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Wunmi Mosaku Reveals Second Pregnancy on Golden Globes Red Carpet

Her Vogue essay cast the reveal as a protective, culturally rooted choice that centers Black maternal health.

Overview

  • The Sinners actor debuted her baby bump at the Beverly Hilton in a custom yellow Matthew Reisman gown referencing the Yoruba phrase “Iya ni Wúrà,” meaning “mother is golden.”
  • She confirmed the news as her film Sinners entered the night with seven Golden Globe nominations, including best motion picture – drama.
  • In the essay, she said she chose to stop camouflaging her bump to get ahead of speculation and to fully enjoy the awards-season moment.
  • Mosaku, already a mother of one, described holding joy and fear together in pregnancy and cited medical bias and maternal mortality concerns for Black women.
  • She also announced Iyadé, a forthcoming clothing line for mothers whose name translates to “mother has arrived” in Yoruba.