Today is Teyana Taylor’s birthday, and she’s 34, if you can believe it!
Although she’s known as a prolific singer, dancer, and now choreographer and creative director, she takes pride in being a mother to her two young daughters, Iman “Junie” Tayla Shumpert Jr. and Rue Rose Shumpert, with the help of ex-NBA superstar and estranged husband, Iman Shumpert.
Although the two filed for divorce in January 2023, after seven years of marriage, they waited carefully to announce the separation, keeping their two girls in mind. Even though their marriage didn’t work out, they ensured they would remain “best friends” to co-parent their two daughters successfully, and issued the following statement on social media. “Most importantly, we are FAMILY & in the 10yrs together, 7yrs married, we ain’t ever played with or about THAT,” she said.
Taylor doesn’t play about her family, and in April 2021, she told Forbes that her daughters are her “best friends.” In a 2024 Breakfast Club interview, she said, “I shaped my life to be around my kids.”
While she chooses to co-parent with Shumpert, Taylor is a hands-on parent. She regularly vacations with them and engages in fun, family-filled activities, including taking them to work engagements. Below are some adorable of Taylor and her girls over the years!
Teyana and her girls attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Sony Pictures’ “The Book of Clarence” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on January 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Teyana Taylor and Junie Shumpert attend the Culture Creators Leaders & Innovators Awards Brunch at the Beverly Hilton on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
The girls at the New York premiere of “A Thousand and One” held at the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 on March 27, 2023 in New York City.
Teyana Taylor, Junie and Rue Rose, and Iman Shumpert attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “A Thousand And One” Premiere at The Ray Theatre on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah.
Teyana Taylor and Junie attend “You Be There” Screening at The Gathering Spot on August 11, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Teyana Taylor performs while holding her daughter, Junie during Dave Chappelle’s Block Party on August 25, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio.
Teyana Taylor and daughter Junie attend 2018 Essence Street Style Festival on September 9, 2018 in Brooklyn City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Essence)
Teyana Taylor and her daughter Iman attend the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Teyana Taylor with her daughter Iman Tayla “Junie” Shumpert Jr. Baby Buddha Bug Collection hosted by Teyana Taylor and Shumpert at Pressed on September 4, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.
