Russell Crowe and Danielle Spencer in 2011.Photo: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty
Danielle Spenceris paying tribute to ex-husbandRussell Croweon a doubly poignant day.
On Friday, the Australian actress and singer, 53, posted a sweet message to Crowe in honor of his 59th birthday — and what would’ve been their 20th wedding anniversary — alongside a black-and-white photo of the actor withtheir two sons: Charles, 19, and Tennyson, 16.
Inthe throwback image, both boys are still young children and piling on their dad, as theGladiatorstar appears to let out a big, joyful laugh.
“Twenty years ago today, I married the father of my boys,” Spencer wrote in the caption. “While it is no longer our anniversary, it is still that guy’s birthday.”
“Happy Birthday@russellcrowe💜🥳,” she added, along with a string of hashtags: “#birthday#birthdaywishes#ex#father#russellcrowe#family#friends.”
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Crowe and Spencer split in October 2012, more than 20 years after they met playing lovers in the 1990 movieThe Crossing.The pairfinalized their divorce in 2018.
In July 2020, Crowe poked fun at his two sons for choosing toquarantinewith Spencer during theCOVID-19pandemic — namely, because food-delivery services reached her house.
“When I asked the boys, they said they will choose Uber Eats over my paternal care. I wasn’t too impressed about that,” he joked to Australia’sSunriseat the time.
Added theOscarwinner, “My boys live with their mom and they’re pretty well settled there.”
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Crowe is currently datingBritney Theriot, with the couple havingmade their red-carpet debutback in October 2022 for the premiere of the actor’s filmPoker Face.
The pair met on the set of the filmBroken Cityin 2013 during Theriot’s brief stint as an actress, according toIMDB— which also lists her as an assistant to Crowe on his 2022 filmThe Greatest Beer Run EverwithZac Efron.
source: people.com
