Mommy and Me: Phaedra Parks Wishes Her Mother a Happy Birthday, Fans Fawn Over Their Resemblance

Phaedra Parks celebrated her mom recently by writing an ode to her on her birthday. However, fans were quickly taken by how much “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star resembled her mom.

“Today the queen of my heart made her Earthly debut!” Parks said on Instagram on Wednesday, April 3. “#HappyBirthday to the best #mom, Mimi, Pastor, #prayer warrior I know! Without you there would be no me. I am so full of gratitude that God gave us another year to celebrate and enjoy you 😘🎉👑🎂”

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Phaedra Parks (left) and mom Regina Bell (right). (Photo: @phaedraparks/Instagram)

Fans remarked about just how much the mother and daughter duo resembled one another in the comments section.

“Pretty Twinnings.”

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY GORGEOUS YALL ARE TWINS!!!”

“Twinning.”

“Happy birthday wow she’s beautiful twins🔥🙏😘😘”

Parks doesn’t just share a “twin” in her mother. The former reality star also has a mini-me of her own. Her oldest son, 8-year-old Ayden Nida, has repeatedly been referred to as the Atlanta-based attorney’s twin.

Fans said as much while commenting on a Christmas-themed photo Parks uploaded to Instagram over the holidays last year.

“Omg that boy is your twin!”

“@phaedraparks is he is not your twin!! Adorable.”

They also made the same observation about the boy when his mom uploaded a photo of the two of them to her IG account late last month.

“Mommy’s twin💜”

“Your mini me.”

“He is your twin.”

When she’s not spending time with her family, Parks is either working or dedicating her free time to her boyfriend of the past several months, Tone Kapone.

Parks and the Chicago-based radio and TV personality stepped out at the third season premiere party of We TV’s “Hustle & Soul” on March 28. The pair, who make time to either travel to Chicago or Atlanta to see each other, posed side-by-side at the Miami event with Parks unable to keep herself from smiling so big next to her man.

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