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Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Proud Elle Macpherson reunites with her billionaire ex Arpad 'Arki' Busson to celebrate their youngest son Cy graduating from prestigious Massachusetts college
Elle Macpherson had every reason to celebrate over the weekend as her youngest son Cy Busson graduated from prestigious Babson College in Massachusetts with top honours. The 61-year-old Aussie icon took to Instagram to share a series of proud family snaps and videos from the graduation ceremony, which was held on campus. Cy, 22, looked dapper in his cap and gown as he accepted his diploma on stage, graduating Summa Cum Laude - the highest distinction awarded for academic excellence. In one heartwarming image, the fresh graduate is seen beaming as he shakes hands with university officials, while another shows him posing alongside proud mum Elle, his older brother Flynn Busson and her ex, billionaire French financier Arpad 'Arki' Busson, who is Cy's father. Elle captioned the photos with heartfelt tributes, proudly tagging her son @cybusson and writing 'The graduate' and 'Summa Cum Laude' over the footage. Cy later changed out of his graduation gown into a smart suit and Boston Red Sox cap. The ceremony was held at Babson College, a highly respected business school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, which is known globally for its entrepreneurial leadership programs. At one point the Macpherson family posed alongside Arki's daughter Luna Thurman-Busson, whom he shares with actress Uma Thurman. Arki dated Elle in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The pair also share eldest son Flynn, 26, who has largely remained out of the spotlight. Elle, who is based between Miami and Europe, has often spoken about how proud she is of her sons, once revealing in an interview that motherhood was her greatest joy and achievement. Cy appears to be following in his famous mother's footsteps. He has already appeared in several magazine shoots and is represented by talent agency Next Models Miami. Cy mostly kept out of the spotlight until turning 18, but since reaching that milestone has featured in a handful of publications. While Flynn is clearly following after his father, Cy appears to be following in his famous mother's footsteps with a modelling career too He appeared on the cover of Australian Vogue and French Elle alongside his mother and older brother. He also fronted the Russian edition of Glamour Man. Elle wished her son a happy birthday in February last year. The model posted a gallery of never-before-seen snaps of her youngest child on Instagram, including one picture of herself breastfeeding a newborn Cy. 'Aurelius sped into the world in just four hours, bringing indescribable joy and unconditional love, making our family complete,' she wrote in the caption. She continued: 'We love you to the moon and back and round Australia a gazillion times. Thank you for choosing us.' Elle known as 'The Body', has previously said that when she became a mother, she decided to put her sons first over her career. 'I was 35 when I had my first [Flynn] and 41 when I had Cy and so I came to children a little later in life, but I made sure they were going to be the priority,' she said. 'I used to travel a lot and I'd go through that thing that [working] mothers go through. 'I would always tell them, 'Mum loves what she does and I hope in life you find something you love to do so that work doesn't feel like work and you go off and do your thing and while I'm off doing my thing. 'How cool for you guys to have that time without your helicopter, control-freak mother around.'' She also said she was 'moved' to learn one of her sons had said in an interview that she made them feel they were her 'priority'.
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Uma Thurman's seldom-seen younger daughter is spotted in rare outing with dad Arpad Busson and Elle Macpherson
Uma Thurman 's youngest daughter made a rare appearance with family recently after staying out of the spotlight for much of her childhood. Thurman's two older children, Maya and Levon Hawke — whom she shares with her ex-husband Ethan Hawke — are well known for having followed their famous parents into acting. But Thurman, 55, has cultivated a far more private existence for her youngest daughter, 12-year-old Luna Thurman-Busson, whom she shares with her ex, the French hedge fund manager Arpad Busson, 62. Luna made a surprise appearance in photos posted to Instagram over the weekend by her older half-brother Flynn Busson, who is the son of Busson and the Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson. Luna supported her older brother Cy at a graduation ceremony while also posing with Elle, Flynn and her dad Arpad in a black-and-white photo that Flynn captioned: 'Fam Bam.' Luna — which is short for Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson — wore a cozy sweater with a white miniskirt and casual black Adidas Sambas. Her father's ex Elle wrapped an arm around her and flashed a winning smile while wearing a chic light-colored satiny suit and aviator-style sunglasses. Luna's brother Flynn and her father Arpad both favored business-ready navy suits, while Cy had on his graduation gowns. Apad pumped his fist in the air and cheered as he joined Flynn and Cy in another photo showing them hanging out with other 'Lads' after graduation. Luna's presence in her brother's photo was rare, as she spends most of her time with her mother, who ensures that she has far less of a public profile than her older siblings. A rare exception occurred in 2023 at the New York City premiere of Wes Anderson's critically acclaimed comedy Asteroid City, which Maya had a small role in. Even though Luna isn't usually spotted at similar events, this time she was seen posing for photographers with her mother and sister, as well as Levon. The event turned out to be a full family affair for the Stranger Things star, as Maya's dad Ethan also joined in on the party after the screening. While little is known about Luna, Uma previously opened up about why she decided to give her daughter four middle names. '[Maya] came up with the best excuse, which was that I probably wouldn't get to have any more children, so I just put every name that I liked into [Luna's],' the Kill Bill star told Jimmy Fallon during a Tonight Show appearance, via People. 'We couldn't quite agree on the name, so we call her Luna. She's lucky that way.' Uma and her financier ex Arpad Busson began their on–off relationship back in 2007, and revealed that they were engaged in June of the following year, but they called off the engagement in 2009. The split was short-lived, though, and Uma and Arpad reunited in 2010, with the engagement back on. Luna arrived in 2012, but her parents still hadn't married by 2014, when they called it off their engagement for a second time and seemingly split for good. In early 2017, Uma and Arpad became engaged in a custody battle over their youngest child, with The Pulp Fiction star ultimately receiving primary physical custody of Luna. Prior to dating Arpad, Thurman was married twice: from 1990 to 1992 to Oscar winner Gary Oldman, and then from 1998 to 2005 to Ethan Hawke after they met on the set of their 1997 sci-fi drama Gattaca. They welcomed Maya in 1998 and Levon in 2002, before separating in 2003. Prior to his relationship with Uma, Arpad's best-known partner was Elle Macpherson, whom he was together with from 1996 to 2005 and shared two sons.
