Halle Berry just proved that she’s aging like fine wine with each passing year! The X-Men icon celebrated her 56th birthday this week, and shared a stunning selfie on her big day with her 7.9 million Instagram followers. Along with a shot of her rocking a plunging, low-cut, black lacy lingerie top, Berry captioned her post, “feeling so much gratitude and love on this birthday! WOW!”
Naturally, the Bruised star garnered thousands of likes and comments from fans, as many highlighted how “flawless” and “youthfully radiant” her complexion looked and expressed their “disbelief” at her current age. The Catwoman actress also showed off a new variation of her iconic pixie cut— this time with more curls pushed to the front and dyed with a shiny light purple hue with silvery tinges.
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In the pic, Berry’s glowing face and neck were emphasized by her accessories of choice— one dangly, shiny earring and another stylish cuff piece at the center of her ear. Berry’s famous friends also wished the Oscar winner a happy birthday, with everyone from Julianne Moore to Mario Lopez to Kerry Washington sending her b-day blessings and leaving red heart emojis.
A few days later, Berry expressed even more gratitude towards her fans and those close to her with another sun-kissed selfie. In this photo, Berry posed by a garden and donned a knit, v-neck, white woven dress with off-the-shoulder cut-outs and layered gold necklaces. She captioned it, “Thank you all for the beautiful birthday wishes – you all made me feel so loved!” with heart emojis. The Die Another Day alum also explained that her purple hair color had “turned to light lavender” as fans dubbed her the “eternal Leo queen” and a “birthday goddess.”
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Berry’s boyfriend of two years, American musician Van Hunt, also warmed fans’ hearts this week with a touching tribute to her on Instagram. To celebrate his lady’s day, Hunt, 52, uploaded a video montage of everything from Berry’s gorgeous photoshoot pics to silly filtered selfies and videos of her dancing.
In his caption, he wrote, “hi, baby. it’s ur bday, and against ur wishes i am screaming it to the mountaintops.” He added, “celebrating with the world the wonderful, loving, funny, and life-giving force you are. (H)appy (B)irthday, boo. i love you with everything I got.” (We’re not crying, you’re crying!) The Emmy winner then commented in response, “thank you my sweetheart. I love you more than words can express— you are my person, and that’s a FACT!” Berry continued, “you are real silly for that freddie prince mustache pic tho!!!”
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Berry confirmed in 2020 that she was dating Hunt on IG, and from their adorable red carpet pics to their wholesome declarations of love online, the two have been fans’ “romantic goals” ever since. Berry was previously married three times: to David Justice from 1993 to 1997, Eric Benét from 2001 to 2005, and Olivier Martinez (whom she shares son Maceo, 8, with) from 2013 to 2016. Berry also shares daughter Nahla, 14, with ex Gabriel Aubry.
In recent months, she’s referred to Hunt as her “soulmate” and “love of her life,” and from his incredibly sweet IG post for her, we can def see why. (We too want to say, happy birthday, Halle!)
