Ziggy Marley Posts Uncommon Photograph of Mother Rita, Calls Her ‘My Energy’

Ziggy Marley is taking time to acknowledge his mother, Rita Marley.

The 55-year-old son of late reggae icon Bob Marley shared a uncommon photograph of his 77-year-old mom in an Instagram publish on Tuesday, June 25.

The picture confirmed a close-up of Rita making a thumbs-up gesture whereas sporting an orange shirt, inexperienced cap, and colourful jewellery.

“My power . Mommy ❤️. @officialritamarley,” Ziggy captioned the publish.

One fan commented, “She is a good looking individual in and out ❤️❤️❤️.” One other wrote, “Queen Mama ❤️💚💛.”

In February 2024, Ziggy opened as much as PEOPLE about Rita’s fixed help for his late father and their household.

“My mother is the spine of every thing. With out her, none of this may’ve been taking place,” he mentioned. “My father’s profession wouldn’t be what it’s. They actually complement one another in that means. You want somebody like that by your facet. You possibly can’t do it alone. You might by no means do it alone.”.

Together with Ziggy, Rita and Bob share grownup kids Cedella and Stephen. He additionally adopted her daughters Sharon and Stephanie from different relationships and had extra kids with totally different girls.  

Ziggy informed PEOPLE that his mum or dad’s got here “up collectively from nothing” and, subsequently, had a relationship that concerned “greater than a bodily connection.”

“That they had a non secular connection, and that’s the deepest form of connection you may have,” he mentioned.

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Ziggy, a father of seven, added that his upbringing concerned being surrounded by household, which makes him imagine his father would have “beloved being a grandpa.”

“We grew up in a giant household, so kids had been at all times round. He can be a really loving grandfather. I see slightly little bit of one thing of him [in them] each from time to time. It’s beautiful to see. It’s joyful,” he mentioned. “One in all my sons is like him. He’s a bit like my father, identical to my father. He’s a boy identical to Bob.”