Ariana DeBose ‘s mother, Gina Michelle DeBose , died Sunday morning “due to complications with stage 3 ovarian cancer,” the actress and singer said this week.

The West Side Story star took to Instagram on Tuesday, posting a carousel of photos and a tribute to her “gorgeous, hilarious, outspoken, warrior queen Mother.”

“I couldn’t be more proud of her and how she fought this insidious disease over the past 3 years. She was 57 years young,” DeBose wrote in the caption.

“She was my favorite person, my biggest fan and toughest critic. My best friend. She was my date to every important moment in my professional and personal life – and I wouldn’t have it any other way,” the post continued. “It had always been the two of us for as long as I can remember.”

DeBose said her

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