Kate Mara was joined by husband Jamie Bell and sister Rooney on Wednesday evening as they attended a fundraising reception in West Hollywood.
The actress looked elegant in a fitted black trouser suit while supporting Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection – an organization devoted to protecting chimps from the illegal bushmeat and pet trades.
Kate, 41, appeared to be in high spirits as she posed for a series of photos with actor husband Jamie, 38, who matched his wife in a smart wool blazer.
The actor, who found fame in musical drama Billy Elliot, rounded off his look with a plain black tee for his appearance at the event, where they were greeted by charity founders Jim Desmond and Jenny Desmond.
Joining the party, Kate’s younger sister Rooney, 39, Mirrored her sibling in slim fitting black blazer, off-set with a crisp white tee.
The Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection (LCRP) is the first, and currently only chimpanzee sanctuary and conservation in the west African country, rescuing endangered chimpanzees from death or captivity.
Kate Mara was joined by husband Jamie Bell on Wednesday evening as they attended a fundraising reception in West Hollywood
The actress’s younger sister Rooney (left) was also in attendance at the event, held on behalf of Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection (LCRP)
Kate and Jamie married in 2017 and raised two children whose names remain private – a five-year-old daughter, and a two-year old son.
They met on the set of Fantastic Four in 2014, where they played the respective roles of Sue Storm and Ben Grimm.
Discussing her first pregnancy on Dr. Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2019, Kate revealed she had to be induced at 36 weeks after she was diagnosed with Cholestasis – a liver disease often diagnosed in the latter stages of pregnancy.
She was in labour at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles for three days and had an epidural, though she originally wanted a natural home birth. The actress then underwent a c-section after she developed a fever of 102 degrees.
‘I was so scared to have the c-section…,’ Mara said. ‘I was genuinely terrified of what that meant and what could happen and all of these things, and then of course just being tired made me that much more scared, I think.
‘Right before I went in for the c-section, that’s when I sort of [felt] the devastation of it and the disappointment of not being able to experience a birth any way that I had hoped.’
She added: ‘I was just super sad, I remember that moment very clearly because I burst out crying and was like, “I’m scared.”‘
The procedure safely delivered the baby into her arms. Though the new mom experienced ‘terrible shakes’ from pre-surgery medication, and excess bleeding that required a blood transfusion.
Kate with charity co-founder Jenny Desmond at the West Hollywood event on Wednesday night
Left to right: Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Michelle Cho, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell attend the Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection (LCRP) reception
The Mara sisters matched one another in stylish black outfits during their appearance at the event
‘But also, I was like, “When am I going to stop shaking?”‘ she told Dr Berlin. ‘I thought my teeth were going to pop out, my jaw was clenched so tight from the shakes, and then I thought, “I definitely can’t hold her because I can’t move.” My arms were locked.’
Despite her ndistress, Kate admitted it was ‘totally comforting’ to hear her baby daughter’s first noises.
‘My husband brought her over to me and he kind of held her on my chest and it was amazing, but it was not at all what I imagined it would be,’ she recalled. ‘I could barely keep my eyes open to look at her.’
Kate and Jamie announced their engagement in January 2017 and tied the knot in a private ceremony in July of the same year.
During an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2018, Jamie revealed their wedding ceremony took place just a few feet from their Los Angeles home.
‘We had a lovely wedding. It was very small and intimate,’ he said.
Kate and Jamie announced their engagement in January 2017 and tied the knot in a private ceremony in July of the same year
Left to right: Jamie Bell, Kate Mara, Jim Desmond and Jenny Desmond pose for a photo
The Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection (LCRP) is the first, and currently only chimpanzee sanctuary and conservation in the west African country
Corey Scott and Claudine Book were also in attendance at the charity reception on Wednesday
Rooney and Kate beamed as they greeted photographers during their latest night out
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