Photo: Lily Collins/Instagram; Inset: Frazer Harrison/Getty
Lily Collinsis showering dadPhil Collinswith love on his birthday.
On Sunday, theEmily in Parisstar, 32, penned a touching tribute to her rockstar father and Genesis frontman in honor of his 71st trip around the sun.
“We may not get to spend time together that often but when we are face to face, you really do see me. You may not always believe it but please trust me when I say, no matter how old I get or what life may bring, I will always need you,” the actress continued.
“Whether I’m proudly watching you up on stage, laughing at home together playing trivial pursuit, I’m forever grateful for the moments and memories we share. Especially the ones I now cherish as an adult myself,” she added.
“Thank you for inspiring me and supporting the woman I am today. I love you to the moon and back again…” Lily concluded the post.
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“Love you both! HBD Phil,” McDowell, 38, chimed in, while Lily’s fellowEmily in Pariscostar and real-life BFFAshley Parkcommented with a series of red heart emojis.
Earlier this month, Lily recalled some of her earliest childhood memories with her dad while growing up in England.
During an appearance onThe Late Late Show with James Corden,she opened up about a time with the royals and her parents, including momJill Tavelman.
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“I have been told that this is what happened,” Lily began. “That’s my mom and my dad and I, and it’s a Prince’s Trust event and I’m giving Diana flowers, but the second she went to take them, I then tried to pull them back.”
She added with a laugh, “So, as you can imagine, all the air was sucked out of the room. But then again, I was wearing a cute dress, so who’s going to really punish me there?”
Lily then shared another memory of the royals, confessing to Corden that she “proceeded to kind of throw something at him, like, throw a toy telephone at his head. Which again, all the air was sucked out of the room.”
As for why she was around the royal family so often, Lily explained, “My dad did a lot of stuff for the Prince’s Trust, and I grew up in England, you know, I’m British.”
source: people.com
