Idina Menzel Has Sweet Date Night with Son Walker, 15, atWickedPremiere in L.A.

Mar. 15, 2025

Idina Menzel and son Walker.Photo:Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA via AP Images

Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA via AP Images

Idina Menzeland her sonWalkerare having some family time on the red carpet!

On Saturday, Nov. 9, the actress, 53, attended theWickedpremiere in Los Angeles with a very special guest — her 15 year old son.

The duo were all smiles at the event, even wearing matching black outfits with dashes of white — Menzel in an all-black one-sleeved gown with fabric gathered at the shoulder that she teamed with a black-and-white purse, while Walker sported a black suit, black shirt and black-and-white sneakers.

TheFrozenactress shares Walker with her ex husband,Taye Diggs. Menzel and Diggs met during the Broadway production ofRentin 1996, married in 2003 and divorced in 2013. The former couple remain on good terms and maintain a great co-parenting relationship.

Idina Menzel and son Walker.Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA via AP Images

In June, ahead of Walker’s 15th birthday in September, Menzel sharedsome relatable moments about life with a teenage son an episode ofPEOPLE in 10.

“He’s great. He’s a teenager, but he still hugs me once in a while so I’ll take that,” she teased at the time.

“What surprises me is just how mercurial it is, one minute they want nothing to do with you, and the next minute they really show you how much they need you,” she she added. “You really have to be on your toes and be willing to get out of their way and out of your own way and not take things too personally. Know that they feel your love but they also need their space.”

Menzel also opened up toPEOPLEin 2021 about the transformative experience of parenthood.

“It was actually really liberating when I became a mom, because everything was so focused on the self,” she said in August 2021. “And when you had these beautiful, little humans that you have to worry about, it teaches you priorities and perspective.”

The actress shared a sweet moment with her son in a2021 interview withGlamour. As she turned 50 in 2021, Menzelfelt self-consciousabout the milestone, especially how it impacted her identity as a performer and actress.

Walker, who was 12 at the time, offered some affirmation.

“He says, ‘Mom, don’t look in the mirror and worry about how you look. You’re beautiful,'” Menzel told the outlet.

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Her relationship with her son inspired her to practice self love, she said in the interview, “to walk the walk and talk the talk” and set a positive example for her son.

source: people.com