Jamie Foxx Congratulates Daughter Corinne on Her Engagement: ‘You Deserve Love Abundantly’

"Can't wait to walk you down the aisle," the actor wrote in a touching Instagram tribute

Jamie Foxx is celebrating a happy family moment!

The actor, 56, posted a touching message to his 29-year-old daughter, Corinne Foxx, on Instagram on Monday, in honor of her engagement to boyfriend Joe Hooten. Alongside a series of black-and-white photos of the couple, Jamie reflected on the special connection he's witnessed between his daughter and future son-in-law.

"You are a perfect example of what being in love is… You care about each other's life mental and physical… and you have each other’s back… congratulations on your engagement…" he wrote to the pair.

The They Cloned Tyrone star also recounted his reaction to learning that Hooten was planning to pop the question to Corinne. "@joe.hooten when you whispered to me a while back that you were gonna ask my baby girl to marry you I had tears of joy in my soul… 🙏🏾❤️," he continued.

In a special shout-out to Corinne, Jamie expressed his joy that his daughter has found her perfect match in Hooten.

"And @corinnefoxx you have… and have always had a special place in my heart… you deserve love abundantly… so again congratulations you two… can’t wait to walk you down that isle [sic]," he wrote. "@corinnefoxx you have a great soul in @joe.hooten. I LOVE YOU BOTH DEARLY."

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Jamie — who also has a 15-year-old daughter, Anelise — ended his message by predicting an emotional experience watching his daughter get married. "I have my tissues ready 😭," he wrote, adding the hashtag #tearsofjoy.

For the Oscar winner, escorting his daughter down the aisle at her upcoming wedding will likely be doubly emotional, as he recently shared that he was unable to walk following his health scare in April.

“I want to thank everybody. I've been through something. I've been through some things,” Jamie said as made his first public appearance since the medical emergency to accept the Vanguard Award for his performance in The Burial.

“It's crazy, I couldn't do that six months ago. I couldn't actually walk too....," he added at the Dec. 4 event, visibly choked up.

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Corinne announced her engagement on Instagram on Sunday, sharing the same black-and-white photos as her father did. "From the first time I saw you, I knew you were my forever 💍❤️," she wrote of her new fiancé.

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The images, taken by photographer Bailey Ann Templeton, captured the couple basking in the moment after Hooten proposed on a boat.

Though it's unclear when their relationship began, the two both attended the University of Southern California and met in 2018, according to Page Six. Corinne featured Hooten on her Instagram for the first time in September 2019, posting a photo of the pair at a horse stable.

"Spent the weekend with a couple of studs 💕🐴🏔," she quipped in her caption at the time.

According to a Coverfly profile, Hooten is an award-winning writer-director and television executive who is "passionate about telling emotional, provocative stories about socioeconomic classism."

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