Allison Holker Shares Sweet Birthday Tribute for Her Daughter Zaia: 'She Is 5 Going on 20'

Mar. 15, 2025

Allison Holker and daughter Zaia.Photo:Lori Dorman & Co Photography

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Allison Holkeris celebrating a very special day!

On Sunday, Nov. 3, the professional dancer, 36, shared a sweet tribute to her youngest child, daughter Zaia, onInstagramin honor of her fifth birthday.

“She is 5 going on 20. I am so proud of how far she has come,” she continued. “My angel has a heart of gold and the scream of a lion 😂😂 and I am completely obsessed with her!”

Holker added, “Please wish her a happy birthday and another year full of love and light!”

TheSo You Think You Can Dancealum included four photos in her birthday post, the first of which shows Zaia running on a carpet in a house while wearing a blue and white striped dress.

The young girl rocks her signature curly hair and a pair of black glasses in the snapshot.

The carousel continues with a photo of Holker holding Zaia in her arms while standing in a doorway. Holker wore a white long-sleeve button-up shirt with matching pants, along with layered necklaces and dramatic eye makeup.

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The third image is a throwback picture of the mother-daughter duo that shows them looking at each other with wide eyes and holding their hands over their mouths. Holker wore a black off-the-shoulder top for the photo shoot, while her daughter sported a patterned white and black jacket.

The final image in the carousel captures Zaia crouching in a wicker chair with a small smile on her face.

Holkershares Zaia— as well as daughter Weslie Renae, 16, and son Maddox Laurel, 8 — with her late husbandStephen “tWitch” Boss, whodied at age 40in December 2022.

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Allison Holker and her kids.Lori Dorman & Co Photography

“We always had a really close bond as a family,” Holker said at the time. “But there’s a new level of it now. There’s a new level of respect and patience and understanding. And the conversations I’m able to embrace and have with my children is like nothing I’ve ever seen from other families.”

She added that their newfound connection “came from something so sad and painful, but it’s only brought us together.”

source: people.com