Molly Shannons rarely-seen lookalike daughter Stella, 19, towers over SNL star mom as family drop

STELLA Shannon Chesnut, the rarely-seen daughter of Saturday Night Live star Molly Shannon, has been dropped off at college. Stella, 19, towered over her famous mother as they appeared in a heartwarming video together.

STELLA Shannon Chesnut, the rarely-seen daughter of Saturday Night Live star Molly Shannon, has been dropped off at college.

Stella, 19, towered over her famous mother as they appeared in a heartwarming video together. 

In the Instagram reel, Molly, 58, wrapped her arms around her teen daughter inside the dorm room and smiled at the camera.

Stella will be studying Drama at New York University, according to People

Although the two are far away from each other, the college student still has questions while living it up in the Big Apple. 

The mother/daughter duo responded to each other in the video captions. 

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Stella asked: "Mom, Can I put this silk sheet in the wash?"

Molly replied: "Hi Stella! I'm on a beautiful hoke now. Yes! Wash is fine!"

Stella showed off a huge aluminum basket and wondered: "Mom, can I put this in the microwave?"

Molly jokingly warned: "No metal in the microwave!" along with a shocked face emoji. 

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The Saturday Night Live alum wrote: "We are both #LivingOurBestLife! 

"For everyone going to college, which type is your parent?

She concluded: "Are they also living their best life, checking in a little too much, or unsure of what to do with their free time?"

HER PERSONAL LIFE

The Superstar comedian married her longtime partner Fritz Chesnut in 2004.

Fritz was born in 1973 in New Mexico and graduated from the University of California: Santa Cruz in 1995.

Two years later, Molly's husband earned his Master's degree from Rutgers University.

As a painter, Fritz has hosted a series of solo exhibitions and shares two children with his famous wife: daughter Stella and their teenage son Nolan Shannon Chesnut, 18.

'HOLD IT ALL TOGETHER'

This is not the only time the comic has shared her personal life with fans.

In August 2021, the TV star revealed how she lost her loved ones in her tell-all memoir, Hello, Molly!

Molly shared that her mother, sister, and cousin died in a drunk-driving crash at the age of four.

Her father - who was under the influence - was driving the vehicle and sustained serious injuries.  

Molly and her older sister Mary went to live with their aunt while their male parent recovered.

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In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, she opened up about the heartbreaking story and said: "I was very heartbroken, and very sad, and just trying to hold it all together as a kid.

"There's no way that you could feel that type of deep pain about your mother and your sister being dead, so you just hold it all in, and it comes up later in life."

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