Jada Pinkett Smith shares video from birthday celebration with Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith is giving fans an inside look at her 51st birthday celebration.
The “Red Table Talk” co-host posted a video to Instagram Monday of family and friends singing “Happy Birthday” to her while she stood next to her husband, Will Smith, and their son, Jaden Smith.
When her guests finished and cheered, Pinkett Smith blew out gold candles on a cake with icing shaped into pink roses and hot pink flower petals placed on top.
The “Girls Trip” star — who looked cozy in a red sweatsuit, a matching robe, purple Uggs and a black beanie — then shared a few words after someone in the crowd yelled, “Speech! Speech!”
“I’m just grateful — just deeply grateful,” Pinkett Smith said as someone yelled back, “We’re grateful for you!”
Smith, 53, then chimed in, saying, “The end” while the crowd laughed. “She’s grateful. Highest virtue.”
Pinkett Smith echoed her husband’s sentiment in the caption of her post, writing, “✨I’m so grateful for all the birthday love yesterday✨ Thank you 🥰🙏🏽🥰.”
The actress posted more photos from her special day on her Instagram Story. One snap showed a U-shaped table set for 12 people on a deck overlooking a pond. The table was adorned with gold, white and pink place settings and bouquets of light pink flowers.
Pinkett Smith also posted a close-up video showing her gold chairs and table while Smith put the final touches on the decor. The couple’s daughter, Willow Smith, recorded her mom with her phone at the same time.
In a final Instagram Story, the “Matrix Reloaded” star took a photo showing off the dessert table, which included a plethora of pink- and gold-themed cakes and cookies.
Pinkett Smith and Smith tied the knot in December 1997 and have been honest about the ups and downs in their marriage over the years. The pair revealed in July 2020 that they had secretly separated after Pinkett Smith’s “entanglement” with rapper August Alsina.
The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” alum later told GQ that their marriage has evolved from its monogamous roots.
“We have given each other trust and freedom, with the belief that everybody has to find their own way,” he said. “And marriage for us can’t be a prison.”
Smith has kept a relatively low profile since coming under fire in March for slapping Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars in defense of his wife, whose bald head was the butt of one of the comedian’s jokes.