AceShowbiz - Jada Pinkett Smith has paid tribute to her late friend Whitney Houston by posting pictures of the singer at her baby shower.

The actress took to Instagram on Tuesday, July 03, to post a collage of herself and Whitney chatting while she was pregnant with son Jaden in 1998.

These are the only pics I have of Whitney and I," she writes. "I'm pregnant with Jaden. She came to my baby shower.

"Whitney was so sweet, so fierce... so real. She was funny and fun and so... present. As talented and famous as she was... she didn't wear it on her sleeve.

"Not many of us in this business can claim that... not even myself at certain points in my life. She was so down to earth... that's what I admired about her most. If only we could have celebrated her more while she was here. You are missed Whitney."

These are the only pics I have of Whitney and I. I’m pregnant with Jaden. She came to my baby shower. Whitney was so sweet, so fierce ... so real. She was funny and fun and so ... present. As talented and famous as she was ... she didn’t wear it on her sleeve. Not many of us in this business can claim that ... not even myself at certain points in my life. She was so down to earth... that’s what I admired about her most. If only we could have celebrated her more while she was here. . You are missed Whitney😘✨

A post shared by Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapinkettsmith) on Jul 3, 2018 at 6:51pm PDT

Houston, who passed away in 2012, would have celebrated her 55th birthday next month.