James and Kimberly Van Der Beek; Kimberly Van Der Beek and her daughter Olivia Kimberly Van Der Beek shared a sweet moment with daughter Olivia on her Instagram Stories, revealing the one similarity she has with her late father<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n In a post on her Instagram Stories, the doting mom of six shared a selfie with her daughter as they enjoyed time outdoors together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n In the text below the photo, Kimberly revealed that her daughter has the same “gorgeous smile” as the late actor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Kimberly Van Der Beek<\/a> is sharing the one attribute her oldest daughter shares with her late husband James Van Der Beek<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a post on her Instagram Stories,<\/a> the doting mom shared a selfie with her daughter Olivia, 15, as the two enjoyed some quality time outdoors together. In the text below the photo, Kimberly revealed that her daughter has the same “gorgeous smile” as the late actor.<\/p>\n “My first born baby has her Daddy’s gorgeous smile \ud83d\ude0d @vanderlivy,” she wrote in text under the photo.<\/p>\n Kimberly Van Der Beek and her daughter Olivia Kimberly and James share six kids together<\/a> \u2014 Olivia, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 12, Emilia, 10, Gwendolyn, 7, and Jeremiah, 4. The Dawson’s Creek<\/em> alum died on Wednesday, Feb. 11<\/a>, after his journey with stage three colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n For James, sharing the news of his cancer diagnosis with his six children was just as challenging as sharing it with the world. He spoke with PEOPLE back in November 2024<\/a>, where he opened up about his emotional experience navigating his diagnosis and how his family supported him throughout it all.<\/p>\n \u201cI like to take care of everybody,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m a provider, and I was trying to be Superman and be all things to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was also a water pump expert. The holiday decorations foreman,” he continued. “I\u2019m an empath, and telling people required a lot of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n He shared a similar sentiment while speaking with Today<\/em><\/a>‘s Craig Melvin back in December. He told the journalist that he originally wanted “to shield” his children<\/a> from seeing him in any pain or stress.<\/p>\n “And then my kids, as much as I want to shield them from seeing me in any kind of pain or stress \u2014 I wanted to be Superman, Super Dad \u2014 you realize that resilience is not only something that they have and can build, but it\u2019s the best thing for them,” he said.<\/p>\n After revealing the news, James told PEOPLE that it was “amazing” to see how people in his life showed up for him during one of his hardest moments.<\/p>\n \u201cListen, I\u2019m never the person who asked for any help ever. It\u2019s not in my DNA, and I thought that was a fine way to be until this showed up,” the actor shared. “And to see that way friends showed up was such a beautiful experience, and I never would have otherwise seen just how much people care about me.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Back in May 2023, the late actor spoke with Good Morning America<\/em><\/a> about how becoming a dad changed “everything” for him.<\/p>\n “God it changes everything really,” he said at the time. “You just go for that shift … from putting yourself first to other people \u2014 these little tiny humans that you love so much \u2014 being your first priority. And then you know what you genuinely want is to take care of [them], to make them feel safe, [and] keep them safe to connect with them and feel that joy.”<\/p>\n “Your life becomes shared, and your joys become shared joys in a really beautiful way that expands your level of circuitry out to other people instead of just keeping it all for your own gratification,” he added. “And the lessons, they keep on coming. It’s the craziest, craziest thing I’ve ever done, and it’s the thing that’s made me happiest.”<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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