{"id":523030,"date":"2026-06-28T18:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/523030\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:48:12","slug":"sam-claflin-shows-off-ripped-physique-as-he-goes-shirtless-to-celebrate-40th-birthday-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/523030\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Claflin Shows Off Ripped Physique as He Goes Shirtless to Celebrate 40th Birthday &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sam-claflin-goes-shirtless-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sam Claflin shirtless birthday photo\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   loading=\"eager\"\/>Credit: Getty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/sam-claflin\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Claflin<\/a> is celebrating his 40th birthday with a shirtless selfie!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday (June 27), the Hunger Games actor took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mrsamclaflin\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram Story<\/a> to share a shirtless photo of himself as he marked his milestone birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGoodbye 30\u2019s. Ello 40,\u201d Sam wrote over the photo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/claflin-shirtless.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\" title=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\"><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/claflin-shirtless-788x1377.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2237285\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>1<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the pic, Sam is posing shirtless outside while sticking up his middle finger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview from earlier this year, Sam shared how some of his acting roles have impacted his mentally, revealing that being shirtless on-screen has often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/06\/the-hunger-games-star-sam-claflin-opens-up-about-body-dysmorphia-insecurity-in-hollywood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made his body dysmorphia worse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of the roles I played earlier on in my career\u2026 I had a topless scene in one of my first movies, but it wasn\u2019t in the script and I got told a week before they were going to [take] my top off,\u201d he said. \u201cI was like, \u2018S\u2013t, I haven\u2019t been working out, what am I going to do?\u2019 This is my first introduction to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in 2024, Sam made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/01\/08\/sam-claflin-makes-rare-appearance-with-girlfriend-cassie-amato-at-golden-globes-2024\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">very rare public appearance<\/a> with his longtime girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/sam-claflin\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Claflin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/shirtless\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shirtless<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Getty Sam Claflin is celebrating his 40th birthday with a shirtless selfie! 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