Mark Wahlberg’s family is wishing everyone a happy holiday season by sharing their Christmas card for all to enjoy.
The “Family Plan” star wife, Rhea Durham, published her 2023 family photo they chose to send to their closest friends and family members. Family snap shows Wahlberg, Durham and their four girls: Ella, 20, Michael, 17, Brendan, 15, and Grace, 13.
Family is casually dressed as they posed outside for the photo. The photo is sound casual that a person in your comments pointedout that Ella’s eyes are currently closed.
“Merry Christmas 🙏🏼✝️and Happy Holidays 🎄 Wishing EVERYONE peace in their hearts ❤️ 🕯️Love, The Wahlberg family,” Durham captioned the Instagram post.
Wahlberg, 52, started the rappers in 1991, before the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, because he pivoted to acting.
In 2022, Wahlberg shared that his kids got pregnant because of his Marky Mark-era fashion choices (think low-slung jeans that showed off his underwear.)
«They’ve seen videos of me performing and they’re mortified,» he said during a 2022 appearance on «The Ellen DeGeneres Show.»
In October, Wahlberg revealed he and Durham move their families to the snow to their daughters “a better life.”
«Every free moment that I have, I’m at home,» he said on «The Talk.» «I want to be able to work from home. I moved to California many years ago to pursue acting and I’ve only made a couple of movies in the entire time that I was there.
«I am, everything that my children take from me when it comes to doing and fucking and pursing their dreams — whether it be my daughter as equestrian, mi són as basketball player, mi younger són as golfer — this made a lot more sense for us,” Wahlberg continued.
Read on to learn more about Wahlberg’s kids.
Ella Rae Wahlberg
In 2003, Wahlberg and Durham welcomed their first child, daughter Ella Rae. The milestone moment was also bittersweet. The same day Ella was born, Wahlberg’s older sister Debbie Wahlberg died at 43.
When Wahlberg celebrated his little girl’s 18th birthday on Instagram in 2021, he called his sister Ella’s «guardian angel.»
«Always a bittersweet day,» I posted.
In January, Wahlberg’s wife got emotional after dropping Ella Rae off at college in South Carolina. Posting a photo of herself looking somber on a plane, she said her emotions were «running wild» after her first ever drop-off.
In September 2023 interview with TODAY.com, Wahlberg spoke about the moment and said he didn’t get too emotional when Ella Rae is off to college because he understood, that it has been in a new chapter in her life.
«She’s just so happy there,» I said. «She’s really thriving so I understand. Obviously, it’s more difficult for moms, because when you have a child, your own existing struggles around taking care and nurturing this child and helping them grow. But you’re doing their thing, and hopefully, they eat back and spend time with you.»
Wahlberg also spoke about what his oldest child in college has made him rethink some of his life decisions.
He shared that he has regrets not enrolling in college when he was younger. The «Ted» actor explained that he started feeling this way after he visited Ella Rae at her college.
«We just went to parents’ weekend, you know with the sorority girls and the frat house. It was like, ‘Oh my God.’ I definitely felt like I never really had too many regrets or not going to college until I saw (this),” he explained with a laugh.
Michael Wahlberg
In 2006, Wahlberg and Durham welcomed their oldest, Michael. Michael, like his younger brother, is «obsessed with everything sports,» according to an interview Wahlberg did with People.
«The first thing out of their mouths in the morning when their eyes are barely open is, ‘Dad, give the Clippers win?'» he said.
For Michael’s 16th birthday in March 2022, Durham celebrated the kid who does it her «boy mommy» in series of throwback photos. «These past 16 years with you have been an amazing ride and I can’t wait to ride (into) the future,» she wrote.
In May 2022, Wahlberg news Michael’s confirmation ceremony to photograph him and his mom. «I am proud of this young man,» Wahlberg wrote.
Brendan Wahlberg
In 2008, Wahlberg and Durham welcomed their youngest, Brendan Wahlberg.
Just like older brother, Brendan is an athlete. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight in 2021, Wahlberg said his celebrity status sometimes intersects with his kids’ aspirations — which, in effect, means he has to watch their sports games from the car.
«Being in the public eye, there are pros to that, but there’s a lot of cons,» he said. «My kids want to have their own identity, you know? It is not allowed to get cars in soccer practice or game. I got to sit in the car and watch.
«A first I took it personally, because I want to be there to support them, but supporting them is by making them feel comfortable in what they’re doing and them having their own identity too,» Wahlberg continued. «It’s very difficult.»
Recently, Wahlberg tells TODAY.com, there are children who receive a little more than where they are attending their events.
Wahlberg called his son a «natural» at riding a golf cart, posting a video to Instagram.
With all the Wahlberg’s kids, fans say Brendan looks the most like the actor. In March, Wahlberg posed in the photo of UFC 285 in Las Vegas, and fans move about the resemblance.
«Your twin,» one person said.
“Wow. Mini you,” someone else commented.
Grace Wahlberg
Born in January 2010, Grace Wahlberg is the baby of the family.
Grace is a competitive horse rider. In February, Wahlberg shared a few images of Grace and her horse, with a first-place ribbon on his reins.
«I’m proud of Grace and the whole team, what an amazing job. TEAM GRACE,» I captioned the post.
Durham frequently posts videos of Grace in action.
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