Gabrielle Union took to Instagram on Tuesday to mark her birthday with a carousel post.
Engaging her her audience of 21.4 million, the Bring It On actress shared a racy snapshot as she showered in the buff, using a white washcloth to cover her modesty.
‘This is 52,’ she declared at the beginning of her caption. ‘This is grown woman s**t.’
She continued, ‘This is being accountable for mess ups. Being gracious when others mess up. Being open to being wrong and being proud and confident when you are right.’
The mother-of-one, who shares five-year-old daughter Kaavia with husband Dwyane Wade, smiled while posing in front of the stone wall of a luxe outdoor shower.
Gabrielle Union took to Instagram on Tuesday to mark her birthday with a carousel post
Engaging her her audience of 21.4 million, the Bring It On actress shared a racy snapshot as she showered in the buff, using a white washcloth to cover her modesty
Union’s message to her followers went on, ‘This is loving passionately and unapologetically. This is clear and firm boundaries.
‘This is sexy. This is audacious. This is fun and full of wild adventures. This is calling a thing a thing and not falling for the Okey Doke and demanding better.’
She added, ‘This is being alone without being lonely. This is enjoying nature. This is fierce and compassionate motherhood. This is fighting for my people and yours. This is me at 52. Loving ALL of me.’
Her fans have so far liked the post more than 334,000 times.
Her retired NBA star husband, 42, wrote in the comments, ‘Happy Birthday Baby❤️❤️❤️.’
La La Anthony also joined in to write, ‘Love you!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE REALEST❤️❤️❤️.’
And singer Ciara added an affectionate, ‘HBD Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️.’
There was also a note from actress Taraji P. Henson, who said: ‘Happy birthday beautiful ❤️❤️❤️.’
She continued, ‘This is being accountable for mess ups. Being gracious when others mess up. Being open to being wrong and being proud and confident when you are right’
Union shared a clip looking sensual in a chained and beaded halter dress. The fashionista wore her dark hair in a sleek updo
The Being Mary Jane star looked great in various other photos including a bathroom selfie teasing her cleavage in a revealing black top and jeans.
In a video clip, she looked sensual in a chained and beaded silver halter dress.
Another outtake showed the beauty recording herself as she soaked up the sun in a black bikini.
In a final photo, Union showed off her pert derriere in an orange bikini while perched on the deck of a boat.
In another flick, Gabrielle showed off her pert derriere in an orange bikini while on a boat
The stunner shared a silhouetted snapshot as she posed on a beach with the sunset
Her husband, whom she wed in 2014, also dedicated a birthday post to her on Instagram, writing, ‘Happy Birthday, Mrs. Wade! @GabUnion ❤️.’
He encouraged his followers to ‘show some love for this hard-working, incredibly talented, beautiful and amazing human being.’
Union uploaded a similarly risqué semi-nude photo in September as she shared a different carousel post with fans.
The picture showed the same shower scene as she posed showing her side profile while she wrote in the caption, ‘I chose the bare. #summer24.’
