{"id":2399271,"date":"2026-05-02T17:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2399271"},"modified":"2026-05-02T17:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:05:41","slug":"sweetest-gift-jo-whileys-son-gave-her-has-left-people-in-happy-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sweetest-gift-jo-whileys-son-gave-her-has-left-people-in-happy-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweetest gift Jo Whiley&#8217;s son gave her has left people in &#8216;happy tears&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-a4520bd5-123c-4907-a299-21d5735bb18d\">Get ready to feel mushy, because on a recent episode of Jo Whiley and Zo Ball\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/digitpod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/digitpod\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Dig It <\/em><\/a>podcast, Jo shared the oh-so sweet gift her son once gave her, and it might be one of the sweetest things ever.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re used to having Jo and Zoe sharing a laugh &#8211; bonding over a <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-zoe-ball-boring\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-zoe-ball-boring\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-zoe-ball-boring\/\">love of cancelled plans<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/zoe-ball-finds-sexy-mystery-lover\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/zoe-ball-finds-sexy-mystery-lover\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/zoe-ball-finds-sexy-mystery-lover\/\">Zoe\u2019s divisive opinions on what\u2019s sexy<\/a> in a partner &#8211; and relating to some of the harder aspects of life, like grief or <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-empty-nest\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-empty-nest\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-empty-nest\/\">facing an empty nest<\/a>. And now Jo is making viewers \u201cteary\u201d after revealing her son\u2019s heartfelt and thoughtful gesture.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-a4520bd5-123c-4907-a299-21d5735bb18d-2\">Jo shared that her son, Jude, once filled a sweet jar with handwritten notes detailing everything he loved about her, and it\u2019s such a creative, inspired way of showing someone in your life how much you care about them.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-f04b10f9-bc0d-4c14-9951-b7b459983c80\">Sharing the story, Jo said, &#8220;When he was really young, he got like a sweet jar and he just filled it with lots of bits of paper and he&#8217;d written things about me that he loved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s still upstairs in my bedroom and I sometimes go into it when I&#8217;m feeling a bit miserable. I get the notes out and I read them and it&#8217;s just like, &#8216;You&#8217;ve got a great smile&#8217; or things like that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh my God, it cheers me up. I will keep that until the day I die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &#8220;It\u2019s the nicest thing to do for anybody. Honestly, just tell them why you love them, things you like about them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-w85Yx6FKeX8YevBhSjigTR\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-w85Yx6FKeX8YevBhSjigTR slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It just boosts their confidence and makes them feel loved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-923db3f3-85a7-4e00-8e2c-1c510efc020a\">Zoe, quite rightly, added, &#8220;I think there&#8217;s going to be loads of people stealing that idea now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jo and her husband of 35 years, Steve Morton, share four children together, India, Jude (of the wonderful sweet jar fame, and perhaps envy of his siblings now), Cassius and Coco Lux.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Perhaps unsurprisingly, this adorable gesture went down a treat with fans of the podcast.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7d86106e-5ed3-40be-a089-3a0c564fa852\">Amidst a sea of heart emojis in the comments, fans wrote, &#8220;That has brought happy tears to my eyes&#8221; and &#8220;That\u2019s made me really teary &#8211; so lovely&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A jar of homemade love notes is forever&#8221;, another fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s so true. 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