Greta Gerwigis going to be a mom of two!
“I am with child,” she shared as the audience cheered in response.
After host Jimmy Fallon thanked theBarbiewriter and director for sharing the exciting news on his show, Gerwig noted that she actually thought she was going to reveal her pregnancy at another event but joked that “nobody cared” when she wore an outfit giving the news away.
“I went to an event recently, and I wore something, and I thought everyone would be so interested that I was having another child, and nobody cared,” theLittle Womendirector recalled. “It didn’t get reported on.”
“Turns out nobody’s paying attention,” she teased.
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“No, we are paying attention,” Fallon replied. “We’re so happy for you!”
The comedian then asked Gerwig what her and Baumbach’s 3-year-old sonHaroldthinks about getting a new sibling.
“It’s hard to know what a 3-year-old makes of things that aren’t existent yet in front of him,” she said. “He’s beautifully sophisticated in some ways and then in other ways, he asks, ‘What language do they speak in New Jersey?’ "
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Last month, the actress appeared at a screening for her upcoming filmWhite Noisewhere she also showed off her bump in a maroon dress.
Gerwig and Baumbach first met when Baumbach cast her to star opposite Ben Stiller in his 2010 filmGreenberg, according to a 2013New Yorkerprofile. They’ve continued to collaborate in the filmsFrances HaandMistress America, which they both co-wrote together.
source: people.com