Emma Stoneis taking on herfavouriterole yet: mom.
“Emma and Dave have a great marriage and both wanted a child,” a source close to Stone tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday. “They are a very grounded and private couple and were ready for a family.”
Stone first met McCary, 35, on theSaturday Night Liveset when she hosted in 2016, and they collaborated on a taped sketch titled"Wells for Boys.“Since then, the couple — who quietlytied the knot in 2020aftergetting engaged in December 2019— have kept their love low-key.
“Emma is close to her family and good friends but not the type to flaunt her personal life,” says the Stone source. “Dave respects that about her and is the same way. They have a great life together and support each other.”
Emma Stone.Todd Williamson/NBC/Getty
Two months after Stonesubtly hintedlast November that she and McCary were expanding their family — “I feel pretty good about starting my own pack,” she toldEntertainment Tonightwhile promoting her filmThe Croods: A New Age— a sourceconfirmed to PEOPLEthat the couple were indeed expecting.
“She has been private but said that she was feeling great. She always has a huge smile when she is with Dave.”
Emma Stone and Dave McCary.Dave McCary/Instagram
As she settles into her new life as a family of three, Stone — who will next appear onscreen as villainCruella de Vil in the movieCruella, in theaters and streaming on Disney+ May 28 — is enjoying life as a working mom.
“She is a professional who loves and breathes her work,” says the Stone source. “But if anyone can be good at both, it is Emma. She is a gifted person in every way.”
Dave McCary and Emma Stone.Kevork Djansezian/Getty
source: people.com
