As another school year comes to a close, a new group of graduates emerges into the world — and these celebrity parents couldn’t be prouder of the class of 2023!
For both high school and college, obtaining an educational degree is a major life milestone and accomplishment. Kimora Lee Simmons had not one but two of her kids graduate from college this year, and she was bursting with pride and joy for their achievements. “Mama is soooo proud of you!” the Baby Phat founder wrote to her eldest daughter, Ming, on Instagram after her commencement ceremony. The following weekend when her second oldest, Aoki, graduated, Simmons gushed, “Mama loves you soooo much my brainy beauty!”
Joanna Gaines was just as emotional when her eldest son Drake donned his cap and gown to collect his high school degree. “It feels like just yesterday that we were cheering him on as he took his first steps,” the HGTV star reminisced before adding, “We’re so proud of you, Drake.”
Every bit a doting dad, Sean Astin proved he’s the proudest papa of all as he celebrated his eldest daughter Ali obtaining her master’s degree. Attaching her thesis to a tweet and praising her for winning the Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Thesis in the Humanities, the Lord of the Rings alum tweeted, “#ProudestFatherEver I ❤️ you @AliAstin!!!”
Scroll on to see just how proud (and emotional!) each of these celebrity moms and dads are when it comes to their grown-up babies.
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