Tracee Ellis Ross It is Evan Ross they are bathing their mother, diana rosswith endless love on your 80th birthday.
On Tuesday, two of Diana’s five children took to Instagram to share loving tributes to their mother on her big day, writing heartfelt messages of celebration and sharing throwback photos of the “I’m Coming Out” singer from over the years.
“Happy birthday, MOM. There are no words to explain how much I love you. You are everything. Everything, everything. Everything 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Thank you for showing me the power of love!” Evan, 35, wrote.
Along with the caption, the youngest of Diana’s five children added several photos of his mother, including one in which she holds a younger version of him close to her chest. Another photo on the carousel shows the impressive entertainment giant shining in more recent years and giving duck lips to the camera.
For her part, Tracee, 51, posted an epic tribute to her mother with a video montage that highlights “80 incredible photos” of Diana in 80 seconds. The video has, of course, one of Diana’s best tracks, “If We Hold on Together”.
In its caption, the Black the actress was excited about the idea of being able to Google fun information about her mother, including things she didn’t know about.
“Did you know that from 1976 to 1985 (Rhonda was born in ’71, I was born in ’72, and Chudney was born in ’74), my mother @dianaross released an album a year, toured extensively, produced and starred in several TV specials? , filmed Mahogany and The Wiz, produced her legendary 1983 show in Central Park with an estimated 800,000 attendees (when it rained on the first night of the show, she opted to pay and do it again the next night), left Motown, bought a floor of a prestigious Fifth Avenue building, purchased property on the outskirts of New York and an office building where he manufactured Diana Ross pantyhose and other merchandise, and other great personal life moments?” read Tracee’s caption.
Tracee came to admire her mother’s relentlessness and the care and love she and her siblings were blessed with every day.
“(He) was also waking us up for school (she’s the best alarm clock), family dinners and bath time, recording while we slept, planning our birthday parties, play dates, doctor’s appointments, settling arguments between siblings. .. you know, all the mom stuff,” she wrote in her lengthy caption. “Amidst breaking records, shattering glass ceilings, and setting a new standard of style and glamour, we, her children, have always been her priority. As I often say, ‘Diana Ross,’ the beloved global icon, It’s legendary, but it doesn’t hold a candle to my mother.”
Diana gave birth to Tracee in 1972. Just a year earlier, Diana gave birth to her first child, eldest daughter Rhonda. At the time, Diana was married to Robert Ellis Silberstein, who raised Rhonda as his own. Rhonda’s biological father was legendary music executive Berry Gordy. Diana and Robert later welcomed Tracee’s younger sister, Chudney. Diana later married Norwegian businessman Arne Naess Jr., who had two sons – Ross and Evan – with Diana.
Diana’s birthday milestone arrives in the same week it was announced that the Michael Jackson biographical film, simply titled Michaelcompleted its cast as it went into production.
On Monday, Lionsgate announced that the project has cast the monumental roles of Diana, who will be played by Vampire Diaries former student Kat Graham. The studio also announced that it has cast the roles of Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, La Toya Jackson, as well as iconic producers and executives Berry Gordy and Dick Clark.
Directed by Antonio Fuquawritten by Oscar nominee John Logan and produced by the team behind Bohemian Rhapsody, Michael will star Jackson’s real-life nephew, Jaafar Jacksonas the titular artist, and a host of Hollywood heavyweights as his friends and family.
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