Kevin Hart admitted that he became emotional and ‘cried in the car’ after his eldest daughter, Heaven, officially left for college and shared the special moment onto Instagram on Friday.
The comedian, 44, who is temporarily in a wheelchair after injuring himself in an ill-advised race, uploaded a cute family snap before saying a final farewell to the 18-year-old.
‘I’m not crying your crying…. So proud of my daughter….I can’t even say little girl anymore because you have blossomed into the most amazing young woman ever!!!!!’ the actor sweetly penned in the caption to his 178 million followers.
He then revealed, ‘God knows I am beyond proud of you and that I love you with my all. Fly Heav Fly….The world is yours!!!!! My baby girl is off to college…. I cried in the car!!!! #Harts.’
In the image, Kevin could be seen sitting in a wheelchair which was partially obscured in the picture, while his loved ones struck poses behind the Hollywood star.
Heaven stood in the middle while wearing a long-sleeved, gray top and denim pants while her brothers, Hendrix, 15, and Kenzo, five, sat behind her.
Her stepmother, Eniko Hart, also donned a short-sleeved, gray Celine shirt and denim shorts as she sent a pouty look towards the camera along with the other family members.
The group appeared to be taking the photo inside of a dorm as the teenager prepared to officially move in.
Kevin shares Heaven and Hendrix with ex-wife, Torrei Hart, whom he was married to from 2003 until their divorce was finalized. He later tied the knot with Eniko in 2016 and the couple welcomed Kenzo and also daughter, Kaori, two.
A few months earlier, Hart was a proud father as he celebrated his daughter’s graduation from high school and penned a heartwarming tribute to Heaven, along with sharing a cute father daughter snap.
‘It’s not about me….It has always been about them!!!!!!! I am so proud of my little girl. I am just as proud of my niece sanny for being an amazing example for Heav…,’ he began.
‘Sanny was the first in our family to go to college and graduate…Now My little girl is heading in that same direction….Iron Sharpens Iron….it always has and always will.’
The comedian added, ‘We have to motivate each other and continue to make ourselves better….Dream big d**n it!!!!! Heav you made me so proud yesterday….’
Kevin concluded with, ‘Doo, Zo & Ori are all watching you ….You are the best big sister ever!!!!!! We all love you so much!!!!!’
Last year in February, the Ride Along actor opened up about his eldest child growing up and getting ready to leave the house on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
‘I love that she’s growing up, that’s my best friend, my heart. And it’s a little emotional. I see myself realizing that that time is coming for her to leave the house and I don’t like it,’ he admitted.
The star humorously added, ‘I’ve been trying to manipulate her…like, “Maybe you need a place here in L.A. because the schools here are just better,” while also revealing that, ‘She’s talking about New York.’
Kevin sending his daughter off to college comes shortly after he revealed that he is temporarily in a wheelchair after tearing muscles during a race with former NFL star, Stevan Ridley.
Hart took to Instagram earlier this week on Wednesday detailing his physical damage in the race against Ridley, 34, who played for eight seasons in the NFL – four of them alongside Tom Brady on the New England Patriots.
The Philadelphia native said the unfortunate incident occurred after he debated Ridley – who also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets in his NFL career – about who was faster.
‘Those who know me know I’m pretty fast,’ Hart said. ‘Stevan said: “Kevin, ain’t no way you’re going to beat me.”‘
The actor and Ridley – who scored 12 touchdowns during the 2012 season – agreed to race a 40-yard dash to see who was faster, bet on it, and Hart was hurt while running.
‘I can’t walk … sit my a** down,’ the Die Hart star said. ‘I blew all my s*** – tore my lower abdomen and my abductors are torn. I don’t even know what that is, but I tore them.’
In the clip, Hart reluctantly admitted that his age was catching up to him physically. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, the age of 40 is real,’ Hart said.
‘To all my men and women out there that are 40 years old and above, it’s not a game – respect that age.’
‘Respect that age, or that age will make you respect it – I was just forced to respect it.’ Hart said he was ‘in a wheelchair’ because he ‘tried to jump out there and do some young stuff.’
He added, ‘What are we competing for at this age? What am I doing, why did I even race? Stupidest s*** ever … got to be the stupidest man alive. It is what it is man, this is life.’
On Thursday, he gave an update about his condition as he filmed himself in the back of a moving vehicle and candidly revealed that the terrible injury also had a negative affect on his manhood due to swelling.
The comedian, however, kept up the positive spirit by humorously poking fun at close pals and celebrities that had cracked jokes about his recent injury.
At one point, Kevin panned the phone camera to show equipment, such as a folded wheelchair, that was placed next to him in the car.
Ridley later reposted Kevin’s lengthy video from Wednesday on his Instagram stories and jokingly added the text, ‘I saw @tombrady do it at your age so I figured you had the juice too big bro!’
The former professional sports player added, ‘My bad @kevinhart4real! Heal up and keep making us all laugh!’
