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Ulrika Jonsson marked her 59th birthday on Sunday with an impassioned post about ageing, health, her relationships and lifestyle.
Alongside a series of images of the star, she penned a lengthy caption in which she branded getting older 'a privilege' and detailed how she shuns wellness trends.
Afer stating that she is 'exhausted by the pressure to optimise', she wrote: 'Instead, I concentrate on my inner peace, kindness, empathy and generosity. Yes, that makes me a better person because I’m actually remembering to LIVE for myself.
In her images, she posed with her kids - Cameron, 32, from her marriage to John Turnbull, Bo, 26, from her relationship with Markus Kempen, Martha, 22, with second husband Lance Gerrard-White and Malco, 18, from her marriage to Brian Monet.
She added a lengthy caption alongside reading: 'This is 59. Just in case you thought it was rude to ask. For me, it’s a nothing but a privilege to get older. With it has come wisdom, strength, gratitude, curiosity and positivity. Overall, it’s been a great year...
Ulrika Jonsson marked her 59th birthday on Sunday with an impassioned post about ageing, health, her relationships and lifestyle
Alongside a series of images of the star, she penned a lengthy caption in which she branded getting older 'a privilege' and detailed how she shuns wellness trends
In her images, she posed with her kids - Cameron, 32, from her marriage to John Turnbull, Bo, 26, from her relationship with Markus Kempen, Martha, 22, with second husband Lance Gerrard-White and Malco, 18, from her marriage to Brian Monet
'Despite some unexpected medical interventions, I feel blessed. My spirituality has strengthened and so have my boundaries. Uncomfortable for some, perhaps, but I’m living my life for me. I am no influencer. No trend-setter. No viral creator...
'Want to know what I eat in a day? Food. Food, is what I eat. (Partial to nuts in my teeth). I’m exhausted by the pressure to optimise every aspect of one’s life. Monitoring sleep; bio-hacking; introducing electrolytes; ice baths - the list is endless.
'Instead, I concentrate on my inner peace, kindness, empathy and generosity. Yes, that makes me a better person because I’m actually remembering to LIVE for myself. Not for the clicks; not for others and not for a man...
'The only man in my life has 4 legs and a corkscrew tail. I’ve lived longer than I thought I would and life continues to bring its challenges but I’m so utterly grateful to be here...
'Who’d have thought it would be possible to turn your life around - turn yourself, your mindset and your soul around. Ain’t life grand? Roll on 60'.
In her slideshow of images she posted a picture of her daughter Bo's tattoo that she unveiled in March, which reads 'Love you, darling' in Ulrika's writing.
She shared a lengthy caption detailing her thoughts on her big day
She shared an image of herself in a hospital gown following her surgery to remove her varicose veins in February
Other pictures featured a childhood snap of Ulrika and and image of her in a hospital gown following her surgery to remove her varicose veins in February.
Her emotional post comes after Ulrika opened up about how going sober felt like a 'spiritual awakening'. She said she went from 'not wanting to live anymore to trying to squeeze every moment out of life' after giving up booze.
The star is about to mark two years of sobriety after hitting rock bottom and wishing 'the drink would take her' and has opened up about her progress on the In Recovery Ark House Rehab podcast.
She said: 'I had a spiritual awakening - really it's just like I was waiting for this my whole life [going sober].
'I felt safe after my first meeting. I felt like I belonged there after my first in person meeting. There is so much in the programme that should be taught in schools. I pass on bits to my kids.
In her slideshow of images she posted a picture of her daughter Bo's tattoo that she unveiled in March, which reads 'Love you, darling' in Ulrika's writing
She branded her dog the only man in her life
She also opened up on how things went downhill so fast, explaining: 'The public saw someone in control of their life and being fun. There was this battle between the public me and private me
'It completely changed me. It has the ability to change you as a person and it felt like I was waiting for this my whole life. Life will throw stuff at me still but now I deal with it in a completely different way.
'I went from not wanting to live to now wanting to squeeze every moment out of my life. I missed having some kind of faith. The programme was spiritual for me.'
She also opened up on how things went downhill so fast, explaining: 'The public saw someone in control of their life and being fun. There was this battle between the public me and private me.
'My drinking only really got bad in the two years up to my sobriety. I used it as a mood alterer. It eased the bridge from public me to private me. It was fun in lockdown and I was a bit hedonistic.
'But then it pulled the rug from under me and I knew I shouldn't have been doing it. I was shocked how quickly it deteriorated. I never thought that would be me. I quite enjoyed the white lies as I got to create a different world that facilitated the drinking.
'Deep inside I was hoping the drink would take me. That's the only way I can articulate it.
'I was hoping that one day it would just be so bad that I wouldn't wake up.'
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