New York Daily News

Back with ‘grandma’ for holiday

- BY NANCY DILLON

Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench served up their adorable Thanksgivi­ng friendship again on Thursday, three years after their hilarious holiday text exchange went viral.

Dench, 61, thought she was texting her grandson when she mistakenly sent a message to Hinton in 2016, inviting him to her family’s Thanksgivi­ng feast.

Hinton, then 17 years old, was understand­ably confused and asked Dench to send a selfie. They quickly realized the error, but Dench said Hinton was welcome to come over anyway.

Screenshot­s of their heartwarmi­ng exchange blew up online, garnering more than a 100,000 likes.

The fortuitous friends broke bread that Thanksgivi­ng, then again last year and for a third time Thursday.

“Jamal is so awesome,” Dench told azfamily.com in an interview posted Thursday.

“Gaining a new grandma, I thought maybe I’d gain one getting married, but as a friend, it’s great,” Hinton said.

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Jamal Hinton (l.) and Wanda Dench share another holiday.

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