{"id":2487054,"date":"2026-07-03T20:43:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2487054"},"modified":"2026-07-03T20:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:43:45","slug":"nara-smith-shaves-2-year-old-daughters-hair-amid-cancer-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nara-smith-shaves-2-year-old-daughters-hair-amid-cancer-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Nara Smith Shaves 2-Year-Old Daughter&#8217;s Hair Amid Cancer Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Influencer <strong>Nara Smith<\/strong> shaved her 2-year-old daughter Whimsy\u2019s hair <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/nara-smith-reveals-daughter-whimsy-2-is-battling-cancer\/\">amid the child\u2019s cancer battle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle warrior girl\ud83c\udf80,\u201d Nara, 24, who also shares daughter Rumble Honey, 5, son Slim Easy, 4, and 9-month-old daughter Fawnie Golden, with husband Lucky Blue Smith, wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaVkIacke1T\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Friday, July 3.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cSharing something this vulnerable wasn\u2019t an easy decision but seeing every message, prayer, story of a similar experience and kindness has made it a little easier. To every family or parent walking through something heavy right now, we\u2019re thinking of you too\ud83e\udd0d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The social media upload included moments that the family spent with Whimsy in her hospital room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/nara-smith-and-lucky-blue-smiths-family-guide-meet-their-kids\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/nara-smith-and-lucky-blue-smiths-family-guide-meet-their-kids\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Influencer Nara Smith and Lucky Blue Smith\u2019s Family Guide: Meet Their Kids<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tInfluencers Nara and Lucky Blue Smith have always wanted children at a young age. \u201cLucky had Gravity when he was really young,\u201d Nara told GQ Hype in 2024, referring to Lucky\u2019s daughter with ex-girlfriend Stormi Bree Henley. \u201cIt felt like a natural thing, \u2018Yeah, I think I\u2019m ready to have kids.\u2019 When I\u2019m 40, they\u2019ll [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nara originally revealed on Tuesday, June 30, that Whimsy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/kimberly-van-der-beek-supports-nara-smith-amid-childs-cancer\/\">was diagnosed with cancer<\/a> and had to start chemo treatments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no easy way to say this but late last year our daughter Whimsy got diagnosed with cancer,\u201d the content creator wrote. \u201cWhen we saw something suspicious on her, we took her to the ER and they didn\u2019t quite know what to make of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nara explained how the family found out about their daughter\u2019s health battle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100.3%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large credit-added wp-image-4366948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/narasmith.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Nara Smith\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/narasmith.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/narasmith.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, 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1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen we took her into our pediatrician, I just remember him going really quiet and calm \u2026 My heart dropped in that moment,\u201d she added. \u201cI don\u2019t know whether it was my gut telling me something or just a mom\u2019s intuition, but the first thing that I felt was she has cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A trip to the children\u2019s hospital confirmed Nara\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a lot of X-rays, ultrasounds and finally a biopsy, they immediately called us and said that she had cancer,\u201d she recalled. \u201c[They] told us it had spread and that she needs to come and start chemo treatments immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/kimberly-van-der-beek-supports-nara-smith-amid-childs-cancer\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kimberly Van Der Beek, More Stars Support Nara Smith Amid Daughter\u2019s Cancer<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe late Dawson\u2019s Creek star James Van Der Beek\u2019s widow, Kimberly, joined a slew of stars in supporting influencer Nara Smith amid her 2-year-old daughter\u2019s cancer battle. \u201cHonoring you and your fortitude as you have embarked on the unimaginable journey that cancer is,\u201d Kimberly, 44, commented on Smith\u2019s Instagram post revealing her daughter Whimsy\u2019s diagnosis [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the post, Nara<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/nara-smith-seemingly-reacts-to-rumors-she-used-a-surrogate-for-baby-no-4\/\"> addressed how the family<\/a> had been navigating the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of you have probably realized that I\u2019ve been posting a little less and this is the reason why,\u201d she added. \u201cHaving found all of this out and navigating this while postpartum, also loving and caring for our other kids at home, also being in the hospital with Whimsy a lot and balancing work on top of that has been really challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She concluded: \u201cSome days are a little easier, some days are really hard.\u201d Nara continued, \u201cAll I can do is try my best and show up in all those areas in the best way that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding 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