LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: Zaria Imani Primer attends The Chi Season 7 LA Premiere Event at St. Helen's House on May 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Paramount)
Whew! ‘The Chi’ star Zaria Imani showed up and showed out for her 21st birthday photos on the gram!
On Wednesday, Zaria Imani celebrated her milestone birthday with a carousel of stunning photos posted to Instagram. In the photos, the actress wore a black one-piece, sheer tights, and black heels, serving beauty and grown woman energy. The theme of the photoshoot seemingly gave Hollywood director, as she shared a few shots sitting in a directors chair beside a custom sign with her name on it.
For her caption, she wrote: “Chapter 21: directed by me ”
Check out the birthday flicks below:
It didnt take long for Zarias co-stars to fill up her comments with birthday love.
Actress Hannah Hall, who plays Tiff on the show, commented, GO OFFF!! Happy Birthday babe!!
Vic Mensa, who plays her older brother and guardian on ‘The Chi,’ wrote, danggggg happy b dayyyy lil sis.
Singer and actor Luke James added, ooouuu not a game,
While Ahmad Ferguson , who plays Zarias on-again, off-again boyfriend on the series, wrote, Happy Birthday .
Ahmad also took things to his Instagram Story, posting a sweet message alongside a photo of the two: Happy birthday Z. I cant wait to see everything you do this year. Its been an honor seeing the growth up close. Keep going. I love you @zariaimaniofficial
Just before her birthday, Zaria took to TikTok to show off another talent , her voice!
She posted a video singing Kehlanis viral track Folded, writing in the caption: Been stuck in my head since it came out .
The clip now has over half a million views and more than 98,000 likes. Many fans were shocked to learn that Zaria could sing, pointing out that a few of her Chi castmates have some serious pipes, too.
