Sylvester Stallone Praises 'Brave' Daughter Sophia for Confronting Her Fear of Spiders

Updated on August 03, 2022 18:39 PM by Ella Bina

Sophia Stallone Is Facing Her Fears

Dad Sylvester Stallone couldn't hold back his excitement as his daughter, 25, confronted her arachnophobia in a video posted to Instagram Sunday, in which Sophia let a tarantula crawl on her arm.

In the clip, the spider handler held onto Sophia's hand to steady her as he rested the large arachnid onto her skin. Sophia's mouth quickly opened with shock as she watched the spider move along her hand. "So proud of you," the Rocky actor (76 years old), can be heard saying in the background, just before Sophia hilariously begins to repeatedly ask the handler, "Can you get him?"

The Eight-legged Creature

Once the creepy crawly was no longer on her hand, she made sure to hightail it far away from the eight-legged creature. "My credibly brave wonderful daughter @sophiastallone going for it!! So proud of my girls!" Sylvester captioned the video.

While she took a big step in touching the tarantula for the video, Sophia responded to her dad's post in the comments, revealing she's far from over her fear. "I'm more scared of spiders after doing that…." she wrote.

The Family

In addition to Sophia, The Expendables star shares daughters Scarlet, 20, and Sistine, 24, with his wife, Jennifer Flavin. He's also father to Seargeoh Stallone from his previous marriage to Sasha Czack. (His oldest son, Sage Stallone, died in 2012.) Flavin and Sylvester recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in May. They marked the occasion by writing touching tributes to each other on social media.

Another Viral Post

"Happy 25th anniversary to my amazing wife," Stallone captioned a photo carousel of the pair. "There are not enough words to describe what this incredibly selfless dedicated, patient, woman has meant to our lives and I only wish they could be another 25! Thank you, sweetheart!"

Happy Anniversary To Us

Flavin, 53, wrote alongside her snapshot collection, "Happy 25th wedding anniversary to us! Thank you for always keeping me laughing, loving, and protecting our beautiful family!" She concluded: "Our marriage keeps getting better every year! I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together!