Riley Keough and Ben Smith-Petersen | Source: Getty Images
While fans think Riley Keough’s two-year-old daughter is her mini-me, the actress, who shared words about parenting, revealed last year who she thinks the little girl takes after the most.
Hollywood star Riley Keough took to Instagram yesterday, October 8, to share an adorable video of her and her daughter, Tupelo Storm Smith-Petersen, who was seen mimicking her mom’s actions. Riley autographed special black-and-white nostalgic photos of her and her iconic late mom, Lisa Marie Presley, whose memoir Riley recently spoke about.
Fan comment about Riley Keough and her two-year-old daughter, posted on October 8, 2024 | Source: Instagram/rileykeough
After showing the “Daisy Jones & The Six” talent signing the pictures with a black marker while seated at a wooden table, the cameraman panned down to zoom in on her baby girl who was heard cooing next to Riley.
Riley Keough autographing pictures, posted on October 8, 2024 | Source: Instagram/rileykeough
Carefully maneuvering the device so as not to show the little girl’s face, followers got a rare, brief view of her blonde curls and the white shirt and diaper she had on.
Tupelo Storm Smith-Petersen sitting on the floor with pictures, posted on October 8, 2024 | Source: Instagram/rileykeough
Placed in front of the two-year-old was one of Riley’s black-and-white photos and an uncolored picture of a rabbit in a hot air balloon. Initially, Tupelo used a brown marker to draw swirls on the rabbit picture and then did the same action on her mom’s image.
Tupelo Storm Smith-Petersen | Source: Instagram/rileykeough
“A few of you might just get a very exclusive, special edition copy of ‘FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN’ signed by Tupelo,” captioned Riley. Fans who saw her post gushed over the little girl and drew comparisons between her and her mom.
“Like mother like daughter,” remarked an Instagrammer who included an emoji shedding happy tears. Including the same emoji in their comment, another echoed , “She wants to be just like Mama.”
Tupelo Storm Smith-Petersen | Source: Instagram/rileykeough
Referring to the wholesomeness of the post, an admirer swooned , “This is adorable!” Focusing on a different aspect of the video, a fan praised , “She is quite the artist already!!!”
While many think Tupelo resembles her mom, Riley believes she takes after her dad (Riley’s husband), Ben Smith-Petersen. In an interview that she conducted with Vanity Fair last year (2023), Riley divulged , “She’s literally like someone shrunk my husband and that’s our baby.”
Ben Smith-Petersen and Riley Keough at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 15, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
However, she did express how she believes Tupelo inherited some of her hair. “I’ll show you where I am,” said Riley as she turned her then 10-month-old around to show the interviewer, Britt Hennemuth, the back of Tupelo’s head. “This curl right here,” referenced the doting mom, who gently tugged at the loose lock.
Still, Britt pointed out how she could see the resemblance between Tupelo and Riley in the little girl’s eyes and smile.
Continuing the interview with Tupelo, who reportedly wanted to stay by her mother’s side, in her lap, Riley discussed parenting. “I don’t think you ever can be a perfect parent, but I would like to be the best mom for her that I can be,” disclosed the “Zola” actress.
After highlighting how important the aforementioned goal is to her, the interviewer noted how Riley’s words about parenting made her recall a portion of the star’s eulogy to her late mom.
“I’m certain I chose the best mother for me in this world, and I knew that as far back as I can remember you,” Riley previously expressed .
Earlier on in that same interview, the “Logan Lucky” actress spoke about Tupelo’s birth. The little girl was welcomed in August 2022 via surrogacy, which Riley deemed “a very cool, selfless, and incredible act.”
Explaining why she decided to go the surrogacy route, Riley shared , “I can carry children, but it felt like the best choice for what I had going on physically with the autoimmune stuff.”
The conversation then veered toward the origin of Tupelo’s name and the significance it holds. Riley’s daughter was named after her mom’s legendary late grandfather Elvis Presley ‘s birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi.
A signpost marking Elvis Presley’s birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi on July 13, 2018 | Source: Getty Images
Providing more context to how she received her name, Riley revealed , “It’s funny because we picked her name before the ‘Elvis’ movie. I was like, ‘This is great because it’s not really a well-known word or name in relation to my family—it’s not like Memphis or something.'”
However, after “Elvis” was released, the word Tupelo grew increasingly popular. “I was like, ‘Oh, no.’ But it’s fine,” remarked the entertainer.
Regarding Tupelo’s second name, Storm, it was revealed that the moniker is a tribute to Riley’s late brother, Benjamin Storm Keough, who passed away at 27.
Riley is no stranger to honoring the legacy of her late family members, as she recently completed and published Lisa’s memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown,” on Tuesday, October 8.
Sitting down with CBS’s Gayle King, two other co-hosts, and media mogul Oprah Winfrey, Riley shared some reflections about the book .
“The Lodge” star spoke about the voice recordings from her mom that she used to finish the memoir. These tapes included details concerning Lisa Marie Presley ‘s life at Graceland and the lasting impact of Elvis’ death.
“The first time that I played the tapes was incredibly emotional. And then once I was sort of used to it, it really depended on what she was talking about. Some of the tapes are really funny. Some of them are really touching. So it was a wild, you know, wild ride of emotion,” reflected Riley.
She confessed that her mother’s memories of Graceland include some tragic elements and challenging moments. “I think that she had experienced a lot of loss very early on in her life, and I think a lot of her life was dictated by that and by grief,” mentioned Riley Keough .
However, she did say that there were also a lot of joyful memories of love and happiness that her mom and family experienced as well.