Jamie Lee Curtis' Tribute To Her Famous Parents Is Unexpectedly Bleak

You can always count on Jamie Lee Curtis to keep it completely real. Whether she's talking about body image, mental health, nepotism, or her famous parents — Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh — Jamie Lee doesn't sugarcoat her words. For instance, on January 19, the prolific actor posted an old black-and-white photo of her parents when they were still together, with a surprisingly touching (and slightly dark) tribute, on her Instagram. 

Tony and Janet were married for 11 years, according to People, which eventually ended in a messy divorce. In the caption accompanying the photo, which shows a young and glamorous Tony with his arms around the equally young and glamorous Janet, Jamie Lee talks about the impact their divorce had on her and how she views the world. While the tribute to her parents starts pretty bleak, don't worry. Jamie Lee ends her tribute on a decidedly hopeful note, wishing both of her parents a "happy hump day!"

Alongside a glamorous photo of her parents, Hollywood royals Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis got very real about marriage, love, and divorce on Instagram. "Once in a while when their images find me unexpectedly, I'm caught by not only their extreme beauty but their deep love and ambition," the caption begins. "As the product of 13 divorces in my immediate family I have often struggled with the idea of love, what happens to it?"

We bet that any child of divorce can identify with that sentiment, especially if your parents' divorce was a rough one. But Jamie Lee's caption also talked about how photos like this remind her of the love her parents shared, not the anger. "There are only a couple reminders to me that I was born from love and not resentment, competition, jealousy and rancor which are the cornerstones of any unpleasant divorce," she wrote. "I also forget that they were famous and loved worldwide."

Jamie Lee Curtis wouldn't be Jamie Lee Curtis if she didn't speak from the heart. And that's why we love her.