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Paul Walker's daughter posts sweet birthday message for late father: 'My forever guardian angel'

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ByMason Leib
September 12, 2024, 6:55 PM

Paul Walker's daughter Meadow Walker wished her late father a happy birthday on Thursday in a touching Instagram post.

The "Fast and Furious" actor's 25-year-old daughter posted a throwback photo of her and her dad, showing Meadow Walker as a young child staring up at her father as he smiles at her.

"Happy birthday to my best friend. I love and miss you so much every day," Meadow Walker wrote in the caption. "Thank you for everything. My forever guardian angel."

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Paul Walker was killed in a car crash in 2013. He would have turned 51 on Thursday.

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Meadow Walker, whom Paul Walker shared with Rebecca Soteros, is the late actor's only child. The model and actress married Louis Thornton-Allan in October 2021 before announcing their separation in December of 2023.

Since Paul Walker's death, Meadow Walker has remained close with many of her father's former co-stars including Ludacris and Vin Diesel. The latter accompanied Meadow Walker down the aisle at her wedding in 2021.

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In 2023, Meadow Walker shared that she had joined her dad's former film franchise, posting a photo on Instagram revealing her cameo in 2023's "Fast X."

"I was born into the fast family. I can't believe now I get to be up there too," she wrote at the time.

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