
Ashley Ortega has turned a year older as she celebrated her 25th birthday on December 26.
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The Sparkle star received a lot of love on her special day through greetings and messages from her celebrity friends such as her former Hearts On Ice co-star Roxie Smith.
In her Instagram post, Roxie shared a video of her fun moments with Ashley and penned the sweetest message for her dear friend.
“Hit the gff jackpot for sure! Happy birthday beautiful soul!!! Thank you for making us laugh the hardest, for the twist and twirlies and just going thru happy & tough times together. Today I celebrate you and how much of an amazing person you are.
“You will always be the Ponggay to my Monique!” she wrote.
Ashley then expressed her gratitude to Roxie in the comments section saying, "Aww babe. This vid is making me cry!! I love youuu so much!!"
Recently, Ashley had a great bonding time with Roxie, Shuvee Etrata, and Skye Chua as they went on a fun night out and celebrated the former's birthday in advance at a restaurant.
“Just me and my girlfriends,” she wrote.
Meanwhile, Roxie is a part of the cast of the upcoming Philippine adaptation of the hit Korean drama series Shining Inheritance, which also stars Kate Valdez, Kyline Alcantara, Michael Sager, Paul Salas, and Ms. Coney Reyes.