James Van Der Beek Shares Sweet Video After HisDawson’s CreekMom Mary-Margaret Humes Sent Him Birthday Cookies

Mar. 15, 2025

James Van Der Beek and Mary-Margaret Humes.Photo:Alex Goodlett/Getty;Frazer Harrison/Getty

Alex Goodlett/Getty;Frazer Harrison/Getty

The actor, who turned 47 on March 8, told his fans via anInstagramvideo thatMary-Margaret Humesmakes sure to let him know that she’s thinking of him every year on his birthday with a sweet gift.

“It’s my birthday and I just got a package — a FedEx that arrived today from Mary-Margaret Humes, who played my mom onDawson’s Creek," the formerDancing with the Starscontestant said in the video.

“I love you,” he ended the video, taking a bite of a chocolate chip cookie.

In the video’s caption of the video, Van Der Beek explained that Humes began the thoughtful tradition afterhis mother Melinda diedin 2020 at 70 years old.

John Wesley Shipp, James Van Der Beek and Mary-Margaret Humes.Courtesy Everett Collection

“It doesn’t matter that I’m now older than she was when we first worked together, or that I’ve moved to Texas,” thePosestar wrote in the caption. “She bakes them, and finds me, and does it from the bottom of her heart — and it always warms mine.”

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“Here’s to all the kind, wonderful, loving women on [International Women‘s Day] who — mothers or not — show the kind of love that lights up the lives of those around them,” he added.

The actors played mother and son, Gail and Dawson Leery, for six seasons onDawson’s Creekfrom 1998 to 2003.

source: people.com