Alec Baldwin, 65, opens up about how ‘grateful’ he is for his wife Hilaria Baldwin on her 40th birthday… after she stood by him during the Rust shooting

Alec Baldwin expressed his gratitude to his wife Hilaria when he wished her a happy 40th birthday on social media on Saturday.

Hilaria loyally supported Alec during the 2021 shooting response during rehearsals for his upcoming western Rust.

Cameraman Halyna Hutchins was killed when a Colt .45 was used as a prop. Alec, who was holding the gun when it went off, has denied pulling the trigger.

Now, two years after the tragedy, Alec shared a photo of his wife of 11 years wearing a black and white jacket, forest green top and black leather leggings from a date night.

“Today is the birthday of the woman who is the blessing that brought about all my other blessings,” the Babylon actor wrote.

“I love you, Hilaria, and I am more grateful to you than anything I have ever known. Congratulations.’

The podcaster was pictured wearing black ankle boots and styled her ginger hair straight in loose layers with bangs.

‘You are the sweetest husband!!!! ❤️’ wrote one fan.

Katie Couric, who turns 67 on January 7, wrote: Happy birthday my guy (Capricorn emoji) ❤️❤️❤️’

Hilaria shared a selfie of her and Alec as they stood by a door in preparation for their romantic evening. The Departed star looked relaxed in gray trousers, a black jacket and sneakers.

The yoga instructor shared a video of stretching exercises to mark the end of the past decade.

‘Decided to round out my thirties with some stretching exercises. I do these every day. My love to you ❤️✨’ she wrote to her fans as she demonstrated cat-cow stretches and pigeon poses.

“Good night 39,” she said in a voiceover of the video.

“Thanks body for this wild ride. We have done so much, made some people,” she said, referring to her seven children with the Tár actor.

As the evening wore on, Alec shared a photo of them cuddled together during her birthday dinner at swanky Japanese restaurant BondST.

Hilaria shared this photo from their night out on the town to her Instagram stories. She looks sexy in a black and white jacket, a forest green top and black leather leggings. The actor, 67, looked relaxed in gray trousers, a black jacket and sneakers

The yoga instructor shared a video of stretching exercises to mark the end of the past decade. ‘Decided to round out my thirties with some stretching exercises. I do these every day. My love to you ❤️✨’ she wrote to her fans while demonstrating cat-cow stretches and pigeon poses

In her video, Hilaria thanked her body, saying, “Thank you body for this wild ride. We did so much, made some people.” She and Alec are parents to Carmen, 10, Rafael, eight, Leonardo, seven, Romeo, five, Eduardo, three, Maria, almost three, and Ilaria, 16 months

As the evening wore on, Alec shared a photo of them cuddled together during her birthday dinner at swanky Japanese restaurant BondST.

They are parents to Carmen, 10, Rafael, eight, Leonardo, seven, Romeo, five, Eduardo, three, Maria, almost three, and Ilaria, almost 16 months.

Alec has an older daughter, Ireland, 28, from his marriage to actress Kim Basinger, 70, and is a grandfather to her daughter, Holland, 10 months.

‘Congratulations!!!! @hilariabaldwin,” Ireland wrote. Thank you for all the siblings, kindness and being the ultimate life partner for my dad!!”

The founder of Yoga Vida said that over the past decade she had “broken several bones and felt such joy and tremendous pain. Experiencing love through the light and the storms.’ After thanking her body, she said, “I’m looking forward to what comes next.”