Hilary Duff’s Celebrity Mom Group Hits the Show After Ashley Drama
Hilary Duff was enveloped in affection from her closest celebrity mom pals during the second night of her Los Angeles concert.
“Stage mom-ing so hard!!!” What’s Gaby Cooking author Gaby Dalkin shared in a group photo of Duff’s long-time mom crew on her Instagram Story on Thursday, July 9. “We love you @hilaryduff.”
Dalkin, 40, posed alongside Mandy Moore, Meghan Trainor, hairstylist Barb Thompson, artist Amanda (Kaplan) Lillywhite, Muu by Better Babies, Inc. founder Janice Gott, makeup artist Kelsey Deenihan Fisher, and beauty expert Whitney Wagner Hartley.
Moore, 42, shared the group photo on her Instagram Story on Friday, July 10, after attending the L.A. stop on Duff’s The Lucky Me Tour.
Janice Gott, Gaby Dalkin, Kelsey Deenihan Fisher, Mandy Moore, Whitney Wagner Hartley, Amanda (Kaplan) Lillywhite, Meghan Trainor, and Barb Thompson. Courtesy of Meghan Trainor/Instagram
“I love my fwwwweeennnsss,” Moore captioned the repost.
The This Is Us actress also shared a video capturing the evening, featuring balloons tumbling from the ceiling and concertgoers exuberantly singing along to Duff’s “What Dreams Are Made Of.”
“Bringing joy to 18K people is truly superhero level,” Moore wrote alongside the clip, tagging her long-time friend. “We love you and appreciate you being back doing what you were born to do!!”
Meanwhile, Trainor expressed her admiration for Duff, calling her one of her musical inspirations and revealing she’s the “reason I became a pop star” in her own social media clip from the girls’ night out.
“Proud of our girl!!! Just out here spreading the most joy @hilaryduff,” Dalkin later wrote alongside a group photo with Duff after the concert.
Celeb mom group at Duff’s L.A. show. Courtesy of Mandy Moore/Instagram
The wave of love and support from Duff’s friends at her recent gig follows some earlier criticism from former mom group member Ashley Tisdale French.
Tisdale French, 41, made headlines in January after writing an essay for New York Magazine’s The Cut titled “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group.” In it, she claimed she was “left out of a couple of group hangs” and began to “feel frozen out.”
Although she didn’t specify the identities of the women, fans quickly recognized that Tisdale French had been part of Duff’s celebrity mom group after they both welcomed children in 2021.
The High School Musical star shares daughters Jupiter, 5, and Emerson, 22 months, with her husband Christopher French. Duff, on the other hand, shares daughters Banks, 7, Mae, 5, and Townes, 2, with husband Matthew Koma, and a son, Luca, 14, with her ex-husband Mike Comrie.
Meghan Trainor. Courtesy of Meghan Trainor/Instagram
“I honestly felt really sad. I was taken aback and just felt sad,” Duff mentioned during a February episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast when discussing the drama. “I have so many groups of friends. I’m so fortunate.”
That same month, Moore praised Duff for her enduring friendship after they became close following the arrival of her eldest child, son Gus, in 2021. (Moore also shares son Ozzie, 3, and daughter Lou, 21 months, with husband Taylor Goldsmith.)
Hilary Duff and her mom squad. Courtesy of Gaby Dalkin/Instagram
“She’s such an incredible talent and mother,” Moore told Glamour of Duff in February. “Observing how she balances life is truly inspiring to me.”
While Duff and her remaining mom friends appear to have moved past the controversy, Tisdale French has been making headlines for collaborating with Sabrina Jalees and Ali Wong on a comedy series titled Toxic Moms.
Deadline reported that Toxic Moms is currently in development at Netflix.
