Mandy Moore returns to This Is Us for the first time since giving birth to her baby boy last month: ‘So grateful to be able to ease back into this job I love’
Mandy Moore revealed she was back to work for the first time since giving birth to her son, August, last month.
As she prepared to film scenes as her beloved character, Rebecca Pearson, on This Is Us, the 36-year-old actress expressed her excitement to be back on set with an Instagram post shared to her 4.5 million Instagram followers.
‘So grateful to be able to ease back into this job I love so much (and to be able to bring my sweet hubby and baby to hang with me),’ she gushed.
Mom life: Mandy Moore revealed she was back to work for the first time since giving birth to her son, August, last month to her 4.5 million Instagram followers
While her husband Taylor Goldsmith, who she wed in 2018, was not seen in any of her snaps, Moore filmed herself getting her hair and makeup done.
The two-time SAG Award winner captioned the recording: ‘Mom is BACK at work!!!’
In the footage, the Golden Globe nominee wore a black face mask and wore a fluffy purple robe with half her brown hair pulled back in rollers.
Back to work: As she prepared to film scenes as her beloved character, Rebecca Pearson, on This Is Us, the 36-year-old actress expressed her excitement to be back on set
‘So grateful to be able to ease back into this job I love so much (and to be able to bring my sweet hubby and baby to hang with me),’ she gushed
Her second snap showed her wearing a fitted brown sweater and long jean skirt, which showed off her toned post-pregnancy body.
In January, This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman announced there would be a delay in filming due to a COVID-19 surge in Los Angeles, where the much-loved show is filmed.
Moore welcomed her first child, who she affectionately calls Gus with Goldsmith, 35, in February.
Birth announcement: Mandy shared her first photos of August on February 23. ‘He was punctual and arrived right on his due date, much to the delight of his parents,’ she wrote
Adorable: She and little Gus bonded for the first time in a lovely black-and-white photo taken shortly after his birth by her ‘magnificent’ doula, which she posted to Instagram last month
She shared her first photos of little August on February 23.
‘He was punctual and arrived right on his due date, much to the delight of his parents,’ she wrote. ‘We were prepared to fall in love in all sorts of brand new ways, but it goes beyond anything we could have ever imagined.’
She added that he had been ‘one week earthside,’ suggesting that he was born on February 20, though she hasn’t yet confirmed his birthdate.
Going strong: Mandy and her husband, who fronts the rock band Dawes, have been together since 2015. They married in an intimate backyard ceremony at sunset in 2018; seen in 2018