Praise Be! Elisabeth Moss is Pregnant With Her First Child — Who's the Father?

Thanks to her crucial role on Mad Men, Elisabeth Moss has been a constant presence on TV screens for years. The Handmaid's Tale star has proved that she's an enormously capable actress, but she often keeps the details of her personal life, like who she's dating, a little more obscured.

But, as we all know, certain things can't be kept quiet for too long. Elisabeth's pregnancy is a case in point. In January 2024, Elisabeth appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live wearing a black dress, subtly showing off her baby bump. That's right! The actress is expecting her first child. Here's everything we know so far!

Elisabeth Moss has played several mothers over the course of her career, and soon, she'll get to play one in real life. During her January 2024 visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live, the actress revealed that she is expecting her first child. Jimmy started the conversation with, “So, I feel like I should ask, are you pregnant or just an incredibly committed method actor," to which Elisabeth replied, "a little bit of both.” She added, “It's been going really well."

Elisabeth then proceeded to ask Jimmy for some tips, like what to bring to the hospital. He shared a few recommendations and also detailed some tips Bill Murray had for him.

Elisabeth has been honest about her desire to become a mother. “I do want to be a mother," she said in a 2018 interview with Marie Claire U.K. "I like the idea of passing on what my mother passed on to me. It’s not for everybody, and I didn’t know if it was going to be for me, but lately, I think it is. I have no idea how I want to do it though or what the plan is.”

Although she sounded pretty sure she wanted to become a mother at the time, Elisabeth said that her focus on her career has made dating difficult. “It’s actually a problem. But I’m very focused on my work," she said. "It’s difficult to find the time to give yourself to somebody."

She also said that, if she met the right person, she'd be open to getting married again. “I have nothing against getting married again, but what I value even more now is the relationship itself,” she explained.

“It’s been eight years," Elisabeth said of her prior marriage to Fred 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].”

Elisabeth Moss was married to comedian and actor Fred Armisen from October 2009 to September 2010. The couple called it quits in June 2010, but it wasn't until September of that year that Elisabeth filed for divorce. By May 2011, their divorce was finalized, per Us Weekly.

However, now that Elisabeth is expecting her first child, people are dying to know who baby's father is. Unfortunately, the TV star has been tight-lipped about her baby daddy, but we're hopeful his identify will soon be revealed. In the meantime, we do know that filming for The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 (the final season) will begin in the summer of 2024, with a potential 2025 release date, Elisabeth confirmed on Jimmy Kimmel Live.