Ripley Parker was born Dec. 17, 2000. She is Thandiwe's oldest child. Ripley is an accomplished writer, which her proud mom has bragged about on Instagram. Her first published work appeared in It's Not OK to Feel Blue and Other Lies, which came out in October 2019. She's currently repped by Knight Hall Agency in London for her writing. Her bio reads that she's working on a young adult television series called The F*ck It Bucket about mental health concerns among British youths. She is also working on a "jukebox musical based on the music of The Smiths, as well as a play about the life and relationships of poet Emily Dickinson."
On her twentieth birthday, Thandiwe posted a photo of her daughter to Instagram, writing: "My angel my love. 20? How? Your wisdom, grace, compassion, WRITING!?!!, stealth, moral code, HEART. @jayjopling @whitecube came to your first art exhibition when you were 8, you called @borisjohnsonuk a c**t to his face when you were 15, what are you gonna do when you're 20?.. the Establishment are quaking in their brogues :)" She added, in Shona: "Bhavhadhe rakanaka mwanasikana wangu. Ndinokuda kwazvo," which translates to: "Happy birthday, my daughter. I love you."
