Samira Wiley made an appearance on Thursday s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
During her sit-down with the show s host, the 34-year-old actress opened up about the inspiration behind the name of her daughter, George Elizabeth, and elaborated on the background behind the choice.
The Orange Is The New Black actress shares her baby with wife Lauren Morelli to whom she has been married since 2017.
Opening up: Samira Wiley spoke about the decision to name her daughter George during her appearance on Thursday s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Wiley began the conversation by telling the program s 53-year-old host that she and her spouse had welcomed their daughter a mere four and a half weeks ago.
Samira Wiley reveals the origin behind naming her daughter George
Samira Wiley opened up about her daughter George and the origins behind her name in a new interview.
Sitting down with Jimmy Kimmel, the new mom gushed about the newborn and revealed that she and Lauren Morelli had the baby four and half weeks ago.
The Handmaids Tale actress also revealed the inspiration behind baby Georges’ name.
“People are very confused, some people, by it,” she said. “We got to teach the new generation about this because I wish that I had some really in-depth story to tell people about George, cause I know that’s what people want and got to give the people what they want.”
Kimmel asked if the secret was George, and Wiley responded, “Jimmy, the baby was not the secret, This is a real window into who I am as a person.”
The pregnancy was the furthest thing from her mind when she posted. Turns out, the secret was… the air date of the new season of her show on Hulu. The
Orange Is the New Black alum added, “I was really excited about the season and I posted it, and then my wife saw it and she was like, ‘I thought we decided that we weren’t going to post about the baby,’ and I’m like, ‘What? ” She continued, “… So I had to go and, like, do damage control.”
On Mother’s Day,
Samira Wiley shared the news that she and her wife had welcomed a new child into the world. Now the
Orange Is the New Black star is addressing fans who have voiced confusion regarding her newborn daughter’s unorthodox name.
Thursday, during an appearance on
Jimmy Kimmel Live, the 34-year-old actress explained why she and her wife
Lauren Morelli decided to name their daughter,
George Elizabeth.
When Kimmel, inquired about the pair’s choice to give their child such a traditionally masculine name, Wiley conceded, “People are very confused, some people, by it.”
“We got to teach the new generation about this because I wish that I had some really in-depth story to tell people about George, cause I know that’s what people want [and] you got to give the people what they want,” she teased. “But I just really like the name, I just think it’s really cute.”