‘She’s a grafter and a doer!’ Proud Ulrika Jonsson shares snaps with daughter Bo, 22, as she qualifies as a nanny after ‘practical’ uni course
Proud Ulrika Jonsson shared snaps with daughter Bo on Saturday after she graduated from her university course to become a nanny.
The 55-year-old told how proud she was of her daughter – who was born with a congenital heart condition – for reaching the milestone after always struggling with academia.
Praising more ‘practical’ degrees and apprenticeships she said Bo was a ‘grafter and a doer’ as she shared snaps from the ceremony at prestigious Norland College – where the Prince and Princess of Wales’s childminder learned her craft.
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo – who looks after Prince William and Kate’s three young children, George, Charlotte and Louis – is also a graduate of the prestigious Bath nanny school.
She told The Sun afterwards: ‘She’s no angel and she’s no brain box but she has applied herself and worked extremely hard to gain a skill which will always be in demand, it just so happened that she managed to get a degree while doing so.
Amazing: Proud Ulrika Jonsson shared snaps with daughter Bo on Saturday after she graduated from her university course to become a nanny
Well done: The 55-year-old told how proud she was of her daughter – who was born with a congenital heart condition – for reaching the milestone after always struggling with academia
‘She can be a proper pain in the behind but she’s a grafter and a doer and I have the deepest respect for her for that.
‘So if you ever need your children to be looked after by someone who likes assembling flat-pack furniture and has an unhealthy obsession with sorting books and CDs in alphabetical order, Bo is the girl for you!’
She said she was thrilled with how far she has pursued her education given that when Bo was growing up Ulrika had no idea ‘how long this precious creature might live’ due to her health issues.
Last November Ulrika paid tribute to her daughter admitting she doesn’t know how she ‘got this far in life’.
She shared a heartfelt birthday message to her daughter, alongside a sweet array of throwback snaps.
In a poignant caption, Ulrika said it is a ‘miracle of hope and medicine’ that Bo has gotten ‘this far in life’, describing her daughter as ‘determined and willful’.
She emotionally admitted their time together ‘becomes less and less’ with every year before praising Bo for training to be a nanny.
Alongside her candid post, Ulrika shared a slideshow of pictures of Bo and her from over the years, which flashed on screen as hit track As It Was by Harry Styles played.
Yay! Praising more ‘practical’ degrees and apprenticeships she said Bo was a ‘grafter and a doer’ as she shared snaps from the ceremony at prestigious Norland College
Tough: She said she was thrilled with how far she has pursued her education given that when Bo was growing up Ulrika had no idea ‘how long this precious creature might live’ due to her health issues
She penned: ‘My darling girl. 22 today! How you got this far in life remains a mystery but is definitely a miracle of hope and medicine.
‘You’re determined; willful; obstinate. You see your goals and you just go for them.
‘Proud to smithereens that you’ve become a @norlandcollege @nannybojonsson – a vocation you were made for.
‘With every year that passes, our time together becomes less and less. That’s just how it is.
‘But it’s not As It Was. Harry knows that. Love you so very much. Mamma.’
Ulrika posted an array of selfies of her and her daughter, whose biological father is Markus Kempen, as well as a picture of her holding Bo as a baby.
Among the gallery of snaps were also pictures of her daughter over the years, including one picture of her posing as they visited a hospital for Bo’s congenital heart defect.
Bo has been in and out of hospital over the years as a result of her condition. She was born with double inlet left ventricle defect, a congenital defect that affects the valves and chambers of the heart.
As a baby, Bo had to have life-saving surgery on her heart and Ulrika has previously spoken about her health condition, saying doctors told her they ‘hoped’ Bo would live to be a teenager.
In December 2021, Bo was reunited with her mother after spending time in A&E with medical issues amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The doting mother-of-four had revealed her heartache when Bo was hospitalised and she was unable to visit her amid the pandemic.
Ulrika is also a mother to Cameron, 25 – who she shares with John Turnbull – Martha, 14, whose father is Lance Gerrard-Wright, and Malcolm, 11, who she had with Brian Monet.
While Ulrika didn’t specify what was wrong with her daughter at the time, she had admitted Bo was ‘terrified’ before lockdown and was taking risks by going to university.
The TV star’s daughter has a compromised immune system and began her second year of university amid the pandemic.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Ulrika said: ‘At the beginning of Lockdown, Bo was terrified and went into lockdown a week before the nation went into lockdown.
‘As time went by I became increasingly concerned about her mental health because she was basically locked up in her room.
‘She had contact with her friends on FaceTime but that social thing they thrive on became a concern for me.’
She said: ‘After three months, she decided when she was allowed, to bubble with another family and her present situation is that the college is doing a mix of lectures and virtual.
‘She also does a lot of placements and those are constantly under review. I think Bo’s approach now is, strangely, a lot more relaxed than she was initially.
‘She feels like she’s had a taste of normal life and is having to take some risks.’
Last year, Bo also told how she decided not to meet her biological father Markus Kempen after he reached out to her.
Ulrika had penned an article for the Sun about the anxiety she felt over a potential meeting between Bo and Markus, now that Bo is nannying in Corfu – which is where her biological dad is currently living.
Ulrika shared her heartache over her partner walking out shortly after their baby daughter Bo’s life-saving heart operation during the emotional essay.
But Bo offered her own side of the story, detailing how she has never felt a longing to meet her father, after being adopted by Ulrika’s husband, Brian Monet, who she felt a connection with and calls ‘daddy’.
She said that she was left in ‘floods of tears’ after her mother’s article, saying she’s ‘struggled to feel connected’ to the idea of a relationship with her biological father.
She revealed she feels there is ‘no space for Markus’ in her life at the moment, but didn’t rule out a future meeting for them when she feels ready.
Ulrika told Bo about her dad aged eight, however after already introducing her to her partners John and Lance, who acted as father figures, Bo admitted she struggled.
Sweet: Last November Ulrika paid tribute to her daughter admitting she doesn’t know how she ‘got this far in life’
Reflecting: The TV presenter took to Instagram to share a heartfelt birthday message to her daughter, alongside a sweet array of throwback snaps
Inspiring: In a poignant caption, Ulrika said it is a ‘miracle of hope and medicine’ that Bo has gotten ‘this far in life’, describing her daughter as ‘determined and willful’
She said: ‘I talk about having a ‘biological’ dad because it’s just a genetic thing to me. I haven’t been able to make a connection emotionally. I was a bit confused by Mum’s explanation because of my age and I remember going off to play straight after as I didn’t have anything to say.’
‘How can you ever be prepared for being told you have a ‘real’ dad somewhere in the world, somewhere in your past or present?’
Bo said she draws comparison from children being told they are adopted, but it isn’t something she ever spoke about with her friends.
The professional nanny puts this down to having a strong support network growing up, as she admitted to feeling very ‘settled’ in her home life.
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