Monica Lewinsky Celebrates 50th Birthday With Throwback Photos: 'Best Decade'
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Monica Lewinsky marked her milestone 50th birthday by reflecting on her life.
She uploaded an Instagram Reel chock full of throwback photos to celebrate half a century—taking it all the way back to when she was just a baby in diapers.
The anti-bullying activist’s video, set to Holly Kluge’s “Happy Little Things,” also included footage from her childhood, including a birthday party in 1979.
“HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY TO ME!” she began in the caption, adding, “ i can’t believe this little one made it to the best past decade so far,” likely explaining her decision not to include any shots from her teen and adult years in the montage.
“so grateful for the love + encouragement i’ve received these last 10 years,” before concluding, “helluva ride so far!”
“Happy birthday, Monica! Your grit, grace and goodness are an inspiration to so many. ❤️” New York Times reporter Katie Rosman wrote, while actor Alan Cumming noted, “Ahh happy everything dear Monickers!”
Plenty of well wishes from fans and friends began pouring into the comment section, with one fan breaking it down: “Just wait till sixty! So liberating!! The absolute IDGAF season for everything!! Lol, seriously though… happy birthday, enjoy the heck out of this decade and prepare to be wowed in the next decade! 🎉🎂”
Lewinsky shared additional tributes from her loved ones on her Instagram Story, along with a tribute posted by her father, Bernie Lewinsky, of her first moments on earth.
“First hours/days 50 years ago!! Happy Birthday Monica!! Love you,Dad!!” he wrote alongside a series of photos from the hospital after she was born on July 23, 1973.
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Lewinsky commented on the photo as well, writing, “thanks, dad! love you. ❤️”
Another tribute that also made its way to Lewinsky’s IG Story was one from Beanie Feldstein, who portrayed the former White House intern in Impeachment: American Crime Story. Feldstein shared a selfie with Lewinsky calling her a “true example of deep bravery and a huge heart.”
Lewinsky signed on as a producer for the FX project after being convinced by Ryan Murphy to tell her story.
"I told her, 'Nobody should tell your story but you, and it's kind of gross if they do,'" he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018. He wanted Lewinsky to get all the credit, recalling, "'If you want to produce it with me, I would love that; but you should be the producer and you should make all the goddamn money.'"
In 2021, she shared her side of the salacious affair with former president Bill Clinton for the first time in 16 years in a June issue of Vanity Fair, stating, in part, “I myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened."
