Pregnant Jen Affleck and ex Zac celebrate daughter’s birthday hours after shock divorce news

Jen Affleck and Zac Affleck celebrated a family milestone — their eldest daughter’s 5th birthday — hours after their divorce news made headlines.

The “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” co-stars each gave glimpses of Nora’s festivities via Instagram Stories on Wednesday.

“I can’t believe she’s already 5,” Jen, 27, captioned a sweet snap of the little one posing beside a new bike in a streamer and balloon-decorated kitchen.

Zac Affleck celebrated daughter Nora’s 5th birthday on Wednesday, hours after news broke of his divorce from Jen Affleck. zacaffleck/Instagram
Jen shared a similar update via Instagram Stories following her divorce filing in Utah. jenniferaffleck/Instagram

Zac, meanwhile, shared a video of Nora blowing out candles on a birthday donut while one of her siblings — brother Lucas, 3, and sister Penelope, 1 — played with a balloon in the background.

“Happy birthday Rara!” the DadTok member, 30, wrote. “I hope all your dreams always come true.”

It is unclear whether Jen was present in the footage — but she was noticeably absent from Zac’s Reel documenting a theme park trip with Nora.

The little one blew out candles on a birthday donut. zacaffleck/Instagram
Zac spent time with Nora at a theme park during her 5th birthday celebration. zacaffleck/Instagram

“Happy Birthday to my baby girl!” he wrote Wednesday. “You have the biggest heart and make everything feel a little extra magical. I love you.”

Nora was born in November 2021, two years after Zac and Jen tied the knot.

Lucas was born in July 2023, followed by Penelope in July 2025 — and the reality stars announced in June that they have another baby on the way.

“You have the biggest heart and make everything feel a little extra magical,” he wrote. zacaffleck/Instagram
Jen and Zac (pictured above in October 2024) are divorcing after seven years of marriage. @jenniferlaffleck/Instagram

“Chapter four,” the pregnant star wrote alongside her Instagram baby bump debut at the time — and, on Wednesday, she posted new ultrasound photos with a heart emoji.

When Jen filed for divorce in Utah on Tuesday, she submitted a proposed parenting plan.

A source told People the exes “are staying focused on preparing for the baby and supporting their kids” while navigating their split.

The reality stars (pictured above in December 2025) are reportedly “focused on preparing for [their fourth] baby and supporting their kids.” jenniferaffleck/Instagram
The “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” co-stars (pictured above in March) got married in 2019. jenniferlaffleck/Instagram

Last year, Jen gushed to Us Weekly that her and Zac’s marriage was “stronger than ever.”

The “Dancing With the Stars” alum said, “Sometimes you go through a rough patch and for some people it’s the end and it ends with divorce and for other people they fight through it and it ends up being a blessing in disguise.”

Their relationship, notably, has been documented on “SLOMW” for four seasons since 2024 — and news broke in April that they are part of the “SLOMW: Orange County” cast, premiering Nov. 12.

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