Uzo Aduba debuts baby bump at the 2023 Tony Awards: 'I get to be someone's Mommy!'
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Uzo Aduba is expanding her family!
The "Orange Is the New Black" alum, 42, debuted her baby bump on the Tony Awards red carpet Sunday. She cradled her stomach as she walked in an unbuttoned Christian Siriano suit with a matching orange bra top and accessorized with David Webb jewelry, Alexandre Birman shoes and a Judith Leiber clutch purse.
Aduba confirmed that she and her husband, filmmaker Robert Sweeting, are expecting their first child together in a post on Instagram Sunday.
"Tada!" she said in a video as she held up a baby onesie.
"What a blessing. My husband Robert and I are so happy to enter this next chapter together as parents," she wrote in the caption. "I am beyond excited. I get to be someone's Mommy!"
The "Lightyear" actress added: "I know as the three of us continue to grow, our only, ONLY goal will be to love you, little one. My goodness. Look what God has done."
Aduba also shared a photo holding the infant clothing on her Instagram Story, captioned, "And baby makes three :)."
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The actress' former "OITNB" co-star Laverne Cox commented, "Congratulations darling."
Maria Menounos, who is also expecting her first child, wrote, "Congrats friend!!!!! We are both gonna be moms!:):)."
Viola Davis added to the list of well-wishers. "Congratulations Uzo!!" she commented.
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Aduba and Sweeting secretly wed in a private New York ceremony in 2020. The "Mrs. America" star first revealed their marriage on Instagram in September 2021.
"For some of us, it can feel like we spend our whole lives waiting for our special someone," she captioned a sweet selfie of the two in their wedding attire. "My heart, my love — I’m so happy my life started last year with you. You’re the best thing that ever happened to me."
Aduba wore a strapless white dress to her nuptials and Sweeting wore a navy blue suit with black lapels.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Uzo Aduba announces pregnancy, debuts baby bump at 2023 Tony Awards
