James Van Der Beek (left) and Mary-Margaret Humes (right).Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty; Michael Kovac/FilmMagic
On Friday, James Van Der Beek revealed thatMary-Margaret Humes, who played his mother onDawson’s Creek, has continued to play a special role in his life.
James Van Der Beek’s kids enjoy cookies from Mary-Margaret Humes.James Van Der Beek/Instagram
“Okay guys, what do we got?” he asked his crew. “From Margaret, every year, on my birthday.”
Humes, 68, reposted the clip on her own Instagram Story with the caption, “Where’s the biggest?? Love u.”
Van Der Beek’s mother, Melinda Weber,died in July 2020at age 70. At the time, the actor uploaded a series of photos of his mother, who was a professional dancer and gymnastics teacher, to social media in honor of her.
“My mom crossed over last week. Even though we knew this was coming — and had actually thought we were at the end nearly a year and a half ago — I’m still in shock,” wrote Van Der Beek at the time. “I’m grateful she’s no longer in pain, I’m sad, I’m angry, I’m relieved… all at once and in different moments. Just trying to hold space and allow for it all.”
“To thousands of kids, she was ‘Miss Melinda’, a gymnastics teacher with a big heart, a creative spirit and a mantra: ‘There’s no such word as can’t!'” he wrote. “To my kids, she was Grammy M… a magical grandma with a big laugh and a basement full of costumes and Christmas lights. And to me… she was my mom. She gave me life. She taught me how to tumble. Drove me to my first auditions. She believed in me based on nothing but her own intuition, and she passed on a craziness that has been crucial to not just my success, but my own personal happiness.”
Mary-Margaret-Humes (center), James Van Der Beek (right) and John Wesley Shipp (left).Courtesy Everett Collection
Van Der Beek and Humes first joined forces on the set ofDawson’s Creekin 1998, and have certainly shared some wholesome moments over the years since the show ended in 2003.
At the show, all three reunited after for a sweet photo, which Humes said was the first the trio had taken together in nearly two decades. “So proud of this one right here!!!” she wrote. “Such an awesome night in the ballroom @dancingabc with @vanderjames ❤️.”
Dawson’s Creekalso starredKatie Holmes(Joey Potter),Joshua Jackson(Pacey Witter),Michelle Williams(Jen Lindley),Busy Philipps(Audrey Liddell), Kerr Smith (Jack McPhee), Mary Beth Peil (Evelyn “Grams” Ryan) and Meredith Monroe (Andie McPhee). The cast reunited in March 2018 for Entertainment Weekly’s 20th anniversary cover shoot.
source: people.com
