As an actress, entrepreneur, wife, and mother, Jessica Alba certainly wears many hats, but one in particular that of a doting daughter is one she clearly cherishes.
“Almost three years ago I started my dream project,” the Fantastic Four star wrote on Instagram beneath a short teaser video of the home renovation project.
“I surprised my parents by buying them a house!” she revealed. “And not just any house, it was my grandparents' house where my dad grew up, so it's very sentimental to me,” she continued.
Alba's grandparents were Mexican immigrants and raised her father, Mark, in Claremont, California, about a 40-minute drive east of Los Angeles.
What movies has Jessica Alba been in? The Fantastic Four actress is also the founder of The Honest Company.
Jessica Alba was able to buy her father's childhood home for her parents. (Leon Bennett/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
“When I think about where my grandfather was from, this house [was] “This is a symbol of success for him,” Alba explained in a YouTube video documenting the surprise and subsequent renovations, “a place where he can give his kids opportunities that they might not have had if they lived in another neighborhood or another city.”
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“After my grandfather passed away, my parents were planning on selling their house to pay for my grandmother's medical bills,” she continued in her Instagram post. Alba detailed her grandmother's condition in a YouTube video, explaining that she required full-time care.
“When I think about where my grandfather was from, this house [was] It’s a symbol of him that he made it.”
Mark and Katherine Alba were overcome with emotion and in tears when they told of their daughter buying the Claremont home for them. (Stephanie Keenan/Getty Images, Courtesy of Jessica Alba)
“I pretended to help them flip their house before they sold, but in reality, I had always intended to buy it for them,” wrote the 43-year-old. “Just watching this trailer again brings up so many emotions, after keeping this big secret, surprising my parents, and then working for months to make this house perfect.”
“I can't believe this actually happened. This is for you grandpas. We love you more than you know and we miss you,” she wrote about her recently deceased grandfather.
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In a YouTube video, Alba can be seen telling her parents the big surprise.
“Your dad is shaking right now, Jessica, I want you to know,” the actress' brother Josh can be heard saying as the family gathers and hugs each other.
“[Your grandfather] “Jessica, he would be so proud of you,” a tearful Mark told his daughter. “He was so proud of you.”
Jessica Alba is seen comforting her father by telling him that she bought him her childhood home. (Jessica Alba YouTube)
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“My grandpa has passed away, but his legacy is this house,” Alba declares at the start of the video. “I tried to infuse the whole house with my grandpa's vibe.”
Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis launched the show “Honest Renovations” last summer. (Manny Hernandez/Wireimage/Getty Images)
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Alba, founder of the billion-dollar brand The Honest Company, recently launched a renovation series with her friend Lizzy Mathis, which follows the two women as they renovate homes for their parents whose space doesn't suit their needs (the renovation of her grandparents' home preceded the TV show).
