Private Practice star Caterina Scorsone is pregnant! She and her husband, musician Rob Giles, say they are expecting their first child this summer.
“We’re over the moon,” the 30-year-old actress says. “I’m starting to show now. Everybody on set has been pretty sweet and is offering me fruit.”
This was a fun wrinkle: On Thursday’s episode, fans of the show learned that Scorsone’s character, Dr. Amelia Shepherd, is also pregnant.
“This year Amelia – who had been sober – fell off the wagon after her friend died,” the actress explains of her troubled character’s story arc.
“She hit rock bottom, had an intervention and went to rehab. So this news is on the heels of that,” she says of the arc her real life inspired.
“The news came out of left field and I think [creator Shonda Rhimes] decided that she could use this for dramatic purposes,” jokes Scorsone.
“Shonda was immediately excited and talked about what we could do when the baby came so [he or she] could be on set,” she continues.
“She’s been unbelievably supportive.”
Giles, a member of The Rescues, has seen his music featured on both Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. Congratulations to the couple!