Sophie Turner celebrated her 30th birthday in style, celebrating the milestone surrounded by close friends at a glamorous party which she later described as the moment she had been waiting for.
The actress shared a series of snaps from the night on Instagram on January 24, giving her fans a glimpse of the joyous evening.
“So this is 30,” he wrote alongside the photos. “I think I like it so far.”
The photographs, captured by English photographer John Taylor, showed Turner fully embracing the celebration.
In one shot, she posed in her dressing room with friends Ellie Johnson, Taura Lamb, Tabitha Doherty and Ellie Wasserberg, wearing a sheer halterneck minidress with layers of sparkly chains.
Another fun photo showed her covering herself with chandelier earrings, while a third captured her being lifted into the air by a crowd on the dance floor.
for the first game of Thrones star, the meeting had a particular meaning.
talking to Net-A-Porter In early January, he admitted that he had been looking forward to spending time away from work and family routines.
“I haven’t seen my friends or been on a date in weeks, months!” he said, explaining that he sometimes puts parts of his personal life on pause.
“Sometimes I just let go of parts of my life. Right now I only have the capacity for work and family. But I’m working on it. I’ll get there.”
Turner, who shares daughters Willa, five, and Delphine, three, with ex-husband Joe Jonas, also reflected on what she hopes the next decade will bring.
She said she’s looking forward to things slowing down, adding: “I just want to have some peace at 30. I feel like it’s been very hectic for a long time and I’m ready to never have that again.”
Looking back, she described her twenties as a challenging period but one that taught her to be resilient.
“As stressed as I am, I know I can get through it,” she said.
“There is pressure, there is stress, but I have been through worse. I have to remind myself that we are very malleable and that we can take on a lot more than we think.”
The birthday celebration, filled with laughter and familiar faces, seemed to mark a hopeful, lighter start to the next decade.
