Tia Mowry sends happy birthday wishes to her estranged husband Cory Hardrict, a day after she faced backlash for appearing to shadow the actor with the post

Tia Mowry recently revealed that despite divorcing her estranged husband Cory Hardrict, She appreciates his role as a father in the lives of her children. Mowry sent congratulations to the actor on his 43rd birthday on November 9th.

The ‘Sister, Sister’ star filed for divorce from Hardrict last month, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason their 14-year marriage fell apart. Though details on the split are limited, Mowry, who has been with Hardrict for over two decades, has filed for joint and legal custody of the couple’s two children, Cree Hardrict, 11, and Cairo Hardrict, 4.

In the Instagram story, which was shared on the same day as Hardrict’s birthday, Mowry uploaded a throwback photo of the All American: Homecoming star and her two children enjoying a trip to Europe. In addition to the picture, the 44-year-old captioned Stevie Wonder’s 1980 hit song “Happy Birthday.”

In the caption, Mowry thanked Hardrict for being “the best dad” to Cree and Cairo. Adding the celebration and blue emojis, she wrote: “Happy birthday @coryhardrict. Thank you for being the best father to our beautiful babies.”

Earlier that day, Hardrict honored his special day by sharing a throwback photo of himself with the caption, “Happy Birthday to God’s warriors.”

On November 8, Mowry was caught liking and commenting on eye emojis on an Instagram post by Lee Hammock, who suggested to some fans that one of the estranged couple’s problems was that she was the main breadwinner in the household.

The motivational speaker’s video showed a scenario of a couple arguing over bills. One person was excited to pay bills with their significant other while the other attempted to use manipulative tactics to prolong responsibility.

Hammock’s caption read, “Some toxic people will refuse to contribute in any way at home #toxic #toxicpartner.”