Shenae Grimes made an exciting reveal this week as she announced she and her husband Josh Beech are expecting a second child. The former 90210 actress shared the news on Instagram with her over 420,000 followers. She posted a series of black and white photos showing off her baby bump.
In the first image, Shenae could be seen in a white button-down that was open on the bottom to reveal her burgeoning baby bump. But she wasn’t the only star of the second photo, which included her 2-year-old daughter, Bowie Scarlett, effortlessly perched on her mother’s back, PEOPLE notes. Shenae included a long caption confirming that her second baby is on the way.
“Here we go again!” she started the post off with. She added that the news couldn’t have come at a better time, revealing her family was finally settling into their new home after a cross-country move. Shenae went on to say her daughter has been anxiously awaiting a sibling and playmate. She also tagged her husband in the post, thanking him for being “teammates in this life.” The end of her post thanked her followers for their well wishes and encouraged fans to check out her website thedamnthing.com to see more photos from her maternity shoot.
PEOPLE adds that a variety of the actress’s famous friends congratulated her in the comments, including Bachelor Nation star Ali Fedotowsky and Catherine Giudici Lowe. Actresses Tori Spelling and Vanessa Hudgens also left several sweet comments, and so did Shenae’s former on-screen brother and 90210 co-star Tristan Wilds, who wrote, “CONGRATS SIS” in all capital letters followed by a series of exclamation points.
According to Entertainment Tonight, Shenae’s husband Josh also shared a series of black and white images from the photoshoot to his own Instagram page, which has amassed over 11,000 likes. The photos he chose to share focused on his wife’s bare belly, while their little girl could be seen holding tightly onto her mom’s hands. The couple has been married since 2013. They welcomed their daughter Bowie five years later in 2018.
Shenae also addresses the pregnancy news on her website. She explained that she struggled with how to share her happy news, as she wanted to be respectful of others who may be struggling to conceive. “[We want to] be mindful of the sensitive nature surrounding a pregnancy announcement,” the expectant mother wrote. She called being able to conceive a “privilege and blessing,” and she acknowledged how blessed her family was to be expecting a second child. Shenae declined to address whether she faced fertility struggles while trying to get pregnant.
Sources: PEOPLE Magazine, Entertainment Tonight,