How Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton Celebrated their tenth Thanksgiving Collectively
“We will FaceTime with each other,” she added. “I was looking so forward to meeting his family and having turkey with everybody, but we have to accept things the way they are, and I’m sure next year is going to be so much better.”
The duo’s tradition began in 2016 when Wanda accidentally texted Jamal instead of her grandson Randall Burgoyne.
“Thanksgiving dinner is at my house on Nov. 24 at 3:00pm,” the text read. “Let me know if you’re coming. Hope to see you all. Of course that includes Amanda & Justin.”
The then-17-year-old responded, “Who is those…,” to which Wanda replied, “Your grandma,” adding a grandma emoji.
When Jamal asked Wanda to send him a picture identifying herself, she did, and he replied, “You not my grandma.”
He added, “Can I still get a plate tho?”
“Of course you can,” Wanda answered. “That’s what grandma’s do…feed every one.”
And the rest, is Thanksgiving history.
Keep reading for a look back at Jamal and Wanda’s sweet as pie Thanksgiving tradition…