Yahoo Lifestyle 'Back to the Future' Star Lea Thompson Reveals Family Update: 'Such Joy and Happiness'
Lea Thompson is celebrating a big family milestone, sharing the happy news with her friends and fans alike on social media.
The Back to the Future actress took to Instagram on Feb. 9 to announce to the world that she’s now a grandmother, writing, “Such joy and happiness is singing in my heart.”
The Howard the Duck star shared a carousel of six photos on Instagram that feature her first grandchild alongside a caption that reads in part, “Welcome to this crazy beautiful world little girl. Robbie June Carlisle! I’m a grandmother friends!”
She continued, writing, “I am so grateful and proud of Maddie and Zach for having the faith and grace to take a chance on love. ❤️ Howie Zoey and I are are over the moon in love. Congratulations Maddie! My baby is a mama….”
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The first photo in the series shows a close-up shot of a sleeping baby Robbie, nestled in a cozy blanket. The second picture shows Thompson wearing a mask and holding the baby in what appears to be a hospital room, as evidenced by the name tag on her shirt and the traditional hospital baby blanket wrapped around her granddaughter.
The third snap shows her eldest daughter, Maddie Deutch, snuggling with her baby girl, while the fourth features Thompson’s son-in-law holding his daughter with his eyes closed.
Thompson’s director husband, Howard Deutch, holds his granddaughter in the penultimate photo, and in the sixth snap, Robbie looks directly into the camera as she’s held by a loved one.
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Though Thompson’s other daughter, actress Zoey Deutch, is not featured in the photo carousel, a collection of photos of the happy family in the hospital, shared by Maddie on Instagram, are credited to the Not Okay star.
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