{"id":2401980,"date":"2026-05-04T20:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2401980"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:14:34","slug":"billie-lourd-watches-mom-carrie-fisher-in-episode-iv-with-kids-on-star-wars-day-nothing-brings-me-more-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/billie-lourd-watches-mom-carrie-fisher-in-episode-iv-with-kids-on-star-wars-day-nothing-brings-me-more-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Lourd watches mom Carrie Fisher in \u201cEpisode IV\u201d with kids on Star Wars Day: &#8216;Nothing brings me more joy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Billie Lourd watched <em>Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope <\/em>\u2014 starring her mother Carrie Fisher \u2014 with her children to celebrate Star Wars Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lourd said that &#8220;nothing brings me more joy&#8221; than her son Kingston and daughter Jackson being &#8220;even bigger Star Wars nerds than me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fisher, who died in 2016, endeared herself to generations of fans as Princess Leia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/billie-lourd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Billie Lourd;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billie Lourd<\/a> is celebrating <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/star-wars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Star Wars;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Star Wars<\/a> Day in a sentimental way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On May 4, which is known as Star Wars Day, playing on the phrase &#8220;may the Force be with you,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX5t5PHDHc8\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lourd shared a picture;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lourd shared a picture<\/a> on Instagram of her son Kingston and daughter Jackson watching their grandmother, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/carrie-fisher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Carrie Fisher;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carrie Fisher<\/a>, in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Kingston and Jackson are officially even bigger Star Wars nerds than me and nothing brings me more joy,&#8221; Lourd wrote on her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lourd&#8217;s mom, Fisher, portrayed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/star-wars-princess-leia-carrie-fisher-best-character-ever\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Princess Leia Organa;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Princess Leia Organa<\/a> in the original Star Wars trilogy and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens<\/em><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/2016\/12\/27\/carrie-fisher-princess-leia-legacy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:endearing herself to generations of fans;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">endearing herself to generations of fans<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/2016\/12\/27\/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-dies-60\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:She died in 2016;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">She died in 2016<\/a> at 60 after suffering a heart attack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Fisher as Princess Leia in the original &#8216;Star Wars&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Lucasfilm, Ltd.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lourd has been vocal about missing Fisher and the actress&#8217; legacy. She recently spoke about showing her children Fisher as Princess Leia and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/billie-lourd-cried-while-watching-carrie-fisher-in-star-wars-with-her-kids-11861257\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:how emotional it made her;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">how emotional it made her<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA year ago, I showed them <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:[Return of the] Jedi;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>[Return of the] Jedi<\/em><\/a> for the first time, and they were a little bit confused,\u201d Lourd told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1425720\/billie-lourd-on-sharing-carrie-fishers-star-wars-legacy-with-her-kids\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:E! News;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>E! News<\/em><\/a> in December. \u201cThey&#8217;re like, \u2018Wait, that&#8217;s my grandma?\u2019 Like, \u2018No, that&#8217;s Princess Leia, your grandma&#8217;s Carrie, but that&#8217;s Princess Leia.\u2019 And they were just so enthralled. I sat behind them and cried while they watched it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lourd added, \u201cIt&#8217;s like the ultimate high-budget home movie. For me to get to have those things and to get to show them my mom in those movies is so special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lourd also revealed who her children&#8217;s favorite <em>Star Wars <\/em>character is. Spoiler: they&#8217;re &#8220;obsessed&#8221; with Princess Leia. \u201cI have some of these dolls that I don&#8217;t want to take out of the box. I have a Leia shelf at my house, and they&#8217;re like, \u2018Why can&#8217;t we take them out of the box?\u2019 I&#8217;m like, \u2018No. You&#8217;ll understand later, but like, it has to stay in the box,\u2019&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So sometimes I\u2019ll have to buy two and have one that they&#8217;re allowed to play with.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Fisher and Lourd in 2015Credit: Barry King\/WireImage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tb9I8ztOZLZq65jQPZmi7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/398237e02464d7b31764d37f65387b87\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Fisher and Lourd in 2015<br \/>Credit: Barry King\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/billie-lourd-remembers-mom-carrie-fisher-ninth-anniversary-death-11876664\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:December, on the ninth anniversary of Fisher's death;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">December, on the ninth anniversary of Fisher&#8217;s death<\/a>, Lourd posted about her bittersweet feelings as her mother &#8220;lives on&#8221; through the &#8220;joy&#8221; of her children. &#8220;Watching my dad with my kids is one of the greatest joys I\u2019ve ever known. The kind of joy that makes your face hurt because you can\u2019t stop smiling,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSx06wgko_W\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:she wrote in part;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">she wrote in part<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Then I started thinking about how this joy wouldn\u2019t be possible without my mom. This joy only exists because she existed. So even though she is not physically part of this joy, she is part of the reason for it. Even though she is not alive she lives on through this joy,&#8221; added Lourd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She concluded her tribute with something Fisher told her that continues to resonate.\u00a0&#8220;As my mom wisely said, &#8216;Nothing is ever really over. Just over there,'&#8221; Lourd said. &#8220;My mombys life isnt really over. Just over there \u2014 in my kids and in this joy I\u2019m able to experience because of her. Thank you momby. I will never stop missing you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/billie-lourd-watches-carrie-fisher-with-kids-on-star-wars-day-11965445\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Billie Lourd watched Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope \u2014 starring her mother Carrie Fisher \u2014 with her children to celebrate Star Wars Day. Lourd said that &#8220;nothing brings me more joy&#8221; than her son Kingston and daughter Jackson being &#8220;even bigger Star Wars nerds than me.&#8221; Fisher, who died in 2016, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2401981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[380878,374365,469153,23300,469125],"class_list":["post-2401980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-billie-lourd","tag-carrie-fisher","tag-princess-leia","tag-star-wars","tag-star-wars-day"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Billie-Lourd-watches-mom-Carrie-Fisher-in-Episode-IV-with.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401980"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401982,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401980\/revisions\/2401982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}