eannie Mai Jenkins attends the Gold House 2nd Annual Gold Gala at The Music Center on May 6, 2023.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
Jeannie Maiis feeling empowered on her 45th birthday.
The former co-host ofThe Realshared an inspirational message in honor of her special day, nearly four months after her estranged husbandJeezyfiled for divorce.
“Dang. Another year around this blazing sun,” she began anInstagrampost featuring chic, wintry photos of her in a body-hugging black catsuit accessorized with a Chanel handbag and a furry hat and boots.
“If my story were to end right now, my heart would swell with overwhelming gratitude over how much I have already lived,” she wrote. “I thank God for the growth. The achievements. The lessons. All I have overcome. And most importantly- for having loved so deeply that I can love even better today than I ever have before.”
“My superpower is my authenticity, in not allowing life’s pains to shape me into someone I am not,” Mai continued. “Even when I am walking through the dark, I will myself not to hold onto it. Hullo. I thrive in light hunnnay ✨ I am thankful for my resilience and my sharp edges that have guided me this far. And I protect my softer side, for she is to be earned❤️"Concluding the post, she admitted, “There were many days I did not believe I would see another tomorrow— yet here I stand, blessed with another year, unraveling my love, lessons, and truth knowing that while I carry them, they also carry me🙏 Happy Bday me 🥳 #Fortythrive 👑”
Before that, she also posted acarousel of photosshowing her striking a pose in the snow in a gold bikini, which she cheekily captioned, “Cuz she can ✨🎂🥳🥳”
Last month, Mai opened up to PEOPLE aboutputting herself firstin 2024.
“I think we as women specifically don’t hear it enough that there is no greater love in your life, even as a mom, that you will ever get from anybody other than yourself. That is the first love of your life, and that will be the last love of your life,” Mai said.
She continued, “As women, we look to our partners, we look to our parents, we look to our jobs, way more than we do ourselves, me included. And this year, I am putting myself front row.”
“Even though this year, I met the most broken version of me. I also met the strongest version of me,” she explained.
Jeannie Mai Jenkins and Jeezy at the Gold House’s Inaugural Gold Gala: A New Gold Age in 2022.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Stefanie Keenan/Getty
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Mai also revealed that shefound outthat Jeezy, whom shemarried in March 2021, had filed for divorce “at the same as the rest of the world.”
“When I found out … that my marriage was ending in divorce, I was gutted,” Mai Jenkins shared.
“So today, it’s about picking up the pieces. It’s about discovering me and being a mom to the best blessing in my life, my little girl,” Mai Jenkins continued on the show, referring to daughterMonaco, whom she and Jeezy welcomed in January 2022.
source: people.com
