When I was first being thrust into the public eye, I wouldn’t talk about my orientation. “To see her embrace her sexual orientation the way she has is like that song: ‘I choose this life as a gay woman, and we choose to spend this life together.’ I think - I know - I would not be where I am without Lauren. “There’s this Sara Bareilles song we love called ‘I Choose You.’ For so long in our relationship, I wasn’t ‘the one.’ I was just waiting and being supportive of Lauren’s journey,” Wiley said to Elite Daily.
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But together they both learned how to embrace their truth and how to navigate being gay in a society that can often stigmatize the LGBTQ+ community. “I was so confused, and it was such a scary time that I think our romance came out of me leaning on her when it felt like my life was falling apart,” Morelli said.įor her part, Wiley has said waiting for Morelli to accept her sexual orientation wasn’t always easy. However, she sensed the end of the relationship was near and began to heavily rely on Wiley. At the time they met and became friends, Morelli was still married to producer Stephen Basilone. “Samira became the person I felt safe talking to,” said Morelli to Martha Stewart magazine. But it wasn’t long before Morelli started to wonder if there was something there. The couple met in 2012 on the set of “Orange is the New Black.” After spending time together working on Poussey’s character development, the two became fast friends. Samira Wiley And Lauren Morelli’s Love Story And Wiley’s costars from Hulu’s “Handmaid’s Tale” (in which she plays Moira) were also on hand to offer their congratulations, including Madeline Brewer (who plays Janine). “OINTB” costars like Natasha Lyonne, Jackie Cruz, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Kimiko Glenn were quick to hop on Instagram and send lots of love and well-wishes to the new parents. We are so happy, so grateful, and so tired. George Elizabeth 💜”Īnd on her Instagram page, Morelli, who was a writer on OITNB, wrote, “4 weeks ago today, our daughter came into the world and changed everything. “We love you and we thank you for giving us the best 1st Mother’s Day two ladies could ask for.
“Happy 1st Mother’s Day to my beautiful wife, who four weeks ago today after laboring for almost 3 days gave birth to our first child-our gorgeous daughter, George.💜 Welcome to the world, babygirl,” Wiley wrote on Instagram. Wiley (who starred as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama) shared the exciting news about the birth on Instagram this past Mother’s Day. Fans of the “Orange is the New Black” will be excited to hear that stars Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli recently welcomed a new baby into their family.
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