No matter the age, you’ll never be prepared to lose a parent.
Sadly, its a tragedy Ariana DeBose has to now face.
The Broadway actress turned to social media to share the unfortunate, personal news: her mother, Gina Michelle DeBose, passed away. She was just 57.
“At 10:28 am on August 17th, my gorgeous, hilarious, outspoken, warrior queen Mother — Gina Michelle DeBose — passed away due to complications with stage 3 ovarian cancer,” the “Hamilton” star wrote on Instagram. “I couldn’t be more proud of her and how she fought this insidious disease over the past 3 years. She was 57 years young.”
“She was my favorite person, my biggest fan, and toughest critic,” she continued. “My best friend. She was my date to every important moment in my professional and personal life — and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
“It had always been the two of us for as long as I can remember. Through lean times, and there were many of those, and green times. She fought like hell to give me a good life, a good education, and every opportunity in the world. I wouldn’t be where I am without her. I meant it when I said my Oscar ‘is just as much hers as it is mine.’”
DeBose, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in “West Side Story,” went on to mention that her mother loved to “paint, play cards, listen to good music, and snuggle with her cats.”
DeBose’s mother was a public-school teacher for almost 30 years. The actress said she was, “the greatest advocate for the underdog, a believer in arts education, and the smartest person I know.”
“With a willingness to speak her mind regardless of the consequences. But she was also a heart-forward individual who believed in hard work, compassion, and empathy in the same breath,” DeBose added.
The “Love Hurts” star ended her tribute to her late mother by stating her “greatest and most proud achievement will always be to have made her proud.”
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