Gabrielle Union‘s daughter Kaavia James Union-Wade has been rocking naturally curly hair since she was a baby. In their latest photo shared on Union’s Instagram Monday, the 3-year-old toddler posed in a bathing suit by the pool. But all anyone could focus on was Kaavia’s big brown afro.
“Yes to the fro!” wrote one fan in the comments, “while another said, “She’s giving us Tabitha Brown!” A third added, “Her hair is lovely.”
Dozens more called Kaavia everything from “cute” to “adorable,” including many who complimented the rainbow- striped bathing suit she wore.
“Sweet shady baby,” wrote one person, acknowledging Kaavia’s nickname. Another wrote, “Soooooooooo cute and those looks are phenomenal.”
Since welcoming Kaavia via surrogacy in 2018 with husband Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union has been documenting their natural journey on Instagram. Together, they sport various natural hairstyles, including matching puffs.
“Your hair is a part of you and it’s an extension of you, but it has to start with self-love and pride in your Blackness and Afrocentric features, whether that be your hair, your nose, your lips or your body,” Union said to PEOPLE in July 2020. “And let your curls do what they do.”
To help others embrace their natural beauty, the actress launched her natural hair-care line Flawless Curls by Gabrielle Union in 2017. The 49-year-old said she’s not moved by negative comments about her daughters hair not being styled to perfection, adding, “I don’t want to give her a complex about what is an acceptable style.”
She hopes one day “more folks are going to lean into really celebrating how we are, naturally, because it’s all dope and amazing and beautiful and there’s no one right way or wrong way to exist.”
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