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Jennifer Love Hewitt is showing her authentic self as she rings in her birthday! The 9-1-1 star, who turned 46 on Friday, Feb. 21, marked the occasion by sharing a sentimental message on Instagram about loving herself as she continues to grow older, alongside several makeup-free selfies. In the first snap, the actress can be seen turning her head to the side as she smiles at the camera.
Her hair is styled in soft waves, and she's wearing a light blue sweater with a simple gold necklace and a nose ring. In other photos, Hewitt can be seen tilting her head to the side and sticking out her tongue. “46 years old.
No makeup and no filter (One of my besties hates a filter so this is for you ❤️),” she captioned the post. Related: Jennifer Love Hewitt Says She Didn't Know She Was Being Labeled a Sex Symbol in the '90s: 'I Just Went with It' (Exclusive) “It’s been a hard start to the year,” she continued. “I don’t quite feel myself.
But yet I feel like maybe this is all to bring me closer to who I am meant to be. In this feeling of loss and being lost I have found a strange calm and letting go that doesn’t usually come easy to me.” She then gave a shout-out to her husband, Brian Hallisay , and three kids , Autumn, Atticus and Aidan — whom she called the “greatest” — along with her mother and friends who “make me want to be a better human daily.
” Hewitt further explained that she has “all the things” that she really needs and longs for, and that she doesn't need anything else other than “joyful moments, continuing in the career I love, more time with friends” and “delicious food.” She added that she hopes she will “feel a shift this year that brings clarity and hopefully the return of a little magic” before reflecting on growing another year older. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I have experienced and seen how the world can be cruel to women as they age and yet seen the women I admire become happier, sexier and more powerful with every added number,” she wrote. “I am so deeply grateful for this life. I love all who choose to do it by my side and I am ready to give love today to the younger me and the older me because they are my ride or die’s.
Sending love to all and cheers to 46! ❤️,” she concluded her post. Related: Jennifer Love Hewitt Reveals She Went Through 'a Lot No One Knew About' in 2023: ‘Grateful for That Privacy' Hewitt, who rose to fame as a child actor in shows such as Kids Incorporated , has previously made headlines for getting real about aging in the spotlight — which she spoke out about after fielding claims that she looked “unrecognizable” on social media. During an appearance on the Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast in December 2023, the I Know What You Did Last Summer star pushed back on the claims, which arose after she debuted a dark bob to her Instagram followers .
"Aging in Hollywood is really hard. It's really hard because you can't do anything right,” Hewitt told the podcast’s host, Michael Rosenbaum . She went on to explain why she decided to address the negative comments, noting that the “only reason those people bother me” is because “I'm a mother of a girl.
” “It's dangerous what we put on people. It's dangerous, I think, to say to women, 'You can't look like you're not 22 to me anymore because I don't know how to take that,’ ” she said. Read the original article on People.
