Zac Efron’s birthday was bittersweet.
The “We Are Your Friends” star, who turned 28 on Sunday, shared a heartbreaking throwback photo of himself with his late cousin, Emily, who died after battling cancer.
“Happy birthday to my cousin and best friend, Emily, who passed away from cancer 2 years ago – she was 28 like me. We share the same birthday and this day is forever ours,” he captioned the pic.
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The star said his “birthday wish” was for fans to donate anything they can to the Stand Up To Cancer organization in honor of Emily, and added a link to SU2C’s website.
“Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes. Love you,” he concluded his post.
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Twenty-eight will be a busy year for Zac – he has three films in the pipeline for 2016, and will also begin work on the “Baywatch” reboot with Dwayne Johnson.
— Erin O’Sullivan
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