Elisabeth Moss confirmed the arrival of her first child while gushing about motherhood during a red carpet interview at the 2025 PaleyFestLA for The Handmaid’s Tale.
The 42-year-old Emmy winner revealed that she brings her child with her on set, something that she feels ‘so fortunate’ to be able to do so, she told People.
The star added that ‘so many parents cannot. So that’s what we always say. Any of us who had the privilege of being able to bring out kids or see our kids at work, we would every single time be like, “Aren’t we lucky to get to do that?”‘
Her rare comments on motherhood comes just one day after she was pH๏τographed heading to a Jimmy Kimmel Live! interview in Los Angeles.
Prior to her insight, there had been no confirmation of when she gave birth – but Elisabeth did confirm that she was pregnant on the same chat show in January 2024.
Elisabeth Moss confirmed the arrival of her first child while gushing about motherhood during a red carpet interview at the 2025 PaleyFestLA for The Handmaid’s Tale
In January 2024, Elisabeth was more than happy to talk about her pregnancy news with Jimmy Kimmel when she appeared on the show.
At the time, she had a full baby bump at the time as she chatted about one of her projects with him.
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During the January 2024 interview, host Jimmy got quick to the point as his first question was: ‘Are you pregnant or just an incredibly committed method actor?’
Elisabeth responded: ‘A little bit of both.’
It came after weeks of speculation after she was seen on set of a new project with an apparent baby bump.
She opened up about her pregnancy journey as Jimmy asked her how she has been feeling.
The actress said: ‘Not bad, actually. I’ve been really lucky. It’s been going really well.’
The actress did ask the chat show host if he has any advice for her in regards to being a new parent as Jimmy said that the best advice his wife Molly McNearney got before welcoming one of their children actually came from comedy legend Bill Murray.
Elisabeth pictured January 30, 2024 on the set of a project, with her baby bump on full display – which in turn sparked pregnancy rumors at the time
The chat show host explained: ‘He said bring Christmas lights to hang up [in the delivery room].
‘Because the lighting is terrible in the room. It’s Walmart-style lighting for this blessed event that’s going to happen and you don’t want that.’
Elisabeth was receptive to the advice as she replied: ‘I think that’s a really good list, I like that.’
She first fueled pregnancy rumors while on set of her new thriller Shell in LA that same month.
She had a noticeably baby bump as she wandered around set in a large pink bathrobe and slippers.
As Elisabeth is private about her personal life, it is unknown who the father of the child is and when she had given birth.
For her latest appearance at PaleyFestLA, Elisabeth looked chic in a black blouse and coordinating trousers.
For her appearance on Jimmy on Tuesday, the star wore a black blazer and dress.
She trotted down the alley behind Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre, where Kimmel is filmed, in sky-high H๏τ pink heels and with her jaw-length blonde hair softly curled.
Her rare comments on motherhood comes just one day after she was pH๏τographed heading to a Jimmy Kimmel Live! interview in Los Angeles
Prior to her insight, there had been no confirmation of when she gave birth – but Elisabeth did confirm that she was pregnant on the same chat show in January 2024
Elisabeth stopped by Kimmel to promote the upcoming season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, which she’s starred in since 2017
Elisabeth stopped by Kimmel to promote the upcoming season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, which she’s starred in since 2017.
She revealed that someone who worked on the show ‘asked’ to keep her character Offred’s underwear after shooting wrapped.
‘One thing I wanted [from set] was Offred’s underwear that I wore. Specially designed. Someone told me that someone already asked for it,’ Elisabeth said.
Kimmel was left shocked that ‘some creep on the staff’ was able to take home the ‘custom underwear.’
Elsewhere in the interview, Elisabeth gave some insight into her home life as she revealed that she recently did a Jeopardy! ‘deep dive.’
She confessed to Kimmel: ‘I started [watching] really early [in the seasons]. Then I just only watched Jeopardy! for four months.’
Elisabeth said she watched the show ‘by myself’ while falling asleep and that she makes herself say the answers ‘out loud.’
Elisabeth was more than happy to talk about her pregnancy news with Kimmel when she appeared on the show last January
It came after weeks of speculation after she was seen on set of a new project with an apparent baby bump
She told the host at the time that her pregnancy had ‘been going really well’
Neither Elisabeth or Kimmel made any mention of her giving birth during Tuesday’s sit-down interview.
In 2022, the star told Daily Mail’s YOU that she wants children and that her mom, Linda, inspired her.
‘I definitely want to have kids because I’ve been very inspired by the kind of mother my mom is. She did a beautiful thing with me,’ she gushed.
Moss then joked that, once her own child is born, she’ll pᴀss them off to her mom.
‘And then I’ll give the child to my mum and she can raise it because she’d do it very well!’
In a 2018 interview with Marie Claire, Moss said she was initially hesitant about motherhood but came around to the idea as she got older.
‘It’s not for everybody, and I didn’t know if it was going to be for me, but lately, I think it is,’ she told the publication.
‘I have no idea how I want to do it though or what the plan is.’
Moss is very private when it comes to her love life as she’s only gone public with two relationships in the past.
She was previously married to comedian Fred Armisen, 57, which she told Vulture was a ‘traumatic’ and ‘horrible’ experience.
She met the Saturday Night Live star in 2008 while her Mad Men co-star Jon Hamm hosted the sketch comedy show.
At the time, Moss was 26 and Armisen was 42. They wed in October 2009 but they separated eight months later.
Moss officially filed for divorce in September 2010 citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized in May 2011.
She said she’s relieved she never started a family with Armisen.
She was previously married to comedian Fred Armisen, 57, which she told Vulture was a ‘traumatic’ and ‘horrible’ experience; the two are seen in Washington, DC back in May 2010
In 2012, Moss moved on with Australian cinematographer Adam Arkapaw (pictured in December 2015) after meeting on the New Zealand set of the mini-series Top of the Lake
‘I’m glad that I’m not there. I’m glad that it didn’t happen when I was 50. I’m glad I didn’t have kids,’ the LA native said.
‘And I got that out of the way. Hopefully. Like, that’s probably not going to happen again.’
In 2012, Moss moved on with Australian cinematographer Adam Arkapaw after meeting on the New Zealand set of the mini-series Top of the Lake.
The relationship was confirmed by DailyMail.com at the time.
Moss and Arkapaw dated for three years before splitting in 2015.
Over the years, Moss has been spotted on dates with ‘mystery men’ but she’s yet to go public with another serious relationship.
In 2020, she was forced to shoot down a wild rumor about herself and fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise after a tabloid accused them of being secretly engaged.
Speaking to Marie Claire, Moss said that finding the time to date is ‘difficult’ due to her hectic work schedule.
She also revealed that she hasn’t written off the possibility of getting married again.
‘I have nothing against getting married again, but what I value even more now is the relationship itself,’ Moss said.
‘It’s been eight years [since divorcing Armisen]. I’m older, and hopefully wiser. I’m a romantic, so I love weddings, but I also don’t think you need (a wedding) to have a long-lasting, healthy relationship.
‘Some of the relationships I know that have lasted the longest are the ones that didn’t [get married].’
