Cecilia Strong.
Abaca Press/INSTARimagesCecilia strong She is pregnant and expecting her first child with her fiancé, Jack.
“A couple of years ago I did an article about SNL like Goober the Clown who had an abortion the day before his 23rd birthday,” the Saturday night live student, 40, wrote via Instagram on Friday, November 1. “I am pleased to report that the same clown is now happily pregnant thanks to IVF at age 40.”
Robust spoke about her journey with pregnancy, from a miscarriage in her early 20s to pursuing in vitro fertilization (IVF) later in life.
“I have been in many waiting rooms with other women throughout my life,” she reflected. “Feeling terrified and alone all those years ago in a clinic in California, feeling frustrated and anxious in fertility clinics in New York for the last few years, talking giddily to everyone and wishing everyone around me good luck like I'm Forrest Gump. the day of my transfer.”
Many stars have announced they will expand their families by welcoming babies in 2024. Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace announced in October 2024. The palace said Beatrice, 36, and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, “We are very happy to announce that they are expecting their second child together in […]
The actress added that while she has been honest about her life experiences, many have turned to her as a pillar of support.
“I had a friend who sat with me and gave me the biggest hug after my abortion at 23, only to sit with her and give her the biggest hug 17 years after a difficult pregnancy loss,” she continued. “I had family and strangers reach out to Goober and tell me about their own experiences, some of which they had never shared with anyone before.”
She continued: “I have seen many women in these waiting rooms go through their own struggles and journeys with their reproductive health, family planning, and body autonomy. Some seem relieved. Some seem excited. Some seem fearful. Some seem to be carrying the deep sadness of previous losses and the even deeper hope of finally having good news. Some seem as shocked and happy to be there as I am, like Forrest Gump on my transfer day. But the one thing that no one in those rooms has looked at is the inability to make their own decisions.”
Robust concluded his announcement by encouraging everyone to vote in the upcoming election. She added that she is “very hopeful” of meeting her baby “next spring.”
While some celebrities start growing their families early, these stars waited to have children until later in life. Alanis Morissette, for example, announced in March 2019 that she was expecting her third child at age 44. The “Ironic” singer, who married rapper Mario “Souleye” Treadway in 2010, posted a photo of her baby bump on […]
Earlier this year, Robust revealed during a March appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers that she and her longtime partner, Jack, got engaged at the end of 2023. The actress shared that the proposal was going to be a surprise, but it ended up falling apart.
“One day he said, 'I'm so inundated with emails and texts, look at this. ' And he showed me his phone, and the first text was from a friend saying, 'How did it go?!' Ring emoji,'” Robust recalled. “And then I thought, 'Oh no, should I do it?' And he said, 'Did you see that?' And I thought, 'I could try really hard to lie, but…' Then I knew.”