Eliza Dushku announces that she is expecting her second child with husband Peter Palandjian: ‘Mama x 2’
Eliza Dushku revealed that she is expecting a second child with her husband, Peter Palandjian.
The 40-year-old Dollhouse actress made the news public with a trio of photos posted to her Instagram account on Saturday morning.
The star also wrote a short message directed at her husband and their son Philip, whom the couple refers to as Bourne.
Big news: On Saturday morning, Eliza Dushku posted a trio of photos to her Instagram account to announce that she was pregnant with a second child
Dushku’s message read, ‘Mama x 2…@peter.palandjian & B~ how I love you!!’
In the producer’s first snap, she is pictured wearing a blue tank top and allowed her beautiful light brown hair to stay messy and cascade downwards onto her left shoulder.
In her second photo, the Tru Calling actress included a shot of her son, aged one, wearing a graphic-printed t-shirt that read, ‘Can you dig it? I’m going to be a big brother.’
The actress and her 57-year-old husband first began dating in June of 2017 and tied the knot the following August.
He’s excited: The Buffy The Vampire Slayer actress also shared a picture of her son Philip wearing a shirt featuring the phrase ‘Can you dig it? I’m going to be a big brother’ printed across its front
Happy couple: Dushku and her husband Peter Palandjian first met in June of 2017, and tied the knot just over a year later; the couple is pictured together in 2019
A year later, the couple made an announcement regarding the arrival of their first child, which was also done through the producer’s Instagram account.
Prior to her involvement with the businessman, Dushku dated former professional basketball player Rick Fox, whom she also lived with for a period of time.
Her husband, who works as a real estate executive, also shares four children with his first wife.
The actress’ announcement comes just weeks after she issued a statement regarding her Buffy The Vampire Slayer costar Charisma Carpenter’s alleged treatment by series creator Joss Whedon.
Speaking out: Earlier this month, Dushku’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer castmate Charisma Carpenter accused series creator Joss Whedon of verbally abusing her during her time on the show; the actress is pictured in 2019
On February 10th, the 50-year-old actress shared a lengthy statement on her Twitter account and accused the writer and director of verbally abusing her during her time on the show.
The following day, Dushku posted an image to her Instagram account to express her support for her former castmate.
The actress began her statement by writing to Carpenter, ‘My heart aches for you & I’m sorry you held on to this for so long. Your post was powerful, painful, and painted a picture we’ll collectively never un-see or un-know.’
‘May you and other countless others feel the solidarity and connection that you have likely missed for too long…I admire, respect, and love you,’ she added.
Letting her know: On February 12th, Dushku posted a statement to her Instagram account expressing her support for Carpenter after she detailed her alleged treatment at the hands of Joss Whedon
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