Oh mom! Minnie Driver tweets old snap of herself in banana costume with son Henry dressed as a monkey

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 02:44 EST, 9 December 2013 | UPDATED: 03:10 EST, 9 December 2013

She didn't explain why, but on Sunday actress Minnie Driver tweeted a photo of herself wearing a banana costume holding her son Henry dressed as a monkey.

Henry, who is now five, was still a baby when the shot was taken.

A follower, @angelnorelation, tweeted 'It's amazing that being a banana hasn't resulted in you being pigeonholed as an actor', to which the good-humored star replied 'Oh, well, you know sometimes Hollywood is mitigated by being a giant banana.'

Minnie Driver dressed as a banana and her adorable son Henry was a monkey

Monkey business: Minnie Driver dressed as a banana and her adorable son Henry was a monkey

Just last month Minnie and Henry were spotted out in Los Angeles and the curly haired boy was hamming it up for photographers.

His acting skills are not the only thing the young boy has got from his mother - Henry also has inherited her distinctive curls.

Henry's father has been a long held Hollywood secret but in 2012 Minnie gave some details about his father. 

Speaking to The Observer, she revealed she conceived the child with a writer from the cancelled FX TV series, The Riches, but had tried to protect his anonymity as they weren’t in a relationship at the time.

Minnie and Henry got cheeky for the camera last month

Hamming it up: Minnie and Henry got cheeky for the camera last month

Minnie Driver ran errands in West Hollywood earlier this month

These boots are made for walking: Minnie Driver ran errands in West Hollywood last week

'I don't need to protect him anymore,' Minnie said. 'He can fend for himself. He's a grown-up. We weren't together and he wasn't directly in the business so I chose to protect him and not have a rain of publicity.'

The Good Will Hunting actress is set to star as Kylie Swainson in the horror and musical hybrid movie, Stage Fright, and she will also star in two other films called Blackbird and Return To Zero.

Minnie is also currently filming A Conspiracy On Jekyll Island alongside hunky actors, Dominic Cooper and Ed Westwick, which is due for release next year.

Minnie arrives at the Details Hollywood Mavericks part at Soho House on Thursday

Glamour girl: Minnie arrives at the Details Hollywood Mavericks part at Soho House on Thursday

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she only has one foot in the last photo!

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I like Minnie .Whan shes on a chat show she comes across very down to earth with a good sense of humour.

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@Anni He looks happy anyway..

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That dress does nothing for her....just emphasizes she's straight up and down with no waist at all§

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Loved the long black dress Minnie Driver,the best I,ve seen you look for ages well done.

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I often wonder if that kid has any friends, you only ever see him playing with his mother

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...because if she wasn't in the shot, the alternative would be a shot of him and his friends playing in the park, and I think there are laws against that kind of thing!!

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Do you live next door? Do your kids go to the same school? Are you and Minnie best buds? I think not, try to think more positively, you might spread a little happiness and feel better about yourself, it's a win, win.

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