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On Tuesday,The Almond and The Seahorseactress revealed that she is a mom afterwelcoming daughter Royce Lillianvia surrogate. Speaking with PEOPLE, the new mom later shared that her daughter’s full name is Royce Lillian Elizabeth Wilson.
“I wanted an original name starting with the letter R and so eventually landed on that one,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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In her postannouncing Royce’s birth, theSenior Yearactress noted that she is “forever grateful to everyone who has been involved,” adding that the process “has been years in the making.”
“Particularly wanted to thank my gorgeous surrogate who carried her and birthed her with such grace and care,” the new mom wrote. “Thank you for helping me start my own family, it’s an amazing gift. The BEST gift!!”
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Also on Tuesday, Wilson opened up about her role in the IFC Films flickThe Almond and The Seahorse, reflecting on herreturn to serious roles.
“When I started acting over two decades ago, I started as a serious actress,” Wilson tells PEOPLE. “So I really wanted to be the next Dame Judi Dench and was performing on stage doing classics like Shakespeare and Marlowe.”
“It was only in 2003 when I won a scholarship fromNicole Kidmanthat I got to ‘specialize’ in comedy and went to comedy school in New York,” she says.
source: people.com
