Marina Squerciati ended 2024 with a big announcement. The actress revealed that she secretly given birth to a baby sometime before production of her show Chicago PD began in July. The star, 40, shared a Polaroid photo of herself in a pink bikini while proudly displaying her baby bump on social media on New Year's Eve. Se wrote, '2024 was a BIG year for me, literally.
![[The actress wrote 'I thought I handled being a pregnant working mom with grace,' she said, but encouraged her fans to 'swipe to see my daughter’s very different take (look at the face she's drawn for me)' sharing this special drawing]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/19/93652535-14242067-image-a-73_1735761451131.jpg)
The new mom has not revealed the gender of the little one nor the name. 'I thought I handled being a pregnant working mom with grace,' she said, but encouraged her fans to 'swipe to see my daughter’s very different take (look at the face she's drawn for me).'.
![[Squerciati is married to attorney Eli Kay-Oliphant and they two are parents to a daughter, seven, whose name has not been revealed publicly revealed. The new mom has not revealed the gender of the little one nor their name]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/21/93652549-14242067-Squerciati_is_married_to_attorney_Eli_Kay_Oliphant_and_they_two_-a-151_1735766063092.jpg)
The family portrait showed a rather harried looking 'mom' with a smiling 'dad' and daughter. Marina Squerciati, 40, ended 2024 with a big announcement. The Chicago P.D. star shared a photo of herself proudly displaying her baby bump and revealing she had secretly had a new baby on social media New Year's Eve writing, '2024 was a BIG year for me, literally'.
![[Squerciati plays officer Kim Burgess on the hit police procedural Chicago P.D. and explained 'the real reason I wasn't in the first two episodes of' the show was because 'I was having a baby']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/20/93652149-14242067-image-a-86_1735763075661.jpg)
Squerciati is married to attorney Eli Kay-Oliphant and the two are parents to a daughter, seven, whose name has not been revealed publicly revealed. 'PS. THIS was the real reason I wasn't in the first two episodes of @chicagopd, I was having a baby. Have a great NYE, friends!' the actress who plays officer Kim Burgess on the hit police procedural explained.
![[Squerciati is not the only member of the Chicago cast to add welcome a little one in 2024. Nick Gehlfuss (Dr. Will Halstead) married co-star Torrey Devitto (Dr. Natalie Manning) in October. They welcomed their daughter sometime before the end of the year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/20/93653551-14242067-image-a-76_1735762019668.jpg)
