blake

“There is truly nothing on earth that even comes close to the feeling of pure love, total joy and deep contentment in your soul that you get from yum cha. No wait, I mean FATHERHOOD!” Hamish joked in his own Father’s Day Instagram post.

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Ricki Lee

Australia’s Got Talent host Ricki Lee posted this sweet photo of herself and her dad having some fun in the sun.

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Edwina Bartholomew

Sunrise‘s Edwina Bartholomew shared a blast from the past with this adorable baby photo saying, “I hope the next generation loves your bad jokes as much as we do.”

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Dami Im

“I guess being a father can be an exhausting job,” X Factor winner Dami Im joked on Instagram before thanking her dad for making her who she is today.

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Larry Emdur

Poor Larry Emdur was bedridden for Father’s Day with man flu. Oh well, there’s always next year!

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Vanessa Sunshine

Bachelor alum Vanessa Sunshine put it perfectly when she shared a tweet for everyone who may be struggling on Father’s Day.

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