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Trai ByersandGrace Gealeyare ready to welcome a new addition to theirEmpire!
Gealey, 38, revealed Friday that she and her former costar, 39, are expecting their first child together.
Byers made his Broadway debut Thursday night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where the revival of August Wilson’sThe Piano Lesson— starringSamuel L. Jackson,John David WashingtonandDanielle Brooks— opened.
Gealey and Byersstarred alongside each other onEmpire. Gealey played Anika, who was engaged to his character Andre’s dad Lucious (Terrence Howard) before becoming involved with Lucious' son Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray).
The former costars have beenmarried for six years.
Gealey has been public about the couple’s long-standing relationship and love they share for one another.
On Byers' 39th birthday, she posted a sweet photo of the two on Instagram and dedicated the post to her husband.
“Because of you, laughter is wild, love proliferates and even when life isn’t easy, journeys are ‘ease-full,’ " she wrote in the caption.
“It’s your birthday, my love, but to live life with you, is one of the greatest - and richest - gifts I’ve ever experienced,” she added.
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Byers also echoed similar sentiments when celebrating his wife’s 38th birthday.
source: people.com
