Cecily Strong Shares Update on 1-Year-Old Daughter, Says She Loves 'Getting to Know Her a Little More Every Day' (Exclusive)
Cecily Strong Shares Update on 1-Year-Old Daughter, Says She Loves 'Getting to Know Her a Little More Every Day' (Exclusive)
Caroline Killilea, Aliza SesslerSun, May 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM UTC
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Cecily Strong on 'Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen'Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty -
Cecily Strong welcomed her first baby, a daughter, with fiancé Jack MacGregor in April 2025
While speaking to PEOPLE about her daughter at the Broadway opening of Schmigadoon! Strong told PEOPLE she loves "getting to know her a little more every day"
The former SNL star left the sketch comedy show in 2022 after 11 seasons as its longest-tenured female cast member
Cecily Strong is loving motherhood.
The Saturday Night Live alum, 42, welcomed her first baby, a daughter, on April 2, 2025, with fiancé Jack MacGregor. She opened up to PEOPLE about what it's like watching her little one become a person of her own.
"I'm excited getting to know her a little more every day," she said while stepping out to the opening of Schmigadoon! on Broadway. "She just turned 1. She's not quite talking yet, but I can't wait to hear what she has to say."
Cecily Strong with her daughter in 2025Credit: Cecily Strong/Instagram
Strong opened up about her journey to conceive her daughter in a November 2024 Instagram post.
"A couple years ago I did a piece on SNL as Goober the Clown who had an abortion the day before her 23rd birthday. I’m happy to report that same clown is now very happily pregnant from IVF at 40," she wrote in the post.
Strong left SNL in December 2022 to pursue other projects. She spent 11 seasons on the show, making her the show's longest-tenured female cast member. She is known for her popular character Cathy Anne on Weekend Update and for portraying Jeanine Pirro.
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When asked whether she's seen the current SNL episodes, Strong told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that watching would bring up too many emotions.
"It's just such a big part of my life, and there's so many people that I love there. So I feel like I would just be in a swamp of sadness, my heart would break," she explained. "So I gotta keep my distance."
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Cecily Strong in 'Schmigadoon!' on Apple TVCredit: Apple TV+
The Broadway show Schmigadoon! is an adaptation of season 1 of the hit Apple TV+ show by the same name. Strong starred as Melissa Gimble in the television series, a part played by Sara Chase in the stage version.
The show follows a couple who accidentally wander into Schmigadoon, a town where every day is a musical and the only bridge to escape leads to nowhere. The couple must find "true love" in order to escape the constant cheeriness and singing of the town's residents.
"I'm so happy for them. I'm so thrilled for Cinco [Paul, who wrote the music] and [director] Chris Gatelli is a genius," Strong told PEOPLE. "I'm ready to see it all anew and be emotional about it."
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