Wednesday, the 3rd of July, was indeed a special day for renowned media personality Ciru Muriuki.
This is because on the day, her late fiancé Charles Ouda alias Charlie, who was a renowned actor in the country, would have officially turned 39-years-old.
Photo: Ciru Muriuki and the late Charles Ouda
The voluptuous former BBC presenter therefore marked his milestone in style, by posting two photos that the talented actor had taken when he was still alive. In one of them she had posed with him.
She then penned him a heartwarming birthday message, in which she also pampered him with love.
"Happy birthday my eternal love" Ciru Muriuki wrote.
Her post also elicited massive reactions from netizens, who joined her in celebrating the late Charles Ouda.
Reactions
caterira wrote:
"❤️❤️ Happy Heavenly Birthday".
_angel_baruch wrote:
"Happy birthday 🎉 🎂 to charlie in heaven".
lydiawanjiru.ke wrote;
"Happy heavenly birthday 🎉".
dolemyk wrote:
"Happy heavenly birthday my birthday mate".
angelamaina827 wrote:
"🎈Happy heavenly birthday 🤍✨️".
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Apart from the sweet birthday message, Ciru Muriuki also posted a video of Charles Ouda singing Lionel Richie's hit song dubbed 'All Night Long', at some undisclosed location.
The voluptuous media personality then accompanied this video with a caption saying:
"My heart".
Charles Ouda, 38, actually passed away about five months ago, on the 4th of February 2024.
The unfortunate news of his death was announced by his family who released a statement that read in part:
"Dear friends and family, it is with great sadness that we share the passing of Charles 'Charlie' J Ouda, on the night of February 3, 2024".
Charles Ouda actually passed away about six months after he and the love of his life Ciru Muriuki got engaged, and the news of his demise was therefore a shock to many of their fans.
Before his death, the late actor was famous for having featured in various film projects, like 'Makutano Junction', 'The First Grader', 'Changes', 'Mali' and also 'Count It Out' among others.