ALABAMA Barker has shared a moving tribute to her mom Shanna Moakler in an emotional new post amid estrangement speculation.
Her mother, a former Miss New York USA winner, has been open with fans about the distance between them but has also shared kind words for her daughter.
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Alabama, 17, shared a photo of Shanna posing in the nude on her Instagram Story.
The model protected her modesty with her hands, cupping her chest.
Her blond-brown hair hung down around her shoulders in big, loose curls.
Alabama, whose birth parents are Shanna and rocker Travis Barker, gushed in her caption: “Happy birthday to this beautiful twin of mine. I love you momma <3.
“You have taught me how to be a woman in many aspects, from being miss USA to being the hottest 48-year-old on the planet.”
She went on: “I’m so happy to call you my mom and my friend. I love you more than words can describe, live it up.”
The teen went on to share a throwback snap of her mom carrying her on her chest in a sling when she was just a baby.
She also shared a more recent photo of her blonde beauty of a mom sitting by a pool cuddling a tiny dog.
In the caption, the teen wrote: “48 never looked better.”
The post served as an update of sorts on the status of Alabama’s relationship with her mom.
Back in November 2022, Travis – famous for being the drummer in Blink-182 – revealed that they had been estranged.
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At the time, Shanna posted a photo of herself on Instagram.
In the snap, the Playboy model had on a beige sweatshirt with pink leggings.
She appeared to be playing with her blonde hair, touching it with her fingers which were clad with black and white nails.
A fan jumped to the comments section and asked: “Why isn’t your daughter following you on Instagram?”
Shanna explained why Alabama is not a follower of hers and claimed: “Apparently, I’m a raging a**hole. That’s the word on the street. Lots of laughs.”
Her fan responded: “Well, I don’t think so. I love you. Keep shining bright, babe.”
In an online thread, fans felt heartbroken over the estrangement between Shanna and her daughter.
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One fan said: “To be fair, a lot of kids that age think their parents are raging a**holes.”
Another fan added: “This is a classic mother/daughter relationship…nobody should be getting in the way of that.”
A third fan mentioned: “I wish they would work on mending their relationship, and Shanna wouldn’t respond to strangers prying for information.”
A fourth person wrote: “I would literally DROP DEAD if my dad posted feet pics of his new wife on Instagram.”
Shanna’s ex, Travis, married Kourtney Kardashian in May 2022, making her a stepmother to him and Shanna’s kids Alabama and Landon.
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Alabama and Hulu reality star Kourtney appear to have grown somewhat close.
In August 2022, Travis’ youngest daughter gave fans a glimpse into their relationship in a TikTok video.
Alabama took to the platform to share a live video, interacting with her fans.
She was applying makeup while chatting with people when Kourtney was suddenly audible in the background.
“Wow, you’re makeup look so good,” the 43-year-old stepmother gushed to the teen.
Alabama, who kept applying her mascara throughout the video, replied: “Does it really?” then added, “When am I going to do yours?
The unseen Kourtney then found herself stumbling through a non-committal reply.
“We should do it this week,” she threw out vaguely, before quickly trying to move on, saying goodbye to the girl.
“Have fun, call me if you need anything,” Kourtney said, before dropping her voice, and adding: “I will talk to you ‘lata’.”
On Reddit, fans were embarrassed for the successful star and businesswoman.
“This post is kind of gross,” one fan stated. “Kourtney can be a second mother to her, but the girl has a mom.”
“I feel like that interaction was more formal than warm and sweet, another added. “But I don’t get why it’s cute.”
A third pointed out: “They’re literally talking about makeup. What does potentially doing her stepmoms makeup have to do with being a good stepmom? I can’t!”
And one person was waiting for Kourtney to take her new responsibility more seriously: “Let me catch my stepdaughter painting her face like that, it would not be an endearing moment.”
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