Maya Hawke is undoubtedly one of the breakout stars of Stranger Things: her portrayal of awkward-but-lovable Robin Buckley is one of the main reasons we keep tuning in (don't even think about it, Vecna).
Even when she's not acting, Maya knows how to put a smile on her fans' faces. Take Father's Day for example. The actor – whose parents are Uma Thurman (Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2) and Ethan Hawke (Dead Poets Society) – shared a tongue-in-cheek tribute to her father over on Instagram.
Maya shared a screenshot of a tweet to her Instagram Stories, which read, “Happy Father’s Day specifically to Ethan Hawke making his son switch seats with him so he could get at Rihanna," alongside two photos: one of Ethan's son sitting next to Rihanna, and one of Ethan sitting next to her. Tactical swap, anyone?
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Alongside the screenshot of the tweet, Maya wrote, “Happy Father's Day dad,” and, quite simply, the internet has not recovered since. @DixPeyton, who wrote the original tweet, shared a screenshot of Maya's Insta story, writing, “ABSOLUTELY WHEEZING AT MAYA HAWKE POSTING THIS TO HER STORIES.”
They also spotted that Ethan himself had liked another Instagram post, which showed a screenshot of the original tweet. @DixPeyton responded by tweeting, “Ethan Hawke liking this Instagram post is the horniest thing that has EVER happened to me.”
Incredible scenes.
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Another fan tweeted, “happy father’s day to ethan hawke only because he had maya hawke,” while another wrote, “BYE MAYA HAWKE IS SO FUNNY FOR THIS.”
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It comes after Stranger Things fans had a field day after discovering the identities of Maya Hawke's famous parents. Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman married in 1998 after meeting on the set of Gattaca in 1996. They separated in 2003 but share two children together: Maya (born in 1998) and Levon (born in 2002).
After discovering her celebrity heritage, some fans took to Twitter to express their amazement, with one writing,“I just also discovered that Maya Hawke, Stranger Things' very own Robin, is the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. WTH!!!,” while another noted: “how did most people not know maya hawke is the daughter of uma thurman and ethan hawke??? the genes are SO STRONG.”
Ethan has also proudly spoken out about his daughter before, taking to Instagram to sing her praises, writing, “Some of you may have missed her in last year’s BBC production of Little Women, Some of you may have missed her work at Juilliard. I know many missed out on numerous high school productions – heck I even missed a few and I’m her father. Some of you may know her music, some may not. But Ladies & Gentleman, get to know MAYA HAWKE. She’s the real thing.”
I think it's fair to say we have a new favourite father-daughter duo…
The internet has only just clicked.
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