Jessica Alba Laments It's Going to Be 'Terrible' When Daughter Honor, 16, Leaves Home

Mar. 15, 2025

Jessica Alba (left) and daughter Honor.Photo:Phillip Faraone/Getty

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Jessica Albaisn’t looking forward to the day that she becomes an empty nester.

The actress spoke withE! Newsahead of the premiere of the season 2 of her Roku showHonest Renovationsand was asked about how she’ll feel when her oldest daughterHonor, now 16, graduates high school in a few years.

“Please don’t say that,” Alba joked. “I think that’s going to be terrible. And I’m going to be sad about it, but she’s such a good girl. I’m so proud of her.”

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Jessica Alba (left) with daughter Honor in 2023.Getty

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Alba shares daughters Honor andHaven, 13, as well as sonHayes, 6, with husbandCash Warren.

Earlier this week, Alba appeared on an episode ofLate Night with Seth Meyersandtalked about her recent family vacationwith all three of her kids.

“I am the packer, yeah. And my husband’s like, ‘I am stressed.’ And every time I’m like, ‘I’m never going to do this again," Alba told hostSeth Meyers. “And he’s like, ‘You don’t have to. They’re old enough.’ But they don’t pack the right stuff.”

From left: Jessica Alba, Haven, Cash Warren, Hayes and Honor in 2019.Stefanie Keenan/Getty

“And then we’re stuck. Last year, we went on vacation, my son had no underwear at all, no chonies at all. They were gone. I was like, ‘Where did they go?' " the mom of three joked. “No socks, no underwear. I was like, ‘How can they just disappear in the room?' "

At the end of July, Alba shared a carousel of photoson Instagramfrom her family vacation, which includedan adorable shot of Alba with Haven and Hayes. The mom of three had her arms around her daughter, who carried her younger brother and planted a sweet kiss on her forehead.

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