Anthony Bourdain’s estrangedwife Ottavia Busiais keeping the famed chef’s memory alive on his birthday.
The lateParts Unknownstar would have turned 63 on Tuesday, and Busia marked the occasion with a sweet throwback video that featured Bourdain splashing around in a pool withthe couple’sdaughter Ariane, 12.
In the clip, posted on Instagram, a young Ariane sits on her dad’s shoulders as he dunks underwater and she floats above him, giggling with delight.
Ariane was one of the brightest parts of Bourdain’s life, asource close to the chef told PEOPLEshortly after his death. “It was quite evident that Tony was a ‘lighter’ human being around his daughter,” they said at the time. “When he spoke about her, his eyes danced. He talked about her constantly.”
While speaking to PEOPLE in one of his last interviews before his death, Bourdain noted that it was important he never shot in two cities back-to-back for his CNN seriesParts Unknownto ensure he could spend at least five days per month with Ariane.
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Once Bourdain Day rolled around, Ripert and Andrés shared a video of themselves in Singapore enjoying a toast in Bourdain’s honor.
Busia has previously used social media before to remember Bourdain, whom she married in 2007. They separated in 2016 butwere still legally marriedwhen he died.
In October, she marked the four-month anniversary of his death with a photo that featured the couple and their daughter hanging out with friends, including Ripert and producer Helen Cho, and eating around a large dining room table.
“The Manson Family Dinner,” Busia captioned the Instagram post, which was a photo taken from Bourdain’s 2016 cookbookAppetites.
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source: people.com
