Aubrey Plaza hits the red carpet just seven weeks after giving birth as she supports boyfriend Christopher Abbott at East Of Eden premiere

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By BETHAN EDWARDS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER

Published: 09:55 BST, 1 October 2026 | Updated: 10:23 BST, 1 October 2026

Aubrey Plaza hit the red carpet just seven weeks after giving birth as she supported boyfriend Christopher Abbott at the East Of Eden premiere in New York.

The actress, 42, looked incredible in a sheer black blouse as she returned to the red carpet held at The Plaza Hotel on Wednesday after welcoming her first child.

For the premiere, Aubrey wore a black coat over the sheer top and opted for a knee-length black skirt and towering heels. 

The White Lotus star was all smiles as she posed for photos solo despite supporting partner Christopher, who was dressed in a black suit. 

The premiere marks the first public event since Aubrey gave birth in late July. Before the baby’s arrival she revealed that they were expecting a baby girl.

Aubrey and Christopher were first romantically linked in July 2025, several months after her estranged husband Jeff Baena's death.

Aubrey Plaza hit the red carpet just seven weeks after giving birth as she supported boyfriend Christopher Abbott at the East Of Eden premiere in New York

The actress, 42, looked incredible in a sheer black blouse as she returned to the red carpet held at The Plaza Hotel on Wednesday after welcoming her first child

Jeff died by suicide in January 2025. She and the screenwriter had been separated since September 2024, an LA County Medical Examiner's autopsy report obtained by DailyMail.com revealed. 

When asked if she was 'excited' about taking on motherhood on The View in April, she gushed: 'I am. Yeah, I've always wanted to see what that's all about, you know?' 

People first confirmed Aubrey was pregnant with her first child in April and said she was due to give birth in the fall. 

'It was a beautiful surprise after an emotional year,' a source told the publication at the time. 

The couple, who previously starred on Broadway together before falling in love, were said to be feeling 'very blessed'.

During an appearance on the SmartLess podcast in April, Aubrey revealed she's now living in New York and plans to raise her baby on the East Coast.

'I'm back in New York ... Yeah ... [it's not] totally thought through but East Coast for sure,' she shared. 'My family is in Philadelphia and Delaware mainly... One of the reasons I came back here was for that so I could get on a train and go home.'

Aubrey's partner Christopher is best known for playing the on-off boyfriend of Allison Williams's character Marnie on Lena Dunham's influential HBO comedy Girls. 

The White Lotus star posed for photos solo despite supporting partner Christopher, who was dressed in a black suit

For the premiere, Aubrey wore a black coat over the sheer top and opted for a knee length black skirt and towering heels

Aubrey and Christopher worked together in 2019 on the indie psychological drama Black Bear, in which both actors played dual roles as actors and directors trying to shoot a film in an eerie, isolated lake house. 

The low-budget thriller premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 to critical acclaim, with several reviewers singling it out as one of Plaza's best performances to date.

In 2023, the pair collaborated together again – this time on stage – in the Off Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley's play Danny And The Deep Blue Sea, which ran until January 2024. 

Prior to revealing her pregnancy, Aubrey had managed to keep her relationship with Christopher under the radar. 

According to DeuxMoi, a source spotted Aubrey and Christopher looking affectionate at Chatham Berry Farm in upstate New York last June, some five months after the death of Aubrey's estranged husband. 

Earlier this year, the couple made their red carpet debut at the Tony Awards in June after about a year of dating.

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