Fergie pens letter to younger self on 50th birthday: “It always makes sense later – I love you”

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Fergie recently penned a letter to her younger self to mark her 50th birthday.Taking to Instagram this Thursday (March 27), the former Black Eyed Peas singer – real name Stacy Ann Ferguson – shared a carousel of images, including shots of her as a child and a screenshot of her name listed in Billboard’s Top Women Artists of the 21st Century ranking.Reflecting on her career to her 4m followers on the milestone birthday, the ‘London Bridge’ singer wrote: “I honestly didn’t know what to post to mark this landmark number, so I started with a letter to my younger self.“Dear little Stacy, one day you’ll be 50 and you’ll be proud of yourself.

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.”Reflecting on the Billboard chart, she described it as a “beautiful surprise” that made her feel her music “means something”.A post shared by Fergie (@fergie)“I also could not acknowledge this milestone without including my son Axl Jack,” she continued. “The sweetest love I’ve ever known.

You make me want to be a better human every day. Onward and upward!”Official accounts for The Black Eyed Peas, Questlove, Nancy Sinatra and more all commented below her post to wish her a happy birthday.