Mae Whitman. (Photograph by Victoria Sirakova/Getty Photographs)
Mae Whitman is pregnant together with her first child, and he or she introduced the large information with the assistance of her Parenthood household.
Whitman, 35, shared a black-and-white picture of her child bump by way of Instagram on Sunday, Might 12, simply in time for Mom’s Day. Additionally within the picture are Lauren Graham and Miles Heizer, who performed her mother and brother, respectively, on the NBC drama.
“To not make a parenthood episode out of it or something however!!!” Whitman wrote within the caption. Within the picture, the trio smiles on the digicam whereas Graham locations her fingers on Whitman’s shoulders. Heizer, for his half, is seated behind Whitman along with his fingers on her abdomen. The submit additionally included a number of screenshots of her and Graham from Parenthood, together with the ultimate episodes the place Whitman’s Amber was pregnant.
“Mom’s Day wanting just a little completely different this yr! 🤰🏼can’t wait to fulfill you, big child kicking my insides to filth! #ruveal,” Whitman’s caption continued. Graham, 57, shared the announcement by way of her Instagram Story as nicely.
Former costar Erika Christensen was among the many first to touch upon Whitman’s submit as nicely, writing, “Hashtag ruveal lol AMAZING!!!!!!”
Whitman’s Good Women costar Christina Hendricks additionally congratulated the mom-to-be within the remark part, saying, “I’m so completely happy for you.”
Parenthood ran for six seasons on NBC from March 2010 to January 2015 and was identified for its tearjerker storylines involving most cancers, marriage and, because the title suggests, parenting. Together with Graham, Heizer, Christensen and Whitman, the forged included Peter Krause, Dax Shepard, Monica Potter and Craig T. Nelson.
Other than the trio of Whitman, Graham and Heizer, the Parenthood forged has maintained an in depth friendship for the reason that NBC sitcom aired its sixth and ultimate season in 2015. Whitman beforehand praised Graham in a 2014 interview with Glamour.
“The primary phrase that involves thoughts is life,” Whitman stated of Graham on the time. “I don’t bear in mind what my life was like earlier than her. She has formed my existence a lot. She’s greater than a greatest good friend: She’s my function mannequin, she’s a mom, she’s a sister. I mist up even speaking about her.”
Even after the present ended, Whitman nonetheless gushed over her former castmates, discussing their bond in a 2015 interview with HuffPost.
“Lauren Graham is my greatest good friend, and Dax [Shepard] is my household, and Miles [Heizer], who performs my brother, he’s my roommate, he lives with me in actual life. We bonded on this means that’s so not like something I’ve ever skilled.”