00:00 Uzo Aduba is stepping into her biggest role yet - mom!
00:04 Taking to Instagram on November 30, the Orange Is the New Black star announces
00:10 she and husband Robert Sweeting have welcomed their baby girl.
00:14 Uzo's heartfelt message reads, "I've never been in love so quickly,
00:18 so deeply in my entire life. I really don't know what to say, guys. My heart is full.
00:24 Thank you, God. I have joy like a fountain." The Emmy winner also shares a sweet note to her little
00:30 one, adding, "We love you so much. Daughter of the people, treasurer of the mother's names who
00:36 came before you." She adds, "I'm a mommy, you guys. I've joined the club. I hear the dues are high,
00:43 but the membership is completely worth it." And her Orange Is the New Black family was
00:48 quick to show love in the comments, with Danielle Brooks gushing, "My God, this is so beautiful.
00:55 Congratulations on the expansion of your beautiful family, Uzo." Meanwhile, Laverne Cox chimes in,
01:01 "Congratulations, darling. What a blessing." Back in June, Uzo confirmed she was pregnant with her
01:08 and Robert's first baby, debuting her growing bump on the red carpet at the Tony Awards.
01:14 That same day, the 42-year-old reflected on the journey she and the filmmaker, who wed in 2021,
01:20 were about to embark on, captioning an Instagram video of herself holding a onesie, "What a
01:26 blessing. My husband Robert and I are so happy to enter this next chapter together as parents.
01:32 I am beyond excited." Then in October, Uzo told New Beauty, "Getting up and going to work and
01:39 handling my day-to-day made me realize how strong I truly am and how much I can do mentally and
01:45 physically. I just felt really powerful." She continued, "I grew up in a home where I got to
01:50 see my mother, be a mother, and work. That is something that partly inspired my motherhood as
01:57 well."
01:58 "I'm so proud of my daughter. I'm so proud of her."
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