Eboni K. Williams Pregnant at 40 Years Old With A Baby Girl!
Eboni K. Williams is embarking on an exciting new chapter.
Former Real Housewives of New York City star Eboni K. Williams, 40, is expecting her first child — a baby girl, due on August 16.
The joyful announcement comes after a two-year journey, during which Williams disclosed her use of frozen eggs to pursue motherhood through sperm donation and in vitro fertilization (IVF).
“Anybody who’s gone through IVF or attempted IVF will tell you so many things have to go right for the final result of this journey to be a baby,” Eboni shares with PEOPLE. “That’s why I’ve called this ‘my remarkable miracle,’ because it really does feel like I’ve been the recipient of some very enormous favor from God above.”
Eboni affectionately refers to her daughter as “one-of-one,” a name symbolizing both the baby’s significance to her and the stroke of luck that turned her pregnancy dreams into reality.
“I did one egg retrieval at 34 years old, not really having a clear intention on if I would use those eggs or when I would use the eggs. And six years later, that one egg retrieval led to one genetically normal embryo which led to one successful embryo transfer and — one pregnancy later — I’ll soon have, God willing, one beautifully healthy baby girl. So it really does feel like fate.”
Motherhood wasn’t always at the forefront of Eboni’s mind.
“I want to say that with conviction and clarity; I was not the little girl that grew up fantasizing about having kids and what I would name them and all of that,” she admits. “That was not my dream or fantasy. I had no real expectation around it.”
Even after freezing her eggs, Eboni lacked a concrete plan for motherhood. “I was really thinking I would never use them, whether I got married again or didn’t,” she recalls. “It was the pandemic and having some real existential conversations within my own self about legacy and life and love and the different ways in which I really wanted to explore family.”
With her professional achievements — including her role as the presiding judge on Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Eboni — combined with personal stability, Eboni felt ready to embrace motherhood.
“I had realized this aspect of the American dream for myself, and I felt like I could really provide for a child in a way that feels stable and safe and secure,” she says. “It just started getting crystallized for me that I was not only going to be all right just in my own individual state but also that God was blessing me with a tremendous abundance of love and resources.”
Refusing to succumb to societal pressures, Eboni asserts, “I’m not waiting. I’m 40 years old. I’m not waiting to build assets. I’m not waiting to build my career. I’m not waiting to travel. And I’m certainly not waiting to start a family.”
With unwavering determination, Eboni embraces the present moment, expressing, “Everything I want to do, I’m doing right now. And I’m excited. I feel as ready as I’m ever going to be.”
Stay Connected With All About The Tea: Twitter Ι Instagram Ι YouTube Ι Facebook Ι Send Us Tips
Avigail is an Entertainment blogger at All About The Tea, who specializes in The Real Housewives of Atlanta and The Real Housewives of Potomac. Avigail has a background in marketing. She’s a Brooklynite living in the Bahamas, with a passion for travel, writing, reality TV watching, pop culture and spoken word.
