PADDY McGuinness shared a heartwarming family moment on social media as he celebrated his birthday with a special homemade cake.

The Top Gear presenter received a cake made by his three children, twins Leo and Penelope, aged eight, and Felicity, four.

Iced in blue and decorated with red hearts and stars, the cake featured the phrases 'Happy birthday daddy' and 'we love you'.

The Bolton star is celebrating his 48th birthday, and wrote on social media that despite the stresses of parenting, moments with his children like this make it worth it.

On the Instagram post Paddy said: "My babies made me a birthday cake! Being a parent is stressful but it's moments like this that make everything worthwhile.

"For anyone else celebrating their birthday today, happy birthday!"

His wife Christine commented on the post saying: "Cuties, happy birthday love."

She shared a post on her own Instagram featuring photos of Paddy and a caption which read: "Happy birthday Daddy. Have the best day!"