"I just want you to know you shine your own unique light and I love you so much, and I'm so proud of you," said Cox.
Courteney Cox received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and having her daughter by her side meant the world to her. While giving her acceptance speech on February 27, the Friends actress, 58, appreciated her daughter Coco Arquette, 18, as per PEOPLE. "I'm still in the process of working on my longest and most important projects," she began and thanked boyfriend Johnny McDaid "for teaching me to be a better person," before giving a shout-out to her daughter.
"And thank you, Coco, for reminding me every day that I'm not," she laughed as Coco yelled out that she loved her. "Coco, that means that I do a bad job! You're perfect," she added. "No, seriously, Coco, it's not easy to grow up in this business. And I just want you to know you shine your own unique light and I love you so much, and I'm so proud of you. I'm proud to be your mom."
She also spoke to PEOPLE about what the moment meant to her. "Someone said, 'Oh, Coco's kids will be walking on this.' I'm like, 'Oh my God." It's crazy to think that, but they will," she said. "They better come see it!" she added. "It meant the world to me to look down and see my beautiful daughter. It feels so good that she's here and that we got a picture together by the star. I don't know when that'll happen again," she continued.
In an interview with InStyle published in April 2022, the actress, who shares Coco with ex David Arquette, revealed her daughter is "embarrassed" by some of her mom's Instagram posts. "Coco gets really embarrassed by a lot of the things I put on Instagram," Cox admitted.
"Sometimes, I'll find something on TikTok and put it on Instagram and she'll say, 'Mom, that is so over.' Once, I did this dance, and she was mortified," she continued. "And actually, when I look back, I'm kind of mortified." On Cox's special day, her friends Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow were also by her side and they gave a speech to honor her, reported PEOPLE. "We're very honored to be here today to speak on your behalf as your co-workers, your friends, your family, your sisters," Aniston said. "And that's happened since we've known you for a very long time."
"To be friends with Courteney is to be family with Courteney," Aniston shared. "She is responsible for all of that. From the beginning of when we met her, she was immediately inclusive, warm, loving, and interested in everything about you."Aniston added, "We do have to take care — and she instilled into all of us, into our DNA, to support each other and to love one another."
Kudrow noted that it was Cox's suggestion that allowed the Friends co-stars "to become one of the closest, most loving and supportive casts in, I'll say, the history of television." Cox told PEOPLE that hearing their speech during the ceremony felt "great," adding, "They're such wonderful friends of mine and they're family to me, so it felt really comfortable… they're my sisters."
References:
https://people.com/parents/courteney-cox-meant-the-world-daughter-coco-walk-of-fame-exclusive/
https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/courteney-cox/courteney-cox-cover-story
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