Rosie O’Donnell and Estranged Daughter Chelsea Reunite for Cancer Benefit

We are suckers for a happy ending and that’s what we appear to have with Rosie O’Donnell and her estranged daughter Chelsea.

Nearly a year after the teen ran away amid a family squabble with the famous comedian, mother and daughter (now a redhead) were together again Monday at the Second Annual Fran Drescher Cancer Schmancer Sunset Cabaret Cruise in New York City. Rosie shared a photo from the event — also including daughter Vivienne — and it’s hard to miss her big smile.

“chelsea vivi me at frannies #cancerschmancer event last night,” the 54-year-old funny gal captioned the photo.

The full photograph, taken by the professional agency Getty Images, also shows Chelsea’s boyfriend, Nick Alliegro, on her other side. The pair recently moved into a new apartment together, he shared on Instagram.

The women — Chelsea, Vivienne, and Rosie — were joined by Chelsea’s boyfriend, Nick. (Photo: Getty Images)

A rep for O’Donnell had no comment about the reunion.

It’s been a wild year for Rosie and her oldest daughter. It started in August when the League of Their Own actress reported Chelsea, whom she adopted with ex-wife Kelli Carpenter, missing from her Nyack, N.Y., compound — shortly before the teen’s 18th birthday. Her rep noted that Chelsea “lives with mental illness” and had stopped taking her medication and was in need of medical care.

A week later, Chelsea was found by authorities in Barnegat Light, N.J. — about 130 miles from home — where she was living with a man she met on Tinder. Steven Sheerer, who had a criminal record, was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and the distribution of obscenity for sending Chelsea nude photos.

While Chelsea initially returned home, she moved out on her 18th birthday, with Rosie’s rep telling CNN, “Chelsea made a decision when she turned 18 that she wanted to go to her birth mother. This was her choice.” (Chelsea’s biological mother, Deanna Micoley, previously claimed to a tabloid, in March 2015, that Rosie “stole” Chelsea as a newborn. Deanna admitted she was under the influence of heroin when Chelsea was born. A rep for Rosie told the publication that she “legally adopted” Chelsea from the nonprofit Children of the World in New Jersey and was “unbearably proud” of her daughter.)

Living apart didn’t immediately help settle the drama between Rosie and Chelsea. The teen, clearly angry at her mom and in need of money, sold her story to the Daily Mail in October, making a slew of nasty accusations about the former co-host of The View — both personally and regarding her parenting style.

In the interview, Chelsea, who said she suffered from “depression and anxiety,” said that the problems started with her mom “as I got older” when “I became more interested in knowing about my birth parents.” She said she took her parents divorce harder than her four siblings. Rosie called Chelsea’s interview, “Heartbreaking on every level.”

Chelsea didn’t stop there though. After collecting a paycheck from Inside Edition for letting them film her reunion with her biological mother, she issued another statement in November, saying that what Rosie did to her was “unforgivable at the present.” That time, Rosie responded by saying, “Any mother or father who’s ever had a child in crisis, they know it’s upsetting until your child is once again safely on the shore and not in [the] rapids. Sadly, right now, Chelsea seems to be in the rapids and her family loves her and misses her.”

In January, Rosie made a public plea to the teen on Instagram. Along with a photo of them goofing around together, she wrote, “Help awaits as hope dwindles #comeONkid.”

Since then, things have really been quiet — Chelsea even made her Instagram private — and it seems that the women were quietly working things out. Their reunion last night — 10 months after their estrangement — is a very positive, very beautiful thing.