"Rihanna, I am so proud of you tonight," Briathwate said, holding hands with her famous daughter. "I know the journey in your career has not always been an easy one, but tonight I applaud you and admire you for being so strong and so positive and so humble and so focused."
"It's amazing how you always manage to take good from all your experiences," she continued. "I am so blessed to be a part of this historic moment."
The moving exchange was a departure from the norm for the daring starlet, but Rihanna isn't the first celebrity to reveal a softer, more vulnerable side in the presence of her mom. Take a look at some of Hollywood's most heartwarming mother-daughter moments.