Gabourey Sidibe is expecting twins with husband Brandon Frankel – with the star making the surprise baby reveal at an LA event on Tuesday.
The Precious star, 40, who secretly wed talent manager Frankel in March 2021, debuted her growing bump as she and her partner attended a Babylist event in Beverly Hills.
The Oscar nominee wore a vibrant pink sweater dress which showed off her blossoming stomach as Brandon sweetly cradled her waist.
The couple were seen picking out adorable items for their baby registry including clothes, a double stroller and a baby carrier.
The star took to Instagram to reveal her baby joy, writing: ‘I’m pregnant! We thought it was time to give our cats some responsibility so we’re giving them each a baby to take care of!
Gabourey Sidibe is expecting twins with husband Brandon Frankel – with the star making the surprise baby reveal at an LA event on Tuesday
‘Double the babies, double the cats, double the fun!! Twin Delivery coming soon! Twinty Twinty Four!!
Gabourey revealed her surprise marriage to Brandon during a 2022 appearance on Live With Kelly And Ryan.
Soon after, Brandon took to his Instagram to gush about his wife, adding that they’ve been married since March 2021.
Gabourey sat down with Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest and revealed the news as she explained how much she hates weddings.
The interview kicked off with Kelly bringing up the fact she did ‘something amazing during the pandemic and got engaged.’
‘Uh oh. Yeah I did thank you,’ Gabourey said.
Gabourey sat down with Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest and revealed the news as she explained how much she hates weddings.
The interview kicked off with Kelly bringing up the fact she did ‘something amazing during the pandemic and got engaged.’
The Precious star, 40, who secretly wed talent manager Frankel in March 2021, debuted her growing bump as she and her partner attended a Babylist event in Beverly Hills
The pair picked out some cute items for their new babies
Gabourey looked delighted as she tried out a double stroller
The couple got the practice in as they tested out a baby carrier
Gabourey looked sensational as the couple celebrated impending parenthood
‘Uh oh. Yeah I did thank you,’ Gabourey said.
‘What was even funnier. When he did propose, he was like well you ruined it by like seeing the balloons first. But actually you ruined it because I found the ring over a month ago. I actually had two pictures of the ring…’ she began explaining.
‘In his burner phone. He had a burner phone for work. He said it was our burner phone like as a family and I needed it for something and I wanted to take a picture of something so I took the picture and went to the gallery to get that picture and there was three: The picture I took and two of my ring. Yeah, he’ll never cheat on me successfully,’ Gabourey joked.
Ryan said to the actress, ‘Let’s talk about the wedding, are you planning a…’
Gabourey sighed and said: ‘So, the thing about weddings is I don’t like them… here’s an example of how much I don’t like weddings: I’m actually married.’
‘We got married over a year ago,’ to the shock of Kelly and Ryan.
The camera panned to Brandon in the audience as he held up his hand to show his wedding band.
The pair have been together since May 2019, when Brandon shared a snap of the duo together while in LA, calling her his ‘queen’
The lovebirds got engaged in November 2020, with the star sharing a snap from the big day one month later in honor of Brandon’s birthday
Brandon posed with ‘Will you marry me’ balloons completely naked on a bed covered in roses
Soon after, Brandon took to his Instagram to share photos from their wedding day.
‘Surprise! I can finally call her my wife publicly! Since @gabby3shabby finally spilled the beans today on Live with Kelly and Ryan – we’ve been married since March ’21!’ Brandon wrote on his Instagram page.
‘Relieved we can finally tell the world. So thankful to have found my forever person, my partner-in-crime, and the love of my life,’ he said.
‘Every day is the best day with you. Nobody I would rather raise cats with and be in bed by a smooth 8pm with. Love you forever.’
