Alec Baldwin thanks fans for getting Hilaria to 1MIL followers on IG

Alec Baldwin thanks fans for helping get wife Hilaria to 1MIL Instagram followers for her birthday… after he was mocked for ‘bizarre’ pleas

Alec Baldwin made it a mission of his to help get his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, to one million Instagram followers for her birthday on Friday, January 6.

It took two days of pleas and requests from the actor on the social media platform, which sparked some criticism from people who called his campaign ‘shallow’ and ‘bizarre’, but his wife did in fact pass the milestone threshold of one million followers on Instagram.

In a show of gratitude, the longtime Hollywood leading man wrote a simple note that read: ‘Many thanks to everyone who helped get my wife to 1 million followers,’ and then posted it on his Instagram page along with the simple caption: ‘Truly.’

Mission accomplished: Alec Baldwin sent a thank you note on Instagram after he reached his goal of helping his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, top one million Instagram followers for her birthday

On a mission: Baldwin, 64, lobbied his 2.5 million Instagram fans to start following his wife for two days in several videos 

Hilaria, who turned 39 on Friday, has since re-posted her husband’s message to thank everyone who took part in the virtual birthday gift.

‘Grateful to all of you. It’s like a fun party that we are all at,’ she shared, along with a green heart emoji. ‘Love you all. Let’s make 2023 amazing.’

She also shared a photo from her birthday party at home, along with another expressing gratitude for all well-wishes on her special day.

‘Love you all for the birthday wishes and helping me celebrate 39….here is to much cake, wild Baldwinito dance parties, and getting dressed up to go out with my husband.’

‘Grateful’: Hilaria, who turned 39 on Friday, shared her gratitude when she reposted her husband’s thank you note on her Instagram Stories

The Academy Award nominated actor first took to Instagram to ask his followers for a birthday gift for his wife on Thursday.

‘I would like to ask you, as a birthday gift or even just gesture to my wife, would you follow her on Instagram?’ he asked, sporting a scruffy silver beard and a black t-shirt.

After referencing his wife as his ‘favorite person’, he went on share that he ‘would like to ask you for a small favor’, adding, ‘It seems she is just centimeters shy of a million followers on Instagram. And I would like to ask you, as a birthday gift … would you follow her on Instagram.’

The following day, Hilaria’s actual birthday, Alec enlisted the help of the couple’s nine-year-old daughter Carmen in an 11th hour push to reach the goal, that was just a few thousand follows short at the time.

‘Follow my mom on Instagram — please, and thank you,’ she said, after getting encouragement from her dad while sitting in the backseat of the family’s SUV. Alec then proceeded to turn the camera on to himself and announced, ‘Today’s the day,’ in a reference to his wife’s birthday.

Birthday celebration: The Baldwins went out to celebrate Hilaria’s birthday by meeting up with friends for dinner

Baby waiting: The podcaster and Yoga instructor shared about her ‘mom life’ after coming home from her birthday dinner with friends

The former 30 Rock star made one last pitch to people to follow Hilaria Friday night, just before heading out for her birthday dinner with friends, only this time he offered some insight into why it’s important his wife top the one million mark.

‘Hilaria is somebody who social media is a big part of her platform in terms of her promotion of her work, and her podcast and other things that she is doing,’ she explained in another video.

Over the years Hilaria has had three podcasts, with the most recent being Witches Anonymous, which she co-hosts with Michelle Campbell that launchd this past October. Being a Yoga instructor, as well as an overall health and lifestyle enthusiast, she often also uses her Instagram platform to promote things related to those inspirational endeavors.

Alec went on to confess that he too finds Instagram as a great tool to reach people, calling it ‘a very very handy formate, Instagram for promoting my podcast. I have a really good interactions on Instagram.’

Giving thnaks: Hilaria also thanked all the well-wishers for the messages on her birthday

Despite offering an explanation for his Instagram follower request, a slew of people took the time out to question why the couple cares about Instagram follower counts.

Countless commenters asked questions like, ‘I’m wondering why that’s so important’ and ‘And this is important, why?’

Some fans went as far as to use sarcasm while others got somewhat nasty with their comments, writing, ‘No! What a pathetic, trendy thing to propose to strangers. Follow? Dear god man. Grow up.’

‘One million followers is what’s important on a birthday?? Give me a break,’ wrote one person, who actually had a number of other people share similar comments.

‘Hope she is living a better life now – we all pray for her to get to 2 mil,’ was one example of where sarcasm was used.

‘SAD THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED AN ‘ACCOMPLISHMENT,’ was another popular sentiment.

Backlash: There was a slew of people who criticized Alec’s effort to get his wife to one million Instagram followers, with some calling it ‘sad’ and ‘pathetic’

Playtime: The proud mother of seven had some playtime with the kids before going out to celebrate her birthday with her husband and friends

The Baldwins did have plenty of supporters who saw the Instagram follower request as a way to reach people with shared life stories.

‘People are so hateful. Happy Birthday Hilaria! You’re an awesome husband to her. Going to follow her. I heard a snippet of one of her podcasts and I appreciate her curiosity and her personality. I know it will be worthwhile follow. Have a wonderful celebration!!’ one person shared, which seemed to garner support from others.

And then there were some people who just saw this all as fun way to communicate with each other.

‘I kept checking her total followers yesterday like I was checking the score of a game – happy for her,’ one supported wrote, which seemed to sum up what some others felt.

The Baldwins both shared photos and videos from Hilaria’s birthday celebration on their social media platforms.

The couple, who have been married for more than 10 years, are the proud parents of seven children: sons Eduardo, two, Romeo, four, Leonardo, six, and Rafael, seven, plus daughters Ilaria, three months, Maria, two next month, and Carmen, nine. 

His explanation: ‘Hilaria is somebody who social media is a big part of her platform in terms of her promotion of her work, and her podcast and other things that she is doing,’ Alec said in his explanation for his wife to reach one million followers; Hilaria is pictured with the co-host of her Witches Anonymous podcast, Michelle Campbell, that launchd this past October

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