Holy smokes! Son of glamorous Aussie actress Pia Whitesell puffs on a cigar with his friends while celebrating high school graduation
Lennox, 18, whom the Home and Away star shares with former AFL star Brad Miller, celebrated his last day of high school with a smoke in hand alongside his fellow graduating pals.
Pia, 41, posted a snap on Thursday of her son blowing out a cloud of smoke while posing for a picture with his brother Isaiah, 22.
Another picture showed Lennox with his friends who also puffed on cigars to mark the end of their high school journey.
It comes after Pia revealed her close bond with her stepson Evan Whitesell in a photo proudly showing off her blended family at Lennox's graduation.
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The milestone moment was a family affair, with Pia's eldest son Isaiah also in attendance, as well as Pia's Hollywood agent husband Patrick Whitesell, 60.
Notably present at the event was Patrick's son Evan, 19, whom he shares with ex-wife Lauren Sanchez.
Lauren, 55, who is engaged to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 61, shares two children with Patrick - Evan and Ella - and has son Nikko with NFL star Tony Gonzalez.
'Best day ever! Congratulations sweetheart,' Pia captioned the happy post, showing the family with big smiles on their faces.
The Home and Away star looked stunning in a floor-length white dress emblazoned with large sunflowers paired with a white blazer.
Her son Lennox was suited up in his graduation robe and hat, repping the class of 2025.
Last year, Pia took to social media to share her joy that Lennox had been drafted into a competitive US college football team.
Lennox posted a precious photo to Instagram which captured him posing up a storm with some NFL talent scouts at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
The youngster could not wipe the smile off his face as he posed with the UCLA Bruins football coach and two of its players.
'Grateful & humbled to receive an offer from @uclafootball #gobruins.'
Pia quickly took to the comment section to congratulate her son on the milestone achievement.
'ALL you Lenny! So incredibly proud!' Pia wrote, adding a love heart emoji.
Meanwhile, Nova radio star Lauren Phillips added: 'Wooohooo!!! Congratulations Lenny, you legend.'
Pia's two sons moved to the US with the soap star after she tied the knot with multimillionaire Patrick.
Patrick is a businessman and executive chairman of Endeavor, an entertainment and media agency in the US.
The family have fully immersed themselves in the American way of life, with Lennox playing American football and Isaiah attending college.
Pia and Patrick were secretly wed in 2021, prompting Pia to move from her home in Australia to Patrick's mansion in Los Angeles.
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