Kandi Burruss & Daughter Riley Are All Smiles in Sweet Snaps — See Their Uncanny Resemblance
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss gushed in her latest Instagram post about her daughter Riley Burruss. Many of their fans and followers reacted in awe.
"RHOA" star Kandi Burruss recently posted several photos of herself and her look-alike daughter Riley Burruss on her Instagram feed. The young lady is Kandi's child with her ex Russell Spencer.
Riley, 18, is also the stepdaughter of Kandi's now-husband, Todd Tucker. Kandi's beautiful photos show how her relationship with Riley strengthened with each passing day.
Kandi Burruss during the Essence Magazine's celebration of her October 2017 magazine cover at Revel on September 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. | Photo: Getty Images
Kandi wore a printed jacket and beamed a bright smile as she tightly hugged Riley in one of her pictures. Her daughter, wearing a strawberry-printed dress, flashed a smile.
The mother-daughter pair may have worn different outfits, but both showed an uncanny resemblance, especially with how they smiled at the camera. Kandi captioned her post:
"A daughter is just a little girl who grows up to be your best friend! @rileyburruss my ❤️!"
Many fans and followers flocked to the comment section and expressed admiration for Kandi's love for Riley. Some fans agreed with what Kandi said about daughters as mothers' best friends.
One fan commented that Riley looked highly similar to the 44-year-old reality star. Another one also noted that Kandi's relationship with her daughter is admirable.
More speechless fans filled the mother-daughter pair's pictures with heart emojis. Another admirer described Riley as "an awesome young woman."
Kandi couldn't stop herself from admiring her daughter. When Riley turned a year older last year, Kandi expressed that she still sees her daughter as her baby even though she is now an adult.
Before starting her freshman year, [Riley] was quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although she loves Riley, Kandi still has a strained relationship with Spencer. The former Xscape band member revealed that Spencer had never checked on their daughter for several years.
Kandi's issue developed after Spencer's girlfriend Kris Kelli reached out to her and offered help in reconnecting him to Riley. But Kandi told her that Riley no longer wants to deal with it.
Riley has focused her attention on her college life at New York University amid the drama between Kandi and Spencer. Before starting her freshman year, she was quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Besides Riley, Kandi has also been gushing about her youngest daughter, Blaze, who she welcomed in 2019. In an earlier Instagram post, she shared about her toddler expressing herself with a cat filter on.