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Fergie Shares Rare Childhood Pic & Writes Moving Letter to Her Younger Self After Turning 50

"One day you'll be 50 and you'll be proud of yourself"

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Fergie is an award-winning musician, a proud mother and a businesswoman. And now that it’s time to celebrate her 50th birthday, she’s taking a moment to reflect on how far she’s come. 

Yesterday, the “My Humps” singer celebrated her 50th birthday by sharing a slideshow of photos on Instagram, including a rare childhood picture and a screenshot of her name on Billboard’s list of Top Women Artists of the 21st-Century. Fergie further commemorated the milestone by writing a heartfelt letter to her younger self.

She wrote, “I honestly didn’t know what to post to mark this landmark number, so I started with a letter to my younger self.”

Fergie even used her real name, Stacy, while addressing her younger self. “Dear little Stacy, one day you’ll be 50 and you’ll be proud of yourself,” she added. “You won’t have it all figured out, but you realize …. who does? Success really is in the journey, and true happiness can be found in the smallest simple moments. Keep loving deeply with all your heart, and keep working on yourself. It always all makes sense later. I love you.”

She continued, “I added the Billboard chart because I wanted to say THANK YOU. (thank u really tho;) It was a beautiful surprise and really made me feel like my music means something.”

Fergie also gave a special shout-out to her 11-year-old son, who she shares with ex Josh Duhamel. “I also could not acknowledge this milestone without including my son Axl Jack, the sweetest love I’ve ever known,” she said. “You make me want to be a better human every day.”

She concluded the post with a simple phrase: “Onward and upward [birthday cake emojis].”

Little Fergie Stacy must be so proud. 

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