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Morena Baccarin Had A Secret Wedding On The Day Of Her Birthday

Morena Baccarin

Ben McKenzie’s wife Morena Baccarin has been married twice. The celebrated actress’s first husband was the producer and director Austin Chick.

She wed him in November 2011 before divorcing him in July 2015 and filing for divorce formally in March 2016. Despite giving birth to a son in October 2013, Julius Chick, they divorced, citing irreconcilable differences.
It’s interesting to note that, before to the divorce, she had been seeing her present husband, McKenzie, with whom she has two children now.

Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie’s Early Years

Following their encounter while working together on the Fox television series Gotham, Baccarin and McKenzie started dating. In the crime drama television series, McKenzie, a well-known actor, played the main character James Gordon, while the actress played Leslie “Lee” Thompkins.

The two eventually declared their romance in September 2015 after previously keeping it very private. At the time, they also made it known that she was expecting their child and that they planned to wed after her divorce was finalized. The couple welcomed their first child, Frances, in March 2016.

The Secret Wedding of Morena Baccarin

After dating for two years, Baccarin and McKenzie got hitched in the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. And as it turned out, on June 2, 2017, the day of Baccarin’s birthday, the two said “I do.”

The actor claimed in September 2017 that although they didn’t plan to wed on her birthday, they did. “We made the lovely Brooklyn Botanic Gardens our wedding venue. The only day that was available when we attempted to reserve it more than a year in advance was my wife’s birthday.

Greater Baccarin

Additionally, he recalled that after deciding on that day for their wedding, his fiancée had given him one guideline to follow. She wants me to be clear that she will receive gifts for her birthday and anniversary over the course of a week, McKenzie said.

Being Brazilian, she values birthdays highly. Reports state that close friends and family members attended the occasion. Logan Marshall-Green, McKenzie’s former co-star and close friend, published an Instagram photo with the groom without revealing the location of the wedding since the pair wanted it to be as discreet as possible.

The Couple’s Family Life Currently

The couple is currently raising three kids together. The three kids are Julius, the eldest, Arthur, the youngest, and McKenzie’s first child, Frances.

The actress also shares parenting duties with her ex-husband, Baccarin. In March 2021, the couple welcomed their second child, which they both shared on Instagram. Each of them shared a picture of their infant sleeping on his side with his hands covering his face.

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