Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham celebrated the birthday of the youngest in their family over the weekend.
The actor, 53, and his model wife, 46, share four children: oldest Ella, 21, who is a student at Clemson University; sons Michael, 18, and Brendan, 16; and the youngest, Grace.
Grace celebrated her 15th birthday on Saturday, January 11, and her parents marked the day with sweet tribute posts, sharing many throwback then-and-now photos.
Her mom posted several snapshots of the teen, capturing her first days to her current proficiency as a champion equestrian, following in the familyâs athletic footsteps.
âHappy Birthday baby girl,â she penned. âHow are you 15?!?! I am so proud of you and who you are. My special girl forever! Keep shining and keep being you! We all love you so much!â
Mark shared a collage of videos and adorable childhood photos of his youngest with the caption: âHappy bâday Grace, 15 !!! Wow that was fast!â to which Rhea also commented: âBaby girl.â
Grace has been riding since a young age and has built an impressive career for herself already as a multiple ribbon-winning show jumper. And her parents couldnât be prouder.
Mark spoke with E! News about his intense discipline and rigor when it comes to a training regimen, but praised his youngest for doing so even more than he does.
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âMy daughter â believe it or not â is more disciplined than me,â he proudly shared. âI didnât adopt that kind of discipline until I was in my 30s and I had to do it because of work. And now she does it on her own because she wants to be an Olympian.â
âI always thought the Patriots going to the Super Bowl was the most nerve-racking experience Iâve ever had,â he joked, âItâs nothing like watching my daughter on a horse.â
During a previous conversation with People, the star shared that of his four kids, he believes that Grace is âmost like meâ when it comes to her love for fitness.
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âShe works out now. Sheâs an equestrian. She now wants to go up in meters and to be a Grand Prix Jumper. Sheâs got to train,â he said.
âSheâs doing things that my other kids are kind of now starting to think, âWell, weâve got to start doing something because sheâs got it all figured out, what she wants to do and how she wants to do it,â he adds. âAnd sheâs doing the work.â
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âI called her this morning at like 10 oâclock. I wanted to catch her before she left to go to the barn. She was already at the barn on the horse,â The former rapper quipped. âSo sheâs got my work ethic for sure.â
The boys are no slouches, though, as Mark also told E! News that they leaned into their athletic side as well. Oldest Michael is âreally into MMA, jiu jitsu, muay tai, right now,â whereas Brendan âsays heâs a better actor than me, and that heâs gonna be bigger than I ever was.â Brendan is also passionate about sports like basketball and golf.
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