Aubrey Plaza Expecting First Child, Bright Turn After Loss

0:00It's April 8th. This is entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI, what everyone's talking about. Aubrey Plaza is expecting her first child with boyfriend Chris Abbott. The baby is due this fall, according to sources close to the couple. It came as a beautiful surprise after a tough year for her. They are feeling very blessed about the news. This follows a rough stretch where she mourned the death of her husband Jeff Beena back in January 2025, months after their separation. She opened up about her healing on a podcast that summer, saying she is functioning and grateful, but facing daily struggles. Plaza and Ave go way back as friends and co-stars in the film Black Bear from 2020 and the Off-Roy Play, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. They started dating last summer, 2025, and were spotted together at a farm upstate and a next game in November. Neither has commented publicly yet, but word is this, marks a bright turn for her personal life.