Handmaid's Tale actress Samira Wiley reveals her wife Lauren Morelli welcomed daughter

Samira Wiley’s wife has given birth to their first child.

The Handmaid’s Tale actress used Mother’s Day on Sunday to share a photo of daughter George Elizabeth and revealed she and Lauren Morelli welcomed the little girl into the world on April 11.

‘Happy 1st Mother’s Day to my beautiful wife, who four weeks ago today after laboring for almost 3 days gave birth to our first child—our gorgeous daughter, George [heart emoji],’ Samira captioned her post.

New parents: Samira Wiley’s wife Lauren Morelli, left, has given birth to their first child. The Handmaid’s Tale actress used Mother’s Day on Sunday to share a photo of daughter George Elizabeth and revealed she welcomed the little girl into the world on April 11. Seen in 2020

‘Welcome to the world, babygirl. We love you and we thank you for giving us the best 1st Mother’s Day two ladies could ask for. George Elizabeth 4.11.2021,’ she added.

The 38-year-old writer shared the same picture on her own account.

She captioned it: ‘4 weeks ago today, our daughter came into the world and changed everything. We are so happy, so grateful, and so tired. George Elizabeth, 4.11.21 [heart emoji].’

Although the couple – who married in 2017 – had not publicly announced Lauren’s pregnancy, Samira admitted in 2018 they were keen to have children together.

Their cute baby! ‘Happy 1st Mother’s Day to my beautiful wife, who four weeks ago today after laboring for almost 3 days gave birth to our first child—our gorgeous daughter, George [heart emoji],’ Samira captioned her post

She said: ‘Yeah, we think about that! We are so happy, so in love.’

Baby plans: Although the couple – who married in 2017 – had not publicly announced Lauren’s pregnancy, Samira, right, admitted in 2018 they were keen to have children together. Seen in November 2019

The couple met on the set of Orange Is The New Black, on which Lauren worked as a writer and Samira played Poussey Washington.

They got together in 2014 following Lauren’s split from her husband Steve Basilone after two years of marriage.

Lauren came out in May 2014 in a frank essay, where she opened up about how she realized she was gay while working on the show.

Her latest show: Seen on the left in the The Handmaid’s Tale (2017) with Elisabeth Moss

Her other series: Samira, right, with Uzo Aduba, left, in a scene from Orange is the New Black

She wrote at the time: ‘I realized I was gay in fall 2012, one of my first days on the set. 

‘It wasn’t so much one thing, but the sum of many small details: how uncomfortable I felt around groups of lesbians or how I considered myself a “not very sexual person.”

‘When considered alone, these seemed like little quirks that made me me. Wanting to read a book instead of have sex is a perfectly reasonable preference to have, right?’