First comes (secret) wedding, then comes (public) baby bump debut! Nearly three years after exchanging vows, Uzo Aduba and Robert Sweeting are preparing to expand their family.
Aduba and Sweeting wed in September 2020, announcing their union on their first anniversary. The In Treatment star took to social media to share a selfie from their wedding in September 2021, kicking off the post with a quote from the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally: “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
She continued: “For some of us, it can feel like we spend our whole lives waiting for our special someone. 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. ❤️”
The couple subsequently jetted off to Tulum, Mexico, to mark their anniversary.
“Some much needed restoration, recovery, and relaxation,” she captioned a series of snaps via Instagram at the time. “So thankful to get away and celebrate Robert and my anniversary with a couple of our favorite humans. 🧡”
Two months later, the Orange Is the New Black alum shared additional details about her big day.
“We were just taking the year to ourselves to enjoy the time and have some quiet time together, and then we were having our anniversary come up,” Aduba explained on Live With Kelly and Ryan in November 2021, adding that “a lot of Amazon and Etsy gets you through” planning a wedding amid the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
She concluded: “[We did it] quietly and with a small group, of course — our most loved and closest family and friends. It was awesome.”
Aduba and Sweeting continued to share small glimpses into their relationship via social media, with the filmmaker referring to the actress as “my world” on Valentine’s Day in February 2022 and calling her his “best half” on their second anniversary that September.
In June 2023, Aduba revealed that she is pregnant with the twosome’s first child. After rocking a baby bump on the Tonys red carpet with Sweeting by her side, the performer gushed about the “blessing.”
“My husband Robert and I are so happy to enter this next chapter together as parents. I am beyond excited,” she wrote via Instagram. “I get to be someone’s Mommy! 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.”
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The pair quietly tied the knot.
Aduba and Sweeting went public with their relationship — and secret wedding — on their first anniversary.
“One year ago I married this gorgeous, talented and incredible woman. This past year has made me appreciate the fragile nature of life and the importance of living it,” he gushed on September 12, 2021, via Instagram. “At a time where the world is upside down, we learned to find joy and peace in each other. You are the greatest person I’ve ever known, and I’m proud to be your husband. #happyanniversary.”
Aduba shared insight into their Thanksgiving traditions.
“A newer tradition since we’ve been together is we share as a family, like our families have Thanksgiving together, which is nice,” she told E! News in November 2022. “I’m Nigerian, so of course our Thanksgiving is an American and Nigerian blend. So some of our culinary cuisine is new, but is liked and appreciated by them.”
Rocking a bright orange Christian Siriano suit, the actress debuted a baby bump at the Tonys in June 2023.
(Source: US Weekly)
