Zaya Wade recently shared her senior photos, and she is officially all grown up.
Taking to Instagram to post a carousel, the teen simply captioned the post “senior pics,” adding a touching message to her dad, Dwyane Wade, “try not to cry dad.” The photos, which gave off vintage Old Hollywood glamour with their black-and-white vibe, featured the soon-to-be-graduate wearing a Miu Miu necklace (whom she represents as a brand ambassador), which she paired alongside a dark shirt.
And as for dad? He was emotional just as predicted, commenting, “Just proud that I get to see this day.” Dad wasn’t the only one with glowing comments, as step-mom Gabrielle Union-Wade posted three heart eye emojis. Speaking of Mrs. Wade, Zaya has previously been open about their close relationship. During a 2023 interview with Dazed (which also marked her cover debut), she spoke a bit about Union’s influence in her life: “She tries to teach me that beauty standards are arbitrary and that they don’t mean anything.”
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Expanding upon the topic, Zaya added: “So many big changes have happened over the last couple of years with me, but also just in…