Orange Is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba reveals new details on her secret nuptials to filmmaker Robert Sweeting
Orange Is the New Black actress Uzo Aduba on Thursday spoke about her secret wedding to filmmaker Robert Sweeting while appearing on Live with Kelly and Ryan.
Host Ryan Seacrest, 46, brought up the wedding, telling Aduba, 40, ‘I think you kept this secret from Kelly [Ripa] and I a couple of times when you were a guest on the show.’
‘What secret is that?’ Aduba joked, adding, ‘I got married.’
The latest: Orange Is the New Black actress Uzo Aduba, 40, on Thursday spoke about her secret wedding to filmmaker Robert Sweeting while appearing on Live with Kelly and Ryan
The Boston native said on the show that she and Sweeting in September chose to go public with news of their marriage as they readied to celebrate their one-year anniversary.
‘We were just taking the year to ourselves to enjoy the time and have some quiet time together, and then we were having our anniversary come up,’ Aduba said.
Aduba, who plays the role of Dr. Brooke Taylor on the show In Treatment, said that she and Sweeting enjoyed their anniversary celebration in Tulum, Mexico.
Aduba opened up on the challenges of putting together a wedding during the pandemic last year.
Aduba and Sweeting were snapped at the Emmy Awards in September in LA
The Boston native said on the show that she and Sweeting in September chose to go public with news of their marriage as they readied to celebrate their one-year anniversary
Aduba said her wedding was held ‘quietly and with a small group’ of their ‘most loved and closest family and friends’
She said that ‘a lot of Amazon and Etsy gets you through’ and that the toned-down proceedings were ‘awesome.’
Aduba said the wedding was held ‘quietly and with a small group’ of their ‘most loved and closest family and friends.’
Aduba in September took to Instagram with a wedding shot alongside Sweeting and a quote from the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally, ‘When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.’
Aduba, who plays the role of Dr. Brooke Taylor on the show In Treatment, said that she and Sweeting enjoyed their anniversary celebration in Tulum, Mexico
Aduba said of her wedding, ‘For some of us, it can feel like we spend our whole lives waiting for our special someone. My heart, my love – I’m so happy my life started last year with you. You’re the best thing that ever happened to me.’
Later in the month, she posted a vacation shot from Mexico with her new husband, writing, ‘Some much needed restoration, recovery, and relaxation.
‘So thankful to get away and celebrate Robert and my anniversary with a couple of our favorite humans.’
In the appearance, Aduba opened up on the challenges of putting together a wedding during the pandemic last year
Aduba in September took to Instagram with a wedding shot alongside Sweeting and a quote from the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally