Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson celebrates mother Ata's 72nd birthday: 'She's a shining beacon of love'

Retired WWE wrestler Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and his family celebrated his mother Ata’s 72nd birthday with two different cakes over the weekend.

But when it came time for Johnson to blow out her candles, her four-year-old granddaughter Jasmine ‘Jazzy’ Lia did it for her – much to the amusement of her 48-year-old son.

‘Happy Birthday @atajohnson aka Mama Rock! Beautiful birthday weekend as we all celebrated my mom’s big day,’ Dwayne gushed in a post on Monday.  

'Mama Rock': Retired WWE wrestler Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and his family celebrated his mother Ata's 72nd birthday with two different cakes over the weekend

‘Mama Rock’: Retired WWE wrestler Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and his family celebrated his mother Ata’s 72nd birthday with two different cakes over the weekend

‘We go down this unpredictable road of life and we never know what’s around the corner – so we do our best to treat every day for what it is – a true blessing. And no one epitomizes that philosophy more than my mom. 

‘She’s a survivor so every single day, she lives life to the fullest and is a shining beacon of love, joy and kindness.’

The daughter of wrestling legend ‘High Chief’ Peter Maivia divorced Johnson’s father Rocky in 2003 after 25 years of marriage – and he died, age 75, from a pulmonary embolism on January 15.

On Sunday, the half-Black, half-Samoan action star’s second wife – singer Lauren Hashian – Instastoried a cute snap of Jazzy and their two-year-old daughter Tiana Gia ‘getting in the spirit’ of Halloween in pirate costumes. 

'My favorite part!' But when it came time for Johnson to blow out her candles, her four-year-old granddaughter Jasmine 'Jazzy' Lia did it for her - much to the amusement of her famous 48-year-old son

‘My favorite part!’ But when it came time for Johnson to blow out her candles, her four-year-old granddaughter Jasmine ‘Jazzy’ Lia did it for her – much to the amusement of her famous 48-year-old son

Dwayne gushed in a post on Monday: 'She's a survivor so every single day, she lives life to the fullest and is a shining beacon of love, joy and kindness'

Dwayne gushed in a post on Monday: ‘She’s a survivor so every single day, she lives life to the fullest and is a shining beacon of love, joy and kindness’

'Go rest high': The daughter of wrestling legend 'High Chief' Peter Maivia divorced Johnson's father Rocky (R) in 2003 after 25 years of marriage - and he died, age 75, from a pulmonary embolism on January 15 (pictured in 2015)

‘Go rest high’: The daughter of wrestling legend ‘High Chief’ Peter Maivia divorced Johnson’s father Rocky (R) in 2003 after 25 years of marriage – and he died, age 75, from a pulmonary embolism on January 15 (pictured in 2015)

Dwayne is also father to 19-year-old daughter Simone – who’s following in his wrestling footsteps – from his 11-year marriage to his frequent executive producer, Dany Garcia.

Meanwhile, Johnson – who boasts 309M social media followers – flaunted his muscular 6ft5in physique in a gym snap he shared on Sunday.

The Jumanji: The Next Level actor also showed off his Project Rock cut-off hoodie prototype, which will ‘hit the market at the top of 2021.’  

'Getting in the spirit!' On Sunday, the half-Black, half-Samoan action star's second wife - singer Lauren Hashian - Instastoried a cute snap of Jazzy and their two-year-old daughter Tiana Gia wearing pirate Halloween costumes

‘Getting in the spirit!’ On Sunday, the half-Black, half-Samoan action star’s second wife – singer Lauren Hashian – Instastoried a cute snap of Jazzy and their two-year-old daughter Tiana Gia wearing pirate Halloween costumes

Following in his wrestling footsteps: Dwayne is also father to 19-year-old daughter Simone - who's following in his wrestling footsteps - from his 11-year marriage to his frequent executive producer, Dany Garcia (posted February 10)

Following in his wrestling footsteps: Dwayne is also father to 19-year-old daughter Simone – who’s following in his wrestling footsteps – from his 11-year marriage to his frequent executive producer, Dany Garcia (posted February 10)

Dwayne has been hard at work on the Georgia set of Rawson Marshall Thurber’s action adventure comedy Red Notice – streaming next year on Netflix – alongside Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds.

Johnson plays an Interpol agent in the flick, which wraps next month, before he flies Down Under to begin work on NBC’s 11-episode sitcom Young Rock inspired by his teenage years.

The ‘political independent and centrist’ made his first-ever presidential endorsement on September 27 during a virtual seven-minute chat with Democrat Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.

'Grateful to grind': Johnson - who boasts 309M social media followers - flaunted his muscular 6ft5in physique in a gym snap he shared on Sunday

‘Grateful to grind’: Johnson – who boasts 309M social media followers – flaunted his muscular 6ft5in physique in a gym snap he shared on Sunday

'Same game, different levels. Same hell, different devils': The Jumanji: The Next Level actor also showed off his Project Rock cut-off hoodie, which will 'hit the market at the top of 2021'

‘Same game, different levels. Same hell, different devils’: The Jumanji: The Next Level actor also showed off his Project Rock cut-off hoodie, which will ‘hit the market at the top of 2021’

Wrapping next month! Dwayne has been hard at work on the Georgia set of Rawson Marshall Thurber's (R) action adventure comedy Red Notice - streaming next year on Netflix - alongside Gal Gadot (2-R) and Ryan Reynolds (L)

Wrapping next month! Dwayne has been hard at work on the Georgia set of Rawson Marshall Thurber’s (R) action adventure comedy Red Notice – streaming next year on Netflix – alongside Gal Gadot (2-R) and Ryan Reynolds (L) 

source: dailymail.co.uk