Gabrielle Union celebrates 50th birthday in Zanzibar
Updated | By Tamlyn Canham
Walking into 50… like a champion.
'Bad Boys' actress Gabrielle Union rang in her 50s with a dance party in Zanzibar.
The actress celebrated her birthday with close family and friends. "Walkin Into 50… Like A Champion," she captioned a video of herself strutting her stuff in a sheer dress.
Gabrielle, who many will remember from her roles in 'Bring It On', 'Cheaper by the Dozen', and 'Bad Boys' starring Will Smith, enjoyed several days at Meliá Zanzibar - a luxury hotel surrounded by a white sandy beach and beautiful ocean views.
Gabrielle's husband, former NBA star Dwyane Wade, secretly flew in some of her close friends and family for a surprise party at the hotel.
The couple's daughter, Kaavia, joined the family for the celebration. Dwayne shared a sweet post on Instagram to mark his wife's birthday.
"50!??? Where!?? Happy Birthday to my dream girl! We’re in Africa celebrating you as I type this. I’m forever grateful and in debt to the universe for choosing me to be your husband! Let’s keep making this love thing, do what we want it to do! I got you," he wrote.
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Dwayne went all out for Gabrielle's surprise birthday party on the island. There was a lot of dancing and a lot of bubbly.
Gabrielle took to Instagram to express that she is "floating on gratitude".
"I’m still processing the level of effort and planning that went into pulling off such an unbelievable 50th birthday party in Zanzibar Tanzania and keep the details a surprise from my nosy self," she wrote.
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The actress added that she is beyond grateful for all her loved ones who flew in from around the world to celebrate her big day.
"How @dwyanewade @ronndarocksevents @dauniedaune got THE @lisalisall77 to come all this way to perform was unreal. Thank you Lisa for being so amazing to my mom & reminding me that your childhood heroes can turn out to be as lovely as you imagined them. I’m just floating on gratitude."
And it looks like Dwayne is just getting started. Gabrielle revealed that their trip to Tanzania was only the first stop on their "Wade World Tour 2022'.
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Main image credit: Instagram/@gabunion
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