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Sarah Michelle Gellaris paying tribute to one of her most iconic roles.
On Tuesday, the 43-year-old actress honored herBuffy the Vampire Slayercharacter, Buffy Summers, on what would be the character’s milestone 40th birthday.
Gellar, who portrayed the heroic teen character on the hit supernatural drama series, shared athrowback photoof herself in character as Buffy on Instagram, where she urged her followers to find inspiration from Buffy’s bravery.
“I just realized that today is Buffy Summers 40 bday. I can’t even believe that,” Gellar began the caption of her post. “She taught that the the hardest thing in the world is to live in it. So in her honor let’s all be brave. Live.”
“This may not be the way we are used to living our lives, but let’s find the beauty. So we can all live long and safely,” the actress added, alongside the two hashtags, “#happybirthdaybuffy” and “#buffy40.”
Buffy the Vampire Slayerfollowed Gellar as the titular hero and aired for seven seasons before ending in 2003.
Years after the series originally wrapped, Gellar previously revealed that her two children — daughter Charlotte Grace and son Rocky James with husbandFreddie Prinze Jr.— were recently introduced to the popular series amid the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.
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While appearing onTheKelly ClarksonShowback in October, Gellar told hostKelly Clarksonthat her two kids had never seenBuffybefore and decided to give it a try while quarantining at home.
“We just started. I had never thought to show it to them,” Gellar admitted at the time. “They asked during quarantine, we were trying to find shows to binge, and I was like OK I didn’t even know if they’d be into it, but they are like so into it.”
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In May, the actress slipped back into the cream-colored prom dress she wore on the 1997 season 1 finale of the hit WB series, for an epic throwback post on Instagram.
“All dressed up and no where to go,” the star captioned thephoto, in which she posed in the gown while standing in her home. Gellar paired the flowing frock with a leather jacket just like she did on the fan-favorite series.
The only thing missing from her throwback ensemble was the crossbow Buffy used while battling The Master (Mark Metcalf) on the series — a confrontation that famously led to her death before her bestie, Xander (Nicholas Brendon), brought her back to life.
“‘I say we party,'” she added, quoting the episode and adding the hashtag of its name, “Prophecy Girl.”
source: people.com
