#SamiraWiley & #LaurenMorelli are moms! The #OITNB actress & writer announced the birth of their first child this past Mother's Day. George Elizabeth. "Happy 1st Mother's Day to my beautiful wife, who after laboring for almost 3 days gave birth to our first child — our gorgeous daughter, George. 💜" Samira captioned They married in Palm Springs in 2017, wearing 2 custom looks by Christian Siriano. The Palm Springs location was special to the couple, as it was where Lauren popped the question. Samira says married life has taught her "that it's not just about you anymore, but about you & your partner as a unit. Life is now about navigating it together" Their wedding was a confetti-themed bash — based in part on the couple’s desire for a non-traditional event & their mutual affection for Pillsbury Funfetti cake. Samira's parents officiated the ceremony. Samira says "that Lauren was more involved in the wedding planning than her. I just sort of want to sit back & be like, yeah sure, whatever" Lauren was previously married & split from her husband after she realized she was #gay while writing for OITNB. She wrote an essay detailing her experience. “I realized I was gay in fall 2012, one of my first days on the set...I was nervous about the first love scene I’d written for Alex & Piper. I loved writing it, loved watching a tenderness emerge in their relationship where passion always seemed to be the ruling principle, but by that time, I was so deep in my own self-doubt that I constantly felt like a fraud" Although she was open with her husband & they tried couples therapy, the issue was obviously not something fixable within their relationship. Samira became a source of comfort in figuring out her next steps. "She was my outlet & through that process I fell in love with her. But I thought, This will be the one that got away. Being with her felt too good to be true.” After almost 2 years of dating Lauren proposed. "I found a ring. I was so nervous & terrified she knew it was coming but she was so shocked that I couldn’t get her to stop crying." Such an amazing love story! Congrats to them! 👩🏼🤝👩🏽🏴🏳️🇺🇸🏳️🌈 #lovingday #interracial #mixedbabies (at Palm Springs, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQRPlJcFxXJ/?utm_medium=tumblr
