Alec Baldwin hails a cab in NYC after begging fans to follow his wife Hilaria on Instagram
Alec Baldwin was spotted out and about in New York City taking a cab after his epic quest to get his wife a million followers for her birthday on January 6.
The 64-year-old actor dressed entirely in black and didn’t appear to be with his wife Hilaria Baldwin, who had a specific request from her husband for his 39th birthday: more Instagram followers.
Alec tucked two books under his left arm and looked at his phone as he seemed to be tracking his driver’s location.
Looking forward to his ride: Alec Baldwin was spotted in New York City taking a cab after his epic quest to get his wife a million followers for her birthday on Friday
Alec kept it casual, wearing a black jacket, button-down slacks, slacks, and leather shoes.
In a desperate video plea on Friday, the father-of-seven pleaded with his fans to follow his wife in hopes that she would pass the coveted milestone on Instagram.
She went on to ask fans to follow her again on Saturday and ended her 1 minute 40 second video with “I want my wife to have a million followers please follow my wife.”
It took two days of pleading and requests from the actor on the social media platform, prompting some criticism from people who called his campaign “shallow” and “weird,” but his wife did, in fact, cross the million threshold. of followers. Instagram.
Busy on his phone: Alec kept busy on his phone, possibly checking his wife’s follower count on Instagram
Your car awaits: Baldwin was carrying some reading material when he got into his cab.
Mission accomplished: Alec Baldwin sent a thank you note on Instagram after reaching his goal of helping his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, reach 1 million followers on Instagram for her birthday.
In a show of gratitude, the longtime Hollywood leading man penned a simple note reading, “Thank you so much to everyone who helped my wife get 1 million followers,” and then posted it on his Instagram page alongside with the simple title: “Truly”. .’
Hilaria has since reposted her husband’s message to thank everyone who participated in the virtual birthday present.
‘Grateful to all of you. It’s like a fun party we’re all at,” she shared, along with a green heart emoji. ‘I love you all. Let’s make 2023 awesome.
She also shared a photo from her birthday party at home, along with another expressing her gratitude for all the well wishes on her special day.
‘Love you all for the birthday wishes and for helping me celebrate turning 39…here’s lots of cake, wild Baldwinito dance parties and getting dressed up with my husband.’
On a mission: Baldwin, 64, pressured his 2.5 million Instagram followers to start following his wife for two days in various videos
‘Grateful’: Hilaria, who turned 39 on Friday, shared her gratitude as she reposted her husband’s thank you note to her Instagram Stories
The former 30 Rock star made one last pitch to people to follow Hilaria on Friday night, only this time he offered insight into why it’s important for his wife to cross the million mark.
“Hilaria is someone for whom social media is a big part of her platform in terms of promoting her work, her podcast, and other things that she’s doing,” she explained in another video.
Despite offering an explanation for their request for Instagram followers, a large number of people took the time to ask why the couple cares about the number of Instagram followers.
Countless commenters asked questions like, ‘I wonder why this is so important’ and ‘And this is important, why?’
Backlash: There were a lot of people criticizing Alec’s effort to get his wife a million followers on Instagram, with some calling it “sad” and “pathetic.”
‘Is a million followers the important thing on a birthday? Give me a break,’ wrote one person, which actually prompted other people to share similar comments.
The Baldwins shared photos and videos of Hilaria’s birthday celebration on their social media platforms.
The couple, who have been married for over 10 years, are the proud parents of seven children: sons Eduardo, two, Romeo, four, Leonardo, six, and Rafael, seven, plus daughters Ilaria, three months old, María, two next month, and Carmen, nine.
Birthday celebration: The Baldwins went out to celebrate Hilaria’s birthday by meeting friends for dinner