Michelle Bridges shares an uplifting selfie with her growing son Axel, four, after the fallout from her drink driving charge and bitter split from Steve ‘Commando’ Willis
Michelle Bridges has had a challenging year.
But the 49-year-old looked stronger than ever while spending time with her four-year-old son on Monday.
Taking to Instagram, Michelle was a picture of health while spending time at her stunning home in Bowral in the NSW Southern Highlands.
Stronger than ever: Michelle Bridges has shared an uplifting selfie with her growing son Axel, four, after the fallout from her drink driving charge and bitter split from Steve ‘Commando’ Willis
‘Making it up as we go, But how much fun is it?’ Michelle wrote.
She added the hashtags wegotthis, joy, and truelove.
Tough year: Michelle’s post follows what has been a challenging year after she split from partner Steve ‘Commando’ Willis after she was charged with drink driving on January 26
The photograph showed Michelle cuddling a very grown up Axel, who was smiling at the camera.
Michelle wore her signature large beige fedora along with black activewear, while Axel wore a vibrant blue T-shirt.
The mother-son duo have been living at Michelle’s property in Bowral after she moved out of her stunning inner Sydney abode.
In happier times: Michelle and Commando began dating in 2015 after splitting from their respective partners, and welcomed their son Axel in December that year
The post comes after what has certainly been a challenging year for Michelle since her shock split from Steve ‘Commando’ Willis back in January.
Following their breakup, Michelle was charged with drink driving after she blew 0.086 when she was pulled over in her Range Rover at about 11.25am on Australia Day.
Michelle later released a statement claiming she was going through a ‘very difficult time’ following her split from Steve.
Difficult times: Following her split with Commando, Michelle was caught drink driving and later released a statement claiming she was going through a ‘very difficult time’ following her split from Steve
The star was fined $750 and had her licence disqualified for three months after pleading guilty to mid-range drink driving.
Outside court, a tearful Michelle said: ‘I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep remorse, shame and humiliation [over] this incident and extreme lack of judgment.
‘I would like to apologise to my family, friends and community for this gross error in judgment and the consequences of these actions will haunt me forever.’
‘I’m sorry’: Michelle apologised for her actions outside the court. ‘I would like to apologise to my family, friends and community for this gross error in judgment and the consequences of these actions will haunt me forever’