Ice-T & Coco Austin’s Daughter Chanel Debuts Blue Hair Transformation

Ice-T and Coco Austin’s daughter, 9-year-old Chanel, embraced her first day of 4th grade with a new blue look. 

Coco Austin is seeing colors. 

After all, her and Ice-T’s daughter Chanel, 9, started her first day of 4th grade with blue-streaked hair, proving she’ll always head back to school in style. 

“First days of school are always sweet and bitter for me,” Coco wrote on her Sept. 4 Instagram post, which sees Chanel showing off her blue locks. “I hate to see her go but love to see her excited about school and to see her friends. I hate to admit this, but I’m jealous of school sometimes because they spend more time with her more than me during the year.”

Though the Ice Loves Coco star, 46, feels blue about spending less time with her daughter, she’s “proud of the little human she has become.”

As for Chanel’s striking hair color, Coco revealed that her little one was the mastermind behind the new ‘do. 

“Had some fun with Chanel’s hair recently,” she captioned the Aug. 25 post, including a closer look at her daughter’s bright blue streaks blending into her brunette hair. “She’s been feeling the color blue lately, so I finally gave in.”

And while Chanel took after mom in experimenting with her hair, she’s certainly Ice-T’s twin. Indeed, the little one has always looked like her dad, and the Law & Order: SVU alum showed off their similar features earlier this year.

“At some point,” Ice-T (born Tracy Marrow) wrote alongside an adorable photo of him and Chanel posted to X in January, “you realize there’s someone watching every move you make.

But despite their striking resemblance, the 67-year-old—who is also dad to daughter LaTesha, 49, and son Tracy Jr., 33, from previous relationships—admitted that his youngest doesn’t always enjoy being compared to him.

“I think she kind of gets irritated with people telling her she looks like her dad instead of her mom,” the “New Jack Hustler” rapper told Today in 2023. “But if you look at any old pictures of Coco, there’s similarities there. I wouldn’t want her to keep looking like her dad. She’s finding herself.”

Chanel isn’t the only star that’s hitting a new academic milestone. Keep reading to see more celebrity kids that are heading back to school… 

Pink

Cover the singer in sunshine—because her and husband Carey Hart‘s teenage daughter Willow started high school.

“My lil girl is growing up,” Pink wrote on Instagram Sept. 4, “and taking the 1st major step in chasing her dream.”

Coco

On Sept. 4, the model and Ice-T‘s daughter Chanel headed off to the fourth grade.

“First days of school are always sweet and bitter for me,” Coco wrote on Instagram. “I hate to see her go but love to see her excited about school and to see her friends.”

Chrissy Teigen

The Cravings cookbook author and John Legend‘s two oldest kids Luna and Miles went back to school in September, with siblings Este and Wren seeing them off.

Hoda Kotb

On Sept. 2, the Today alum’s daughters Haley and Hope started third and first grade, respectively.

Gabrielle Union

Bring on the first day of school! The Bring It On alum and her husband Dwyane Wade‘s daughter Kaavia started first grade in August, with Gabrielle writing on Instagram, “Proof that time doesn’t walk—it sprints.”

Jennie Garth

With the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum and ex-husband Peter Facinelli‘s daughter Fiona embarking on her freshman year of college, Jennie helped decorate her new room.

“I can’t believe this moment is finally here,” Jennie reflected in an Aug. 28 TikTok video. “I just couldn’t stop hugging her. Her first college dorm room. It definitely needed a little love.”

Malika Haqq

The Dash Dolls alum dropped off son Ace—who she shares with ex O.T. Genasis—at his first day of kindergarten on Aug. 27, calling it a “major milestone.”

Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber

The exes reunited to send their son Sasha off to the University of Southern California to study at the School of Dramatic Arts. In fact, they even helped him move into his Los Angeles dorm room.

“We packed and unpacked, stacked and color coded,” the King Kong actress wrote on Instagram Aug. 21. “We laughed, we cried, I had a few extra secret cries and maybe some not so private ones. We hugged a lot.”

She added, “But then remembered: he’s got this!! He did it!! He dreamed big and worked really hard for something wonderful.”

 

Mia Talerico

Good luck to the Good Luck Charlie alum, who started her junior year of high school on Aug. 20.

Mario Lopez

Classes were in session for the Saved by the Bell alum’s sons Nico and Santino on Aug. 20. “My boys are back to school on a Tuesday,” Mario quipped on Instagram. “Catholic school really said let’s ease into holiness.”

Jamie Lynn Spears

Britney Spears‘ niece is all grown up, with Jamie Lynn sending off her daughter Maddie—who she shares with ex Casey Aldridge—off to her senior year of high school on Aug. 19.

Heidi Klum

The Project Runway host said auf wiedersehen to her and Seal‘s son Johan when she dropped him off at college in New York. She captioned an Aug. 19 elevator selfie with the freshman and her older kids Henry and Leni, “College move in day.”

Christina Haack & Tarek El Moussa

On Aug. 18, the former couple reunited to see son Brayden off on his first day of fourth grade at a new school. Also joining the Flip or Flop alums? Tarek’s wife Heather El Moussa and their youngest son Tristan

Usher

There goes his babies! The “OMG” singer’s kids Usher “Cinco” Raymond V and Naviyd Ely (with ex Tameka Foster) as well as Sovereign Bo and Sire Castrello (with Jenn Goicoechea) went back to school on Aug. 15.

Cinoc embarked on his senior year of high school, while Naviyd began his junior year. Meanwhile, Sovereign and Sire started pre-kindergarten.

Jodie Sweetin

The Fuller House star’s home wasn’t quite as full on Aug. 14, when she dropped off her and ex-husband Morty Coyle‘s daughter Beatrix at school for her first day of sophmore year.

According to Jodie, her oldest daughter Zoie, who she shares with her first husband Cody Herpin, will start her senior year of high school later in August.

Amanda Kloots

The former The Talk host said her and late husband Nick Cordero‘s son Elvis wanted to look “handsome” when he went back to school, so he opted for a three-piece suit.

“The walk down to school, never easy,” Amanda wrote on Instagram Aug. 14. “Lots of tears. Will we ever not cry the first day of school?”

Trista Sutter

Want to feel old? The first-ever Bachelorette’s kids are now in high school.

As Trista—who shares her two children with season one’s Ryan Sutterwrote on Instagram Aug. 14, “Junior year for Blakesley Grace and the last, first day for our senior (what?!!!) Maxwell Alston.”

Shawn Johnson

The Olympian and her husband Andrew East sent their son Jett off to pre-kindergarten on Aug. 14. Meanwhile, their daughter oldest daughter Drew started kindergarten.

 

Tristan Thompson

The Cleveland Cavaliers player drove his son Prince—who he shares with ex Jordan Craig—to his first day of third grade on Aug. 13.

Jessie James Decker

Back to school? Game on for the singer and her husband Eric Decker, whose three oldest kids Vivianne, Eric Jr. and Forrest had their first day of class on Aug. 13.

“And just like that my babies are back to school,” Jessie, who also shares son Denver with the NFL star, shared on Instagram. “Can’t believe we have a 6th grader, 4th grader and 2nd grader.”

Kai Trump

President Donald Trump‘s granddaughter started her senior year on Aug. 13, writing on Instagram, “I cannot believe it’s my last first day of high school.”

Maci Bookout McKinney

The Teen Mom star’s teen son Bentley, who she shares with ex Ryan Edwards, towered over his younger siblings Jayde and Maverick—Maci’s two kids with husband Taylor McKinney—the the trio went back to school on Aug. 12.

“Boston” Rob Mariano

On Aug. 11, the Traitors alum proved to be faithful to family traditions when he snapped this back-to-school photo with daughters Lucia and Carina, who started their freshman and junior year of high school, respectively.

One day later, Rob sent his younger daughters Isabetta and and Adelina off to middle school. As he put it on Instagram, “It’s gonna be a Great Year!”

Nick Carter

Backstreet’s back to school alright! The “Everybody” singer and his wife Lauren Kitt Carter sent their kids OdinSaoirse and Pearl off to classes on Aug. 11. 

“Summers done,” Nick wrote on Instagram, “and first day of school is here.”

Jamie Lynn Spears

The Zoey 101 alum sent off her youngest daughter Ivey to second grade on Aug. 8. Joining the sweet family moment? Jamie Lynn’s oldest daughter Maddie, who attended the same elementary school when she was younger.

Jana Kramer

The “I Got the Boy” singer’s two oldest kids Jolie and Jace—who she shares with ex-husband Mike Caussinstarted fourth and first grade, respectively, on Aug. 4.

Lauren Sánchez Bezos

Nearly two months after her wedding to Jeff Bezos, the journalist dropped off her and ex Patrick Whitesell‘s son Evan at college in August 2024.

“18 years of early mornings, late night snacks and family dinners … and then there he was building his own dorm cabinet,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “A small thing but in that moment I saw the start of his next chapter.”

Melissa Joan Hart

On Aug. 6, the Sabrina the Teenage Witch alum’s teenage sons Braydon and Tucker—who she shares with husband Mark Wilkerson—respectively started 11th and sixth grade.  

Heather Rae El Moussa

The Flip Off star posted this adorable photo of her and husband Tarek el Moussa‘s son Tristan getting ready for a “drop in” at a local preschool.

“Even though we are not ready for pre school just yet… I am so proud of him,” she wrote on Instagram Aug. 5, “and so happy that he loved it so much.”

Ne-Yo

The “So Sick” singer reunited with his ex Crystal Renay to drop off their sons Shaffer Jr. and Roman off at school on Aug. 4.