Film director Jeff Baena died by suicide<\/a> in January 2025.<\/p>\n Plaza had been married to the late screenwriter for 12 years – the former couple first met at a game night in 2011 and tied the knot 10 years later. However, the pair later separated in September 2024.<\/p>\n “It was a beautiful surprise after an emotional year,” a source told PEOPLE<\/a> of the recent pregnancy news, adding: “They feel very blessed.”<\/p>\n Plaza has now opened up about the pregnancy for the first time, telling fellow actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes that she is ‘excited’ to become a mother.<\/p>\n “I’ve always wanted to see what that’s all about,” she told the trio during a new episode of their Smartless<\/a> podcast when discussing motherhood.<\/p>\n “There is a baby inside of me right now.”<\/p>\n Going on to reveal that she’d gone for a scan before arriving for the podcast, the actress said: “Today was a big day. I went to the doctor’s today, and my dog also went to the doctor’s.<\/p>\n “And both of us \u2013 my dog’s getting a scan right now. I got a scan earlier. I’m not kidding. She had to get an ultrasound on her stomach. And then I got an ultrasound on my stomach, and there is a baby in there,” she continued.<\/p>\n “It already has a cloak and a little hat. I think it’s gonna come out.”<\/p>\n Confirming to the hosts that it was indeed her first child, Plaza went on to reveal that she’d always been intrigued by the prospect of motherhood, adding: “I’ve always wanted to see what that’s all about, you know?<\/p>\n “It just seems so interesting, that whole thing.”<\/p>\n It’s believed that Plaza and Abbott initially met while filming Black Bear together in 2020, with their friendship later turning romantic in July 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n Baena’s death understandably had a huge impact on Plaza, who previously opened up about the grief<\/a> of losing him during an interview with her former Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler.<\/p>\n “At all times, there\u2019s like a giant ocean of awfulness that\u2019s like right there, and I can see it,” she said of her feelings after the 47-year-old’s death.<\/p>\n “Sometimes, I just want to dive into it and be in it. Then sometimes, I just look at it. Sometimes, I\u2019m just trying to get away from it. But it\u2019s always there.”<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, please don\u2019t suffer alone. Call Samaritans for free on their anonymous 24-hour phone line on 116 123 or contact Harmless by visiting their website https:\/\/harmless.org.uk<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aubrey Plaza says she is interested in starting her motherhood journey after announcing surprise pregnancy with her partner…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":536249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[35192,6491,830,96,2201,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-536248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-aubrey-plaza","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-celebrity","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-parenting","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/536249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Aubrey](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0Y2Q3NGFjYzFkMGE5OWYzYS9ibHQ3NDFiNDAx.webp\"\/)
Aubrey Plaza is pregnant with her first child (Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images for Prime Video)<\/p>\n![\"Plaza's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0Y2Q3NGFjYzFkMGE5OWYzYS9ibHRjMDQ1ZGQ0.webp\"\/)
Plaza’s husband Jeff Baena sadly died by suicide last year (David Crotty\/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Plaza](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0Y2Q3NGFjYzFkMGE5OWYzYS9ibHRjMzY4OTBh.webp\"\/)
Plaza told the hosts of the Smartless podcast that she is ‘excited’ to become a mother (Bruce Glikas\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n