Aubrey Plaza Expecting First Child, One Year After Husband’s Passing: Report
People reports that Aubrey Plaza, 41, is pregnant with her first child. The baby is with partner Christopher Abbott and is due this fall.
The report frames Aubrey Plaza expecting her first child one year after her husband’s passing.
Details of the announcement
A source told the outlet the news came as a welcome surprise after a difficult year. The source added that the couple feels blessed.
Filmogaz.com contacted Plaza’s representative for comment. No immediate response was received.
Personal loss and public grief
Plaza’s former husband, screenwriter Jeff Baena, died in January 2025. Records from the Los Angeles County medical examiner show the death was ruled a suicide.
Baena was 47 at the time. Plaza and Baena had separated months before his death.
Plaza’s public statements
Plaza addressed the loss last August on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast. She said she felt present, functioning, and grateful to be moving through life.
She later acknowledged that grief remains a constant presence. She compared it to a large, ever-present ache and described fluctuating urges to confront or avoid it.
Relationship and collaborations with Christopher Abbott
It is unclear when Plaza and Abbott’s relationship turned romantic. They have worked together for years.
They co-starred in the 2023–2024 off-Broadway revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. They also appeared together in the 2020 film Black Bear.
The pair were photographed together at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020.
Public appearances during pregnancy
Plaza was seen at Paris Fashion Week in an oversized black leather coat. She used it to conceal her pregnancy.
No further public comment has been issued. People first reported the pregnancy news.
