Marian Rivera Celebrated Her Birthday, And She Gifted Us With These Adorable Photos

On Wednesday, August 12, Marian Rivera turned 36. Typically, birthday celebrators are the ones who received gifts. The mom of two gifted us with photos of her kids. Oh, how big they’ve grown.

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Ata Zia is looking like a young dalaginding, and Marian is surprised to realize it. "Huh? May dalaginding na ako!?" she wrote as s caption for her daughter's photo. 

Her bunso, Ziggy, Marian’s "sweet little boy," looks well on the way to follow her husband Dingdong Dantes’s heartthrob status. Her followers couldn't decide whether he looks like his mom or his dad.

Is it just us, or do the kids looked like they've grown compared to a photo Dingdong shared just nearly two weeks ago?

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Marian’s birthday wish

The couple shared a short film on Instagram, giving their followers a peek of their quarantine life, staying home with the kids, and working from home whenever possible. 

We know Marian has been busy making meals magic in the kitchen, cooking meals for frontliners, and baking for her family. On the other hand, Dingdong had launched similar projects to help the plight of fellow Filipinos during this health crisis. 

“As I turn another year older, l’m reminded of how the simplest things can mean the most. I’m grateful to be spending this day with my family,” Marian wrote on Instagram a day after her birthday. 

As she thanked everyone for their birthday greeting, the mom of two also shared her birthday wish. “My only birthday wish is that all of you are safe and healthy. Let’s continue to pray and help each other,” Marian added. 

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