Actress Vanessa Morgan is a mother of two! Vanessa, most notably known for portraying the role of Toni Topaz on the TV series Riverdale, announced the birth of her second baby, her first with her partner James Karnik, a basketball player. The couple, who have been together since 2022, welcomed their baby on July 28th.
To announce the news, Vanessa shared a series of images, many that showed close-ups of the newborn as well as shots of the whole family with the new baby. The couple welcomed a daughter, whose sex they revealed when announcing their pregnancy last month. They chose to name her Kaia Autumn Skye. Of welcoming her newborn, the actress shared, “Been enjoying all the baby snuggles these past 3 weeks with our angel.”
Co-stars of the actress took to the comments to congratulate the couple on their new arrival. Vanessa’s Riverdale co-star Madison Pettis wrote, “So precious ” while another one of the show’s stars Skeet Ulrich commented, “Such a beautiful family ❤️❤️.” Actor Giacomo Gianniotti, Vanessa’s co-star on her latest series Wild Cards, wrote, “Congrats to the new member of the happy family ❤️❤️.”
Kaia is the couple’s first baby together as well as James’s first baby. The Finding Carter star welcomed her first baby, a son named River, in January 2021. She shares River with her ex-husband Michael Kopech, a baseball player. The couple were separated when River was born and it was later revealed that the actress had filed for divorce before announcing her pregnancy in July 2020.
Congratulations to Vanessa and James on the birth of baby Kaia!
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