Will Smith has shared a heartbreaking post about his once-strained relationship with his eldest son Trey.
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air star has three children – son Jaden and daughter Willow with current wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and shares Trey, now 26, with his first wife Sheree Zampino.
However, it was after Will and Sheree divorced in 1995 that a distance grew between he and Trey.
While hanging out with Trey in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Will said in a touching video: We been hanging and usually I take my kids separately on stuff just so they all have their individual daddy time.
He said, “You know what dad, I just realised. Youre not just my dad”. He paused and said, “Im pretty sure youre my best friend”. I was like, “Yeah man, probably”.
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Guys, youre tugging on our heart strings here.
In the Instagram caption, Will explained further: It has not always been like this between Trey & I. We STRUGGLED FOR YEARS after my Divorce from his Mother. He felt betrayed & abandoned.
It is a Wild Blessing to recover & restore a Loving Relationship with My Beautiful Son!
And now the tears have come.
Trey reposted the video, which includes a series of cute father and son photos, and said: Awwwww shucks [love] you too big guy.
Earlier this week, Trey posted a lovely photo of him and Will laughing around together in Abu Dhabi, with the sweet caption: WE always have the BEST time. Laughter is the best medicine.
What do you think my dad @willsmith said? Best caption wins!
Will has been particularly open about his family life in recent weeks with the return of his wife Jadas Facebook series Watch What Happens Live.
During one of the episodes, Will revealed how he broke down in tears after realising that he married the wrong woman – Treys mother.
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The Men In Black actor said brutally honestly: That next night, me and Sheree went to dinner, and I sat down with Sheree, and it was one of the most bizarre emotions I ever had. We were at The Palm and I remember I had to get up from dinner when I had a realisation that I wasnt with the person I was supposed to be with.
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I went into the bathroom in The Palm, and I broke down in tears. I was sitting in a stall in the restaurant and I was crying uncontrollably and then laughing like, “what the heck is wrong with me?” And I knew, that was the woman I was supposed to be with.
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