Mahira Khan bids farewell to Cannes with a love letter

Mahira Khan had been all over our social media since she jet off to the French Riviera five days ago for this year's Festival de Cannes — and we're not complaining!

Sadly, all the red carpet style spotting has come to an end as the actress returned to Pakistan yesterday. She penned a heartfelt thank-you note on her Instagram:

"Oh Cannes you have a piece of my heart! Thank you for taking us in with open arms, you were warm and generous. I wish I could pen down my entire experience but that’ll be a long love letter for another time," she wrote.

“As I sat in the car on my way to the airport, I realised that I felt more empowered than ever before. And the reason was because of the amazing women that I met over the last three days. All these talented women had one thing in common – they lifted each other up. They were supportive and kind. They had each other’s backs. And that is the only (if any) key to success."

She added: “It is empowering to sit with women and speak about the lines under your eyes or how fast your children are growing up. It’s a relief when it is your first time on the red carpet with hundreds of people photographing you, to get a ‘you’ve got this’ from the girl whose done this like a dream so many times. It was even more amazing to get all these lovely messages from my industry back home. And the best family and friends one could ask for. Aah and my fan family, how I love thee!”

Giving a shout-out to her manager, stylists and photographer, she wrapped it up with “We are nothing alone, and that is something life keeps teaching me time and again.”

Mahira represented Pakistan at Cannes 2018 as the brand ambassador of hair and makeup L’Oreal Paris.