Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson couldn’t maintain again his feelings whereas talking about his eldest daughter, Simone Johnson, on the pink carpet.
The actor attended the London premiere of his MMA biopic The Smashing Machine on September 24, accompanied by Simone — who wrestles underneath the ring identify Ava Raine.
“Oh man, I’m so pleased with her,” Johnson stated, stepping away briefly to compose himself. Simone joked to him, “You bought it, lock in.”
Johnson continued, “I received it, I’m going to lock in. I’m so pleased with her. It’s what I did, you recognize? And I like what I did. I like wrestling. I grew up in wrestling. She was born into it too, identical to I used to be, and he or she stated, ‘Hey, I wish to do what you do.’ However the distinction is — and why I get emotional — is that she stated, ‘I wish to do what you do, however I wish to carve my very own path.’ And that’s the distinction.”
He added, “It was a giant deal after I heard that as a result of it’s simple for any child who needs to comply with of their mother and father’ footsteps to lean on their affect. I’m telling you, that by no means occurred. I by no means received that decision like, ‘Hey, are you able to name somebody?’ I by no means received that decision.”
Johnson posted on Instagram and spoke extra about this emotional second. “Simply received caught up within the second. If you happen to’re a dad, then I do know you recognize.”
“Props to this interviewer from @mtvuk @mtv for beginning the interview by giving my daughter, Simone, HER flowers. Normally all interviews will begin with a query about me. Thanks that was actually cool of you 🙏🏾👊🏾”.
The star has three daughters: Simone, whom he shares with ex-wife Dany Garcia, in addition to Jasmine Johnson, 9, and Tiana Johnson, 6, who he shares along with his present spouse, Lauren Hashian.When Simone made her WWE debut in October of 2022 she stated in an interview, “It means the world to me to know that my household has such a private connection to wrestling is basically particular to me and I really feel grateful to have the chance, not solely to wrestle however to hold on that legacy.”
