Household comes first! Vin Diesel and goddaughter Meadow Walker had an in depth bond even earlier than Paul Walker’s demise in 2013 — and so they’ve remained a tight-knit duo since his passing.
Diesel fashioned a friendship with Paul once they each starred in 2001’s The Quick and the Livid. The boys went on to play BFFs Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner, respectively, in 4 extra Quick and Livid movies earlier than Paul was killed in a single-vehicle automobile crash on the age of 40.
The She’s All That actor made his closing look within the franchise in 2015’s Livid 7, which was in the midst of manufacturing on the time of his demise.
Diesel, however, remains to be nonetheless an enormous a part of the Quick household — and teased in June 2021 that Meadow would possibly make a cameo in Quick 10, which is about to hit theaters in 2023.
The xXx actor, who has identified Meadow since she was a bit of lady, has stepped in as a father determine in Paul’s absence. His companion, Paloma Jiménez, and their three youngsters — Hania, Vincent and Pauline (who is called after Paul) — have additionally grow to be a part of Meadow’s internal circle.
“[Meadow] counts Vin and his youngsters as household and can speak to them on days she’s struggling, and she or he has their backs too,” a supply completely advised Us Weekly in June 2021.
The mannequin, who was solely 15 when her dad died, has continued to maintain his reminiscence alive with the assistance of Diesel and different shut household associates.
“Meadow is so happy with her dad and goes out of her approach to answer individuals who ship letters or specific their love of him and his work,” the insider added. “She posts tributes to him on social media, retains in contact with the individuals who have been essential in his life and customarily acts on the recommendation he gave her while he was nonetheless alive.”
Diesel advised Additional in June 2021 that Meadow even “takes excellent care” of him. The Bloodshot star defined that he feels “very protecting” of Meadow and her father’s legacy throughout the racing franchise.
“The entire level of the Quick and Livid saga is the concept brotherhood will be created by bond and never essentially blood,” Diesel underscored on the time. “A lot of Quick and Livid is well known by brotherhood that’s everlasting. I by no means in one million years imagined 21 years in the past that, past the script and the movie, there can be this different guiding mild, this different driving power that propels you to be as passionate as you’ll be able to and manifest within the film. … We’re all mortals, however love is immortal.”
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Scroll right down to see how Diesel has maintained a robust bond with Meadow over time:
Originally posted 2023-05-13 20:07:18.