Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba has given birth to her first child (Picture: Uzo Aduba/ Instagram)
Uzo Aduba has revealed she’s given birth to her first child.
The Orange Is the New Black actress, 42, teased she was pregnant back in June when appearing at the 2023 Tony Awards and cradling her growing bump.
Soon after she confirmed the news by posting a video on social media in which she held up a set of baby pyjamas before saying ‘ta-da’.
Now Uzo has posted a series of snaps sharing that she’s given birth to a daughter- Adaiba Lee Nonyem.
‘My daughter. I’ve never been in love so quickly, so deeply in my entire life,’ she captioned the post, which included a photo of her cradling the newborn and another with her daughter on her chest.
‘I really don’t know what to say, guys. My heart is full. Thank you, God.
She shared the news with a sweet post on social media (Picture: Uzo Aduba/ Instagram)
‘I have joy like a fountain. I have witnessed a miraculous thing, and I feel blessed to know you are ours.’
She added: ‘We love you so much, Adaiba Lee Nonyem – Daughter of the people, treasurer of the mother’s names who came before you.’
Uzo then raved about being a ‘mommy’ and said she was excited to ‘join the club’.
‘I hear the dues are high, but the membership is completely worth it 🙂 #grateful,’ she added.
She announced her daughter’s arrival with these sweet snaps (Picture: Uzo Aduba/ Instagram)
Her post was flooded with well-wishes, with other famous faces offering their congratulations.
Gigi Hadid wrote ‘congratulations mama’ while Octavia Spencer said Uzo was ‘glowing’.
‘Congratulations @uzoaduba and your beautiful bundle of joy,’ Naomi Campbell wrote.
Earlier this year she revealed her pregnancy when attending the Tony Awards with husband Robert Sweeting (Picture: Nina Westervelt/CBS via Getty Images)
Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson added: ‘I’m over the moon for you love! You already look like a natural! I’m here for ANYTHING you need. Except breast feeding.’
After Reese Witherspoon wrote ‘Oh my heart!! so happy for you mama!’, Uzo replied: ‘Thanks, lady!! Just so grateful!!’
Back when officially announcing her pregnancy, Uzo said that as her family grew, her and husband Robert Sweeting’s ‘only, only goal’ would be to ‘love you little one’.
In September, the actress celebrated her ‘Bey-bee’s first concert, sharing photos holding her bump ahead of heading to Beyonce’s concert in Los Angeles.
She is best known for playing Suzanna ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren from 2013 until 2019 (Picture: JoJo Whilden/Netflix)
‘It was incredible to step out with our Little One and my girl, @idaravictor to see the one and only Beyonce. What a spectacular show,’ she wrote.
Uzo is best known for playing Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren in Orange Is the New Black from 2013 until 2019.
The role saw her pick up an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015.
In the years since the show ended, she’s also starred in the mini-series Mrs. America, the movie Lightyear, and will also front the upcoming Shondaland Netflix drama The Residence.
Orange is the New Black is streaming on Netflix.
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‘My heart is full.’