Emily Atack celebrates her 36th birthday in new social media snaps

Emily Atack joked she was now accepting 'ibuprofen as a gift' after waking up bleary-eyed on her 36th birthday on Thursday. 

The Rivals star shared the fun selfie looking a little worse for wear as she enjoyed a cup of tea in bed after opening her gifts and receiving a pricey Burberry scarf. 

She quipped: '36 today, now accepting ibuprofen as a thoughtful gift.' 

Emily was later surprised with a cake and shared beaming snaps as she blew out her candles before cheekily captioning the post: '36 yer p***ks,'

Elsewhere on the special day, the actress was joined by her grandmother Elizabeth Robbins, mother of singer Kate, 67, with the pair enjoying a glass of bubbly together.

Fans and famous friends were quick to share their congratulations, with Leigh Francis saying: 'Happy Birthday lovely!', while Laura Whitmore said: 'Happy birthday Love!' and Clara Amfo added: 'Happy Birthday sweet girl!'.

It comes just days after Emily celebrated fiancé Alistair Garner's 40th birthday with a very boozy weekend, which also included a huge party. 

The TV star, who welcomed son Barney with the scientist in June 2024, took to her Instagram Stories to share a glimpse of the wild festivities.

First the couple enjoyed a lavish meal with Emily's lookalike sister Martha and cocktails, before bagging even more free drinks on their travels.

The bleary-eyed pair posed comically posed with their glasses, and captioned the post: 'They're serving free prosecco and mince pies and Jo Malone at Saint Pancras pass it on'.

Later Emily, who announced their engagement in July, slipped into a black leather dress for Alex's party and shared a sweet clip of the birthday by being serenaded to by his guests. 

She gushed: 'Last night we celebrated my love turning 40. Everyone shows up for you. You are everything to everyone'.

Last month re-shared a series of posts from her friends and sister, who joined her at bridal shop, Evelie, to try on gowns. 

Voicing their excitement that the preparations had begun, they shared snaps of the beaming bride-to-be with the captions: 'weeeeeeeee <3' and 'it's happppenningggggah'.

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She revealed her engagement news in the summer on Instagram, with a loved-up snap with her shirtless fiancé Alistair, 39, showing off her dazzling diamond ring, with the caption: 'It's Friday, I'm in love'.

The couple have known each other for almost three decades as her mother is the sister of Alistair's stepmother Jane Garner. 

They were introduced after Emily's aunt started dating Alistair's father Stephen Garner in the early nighties eventually getting married in 1994, before Stephen tragically passed away in 2023, leaving Emily devastated.

Writing in her 2019 autobiography Are We There Yet?, Emily gave clues as to why she's ended up in a relationship with Alistair, because her cousins 'understand each other on a deep level.'

She said: 'Cousins are the best invention since the Game Boy. They are basically 50 per cent sibling, 50 per cent mate. You look the same but different...

'You understand each other on a deep, deep, level and you have a smidgen more social etiquette towards them than your brother or sister...

'It makes me sad for my friends who don't have that relationship with their cousins, because mine were the best friends I ever had. They are still my best friends to this day.'