Aubrey Plaza is speaking out days after her pregnancy news broke.
“Well, there’s a baby within me,” Plaza, 41, said during an episode of the “SmartLess” podcast on Monday, April 13, revealing her pregnancy news to hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes.
“Today was a giant day. I went to the doctor’s today, and my dog also went to the doctor’s,” she continued. “Each of us — my dog’s getting a scan immediately. I got a scan earlier. I’m not kidding.”
She added, “She needed to get an ultrasound on her stomach. After which I got an ultrasound on my stomach, and there’s a baby in there.”
Plaza confirmed that she’s “excited” about being a first-time mom.
“I’ve all the time desired to see what that’s all about, you understand?” she said. “It just seems so interesting, that whole thing.”
The episode is out there now behind the subscriber early access paywall but can be released to the general public on Monday, April 20.
People confirmed on April 7 that Plaza is pregnant and set to welcome her first baby with partner Chris Abbott. She is due “this fall,” a source told the publication. Plaza debuted her baby bump while out and about in Latest York City in the future after her pregnancy news was announced.
Aubrey Plaza and Chris Abbott knew one another for years before their relationship turned romantic. Plaza’s rep confirmed to People in April 2026 that the actress is pregnant and expecting her first baby with Abbott. A source told the publication that it was a “beautiful surprise” following the Parks and Recreation alum’s difficult yr. Plaza […]
While it’s unclear when her relationship with Abbott, 40, began, the couple previously worked together on several projects. They first met while starring within the 2020 film Black Bear and later reunited for an Off-Broadway production of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
Plaza’s pregnancy comes a couple of yr after her estranged husband, Jeff Baena, died by suicide at age 47 in January 2025. The previous couple were married for nearly five years before they separated months prior to his death.
“That is an unimaginable tragedy,” Plaza’s rep told Us Weekly in a press release following Baena’s death. “We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time.”
Plaza spoke candidly about losing Baena during an August 2025 appearance on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast. Poehler, 54, told Plaza that fans wanted to listen to from her after Baena’s death.
“You had this terrible, terrible, tragic yr. You lost your husband. You’ve been coping with that, and also you’ve been on the lookout for all other ways through which to feel and find support,” Poehler said on the time. “On behalf of the entire individuals who feel like they know you, and the individuals who do know you, how are you feeling today?”
Plaza offered an update on how she’s feeling before comparing her grief to the 2025 movie The Gorge, starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy.
“Overall, I’m here, and I’m functioning, and I feel grateful to be moving through the world,” Plaza told listeners. “I believe, like, I’m OK, but it surely’s a day by day struggle, obviously.”
She added, “In any respect times, there’s like an enormous ocean of awfulness that’s, like, right there, and I can see it, and sometimes I just wanna dive into it and be in it. After which, sometimes, I just take a look at it, and sometimes I just attempt to get away from it.”