There’s a baby on the way for actress Essence Atkins.
Atkins, 39, and husband Jaime Mendez expect their first child on Christmas Day, they confirm.
“Our gratitude is overwhelming to have found each other and adding a baby to our happy home is truly a dream come true,” the couple says. “We are both elated and humbled by this amazing gift.”
Atkins and Mendez, a sales/marketing executive and entrepreneur, met via Match.com and were married in Pasadena, Calif. in September 2008.
Essence Atkins is best known for the roles of Dee Dee Thorne on the UPN sitcom “Half & Half” and as Yvette Henderson on the The WB sitcom “Smart Guy”. She currently stars in the TBS series “Are We There Yet?” as Suzanne Kingston-Persons.
