'TEAM GRACE': Mark Wahlberg shares photos of daughter Grace, 13, on horseback from school's show jumping competition
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Mark Wahlberg shared adorable photos of his daughter Grace from her show jumping competition this week. The 51-year-old actor was every bit the proud father as he posted pictures of his 13-year-old daughter competing in several events at the competition along with a sweet picture of the two of them smiling.
"She's already traveling the world, jumping horses and doing her thing," the 'Departed' actor said of Grace in 2022 on the 'Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon'. "Of course, she picked the most expensive sport possible," the actor joked. When Fallon asked if he tried to talk her out of it, Wahlberg replied, "No, she loves it. And she takes so much pride in the little stuff. She's at the barn every day, shoveling poop. She's up before me."
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In the first photo, Grace is seen stroking the face of a chestnut-brown horse with a yellow ribbon fastened to its reins. In the pictures following that, she was seen giving a horse, that had a giant blue first price ribbon on it, a kiss before making a funny face for the camera. The 'Other Guys' actor stood next to his daughter wearing a printed gray sweatshirt. In one photo, the teenager was seen on horse-back, enjoying the sport. Wahlberg captioned the photos, "So proud of Grace and the whole team, what an amazing job. TEAM GRACE," followed by several heart emojis.
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Grace is shared by the actor and his wife, Rhea Durham. The couple began dating in 2001, and had their first child two years later. In addition to Grace, Wahlberg and Durham share sons Brendan Joseph, 13, and Michael, 16, and daughter Ella Rae, 18. "I want to give my kids the world, but I also want them to appreciate everything, to succeed, to be good people, to enjoy life. This is my most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything," speaking about his parenting philosophy, Wahlberk told PEOPLE in 2011.
Wahlberg opened up about how Ella paid tribute to his time as a former member of 'Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch' through her fashion. "My daughter actually was so cool. She bought a 'Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch' T-shirt from a vintage shop, and she's been rocking it like crazy," Wahlberg told PEOPLE. Stating that Ella "wasn't doing it to give me a hard time," the 'Ted' star continued, "She was really rocking with me. It's nice to have [her celebrate] some of my past. That was actually a very nice little moment for me."