Ellie Kemper Told Tina Fey She’s Pregnant Before She Told Her Mom

The St. Louis-born actress broke the news on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

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Yesterday, SLM told you about the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the popular Netflix comedy starring St. Louis native Ellie Kemper.

Since then, Kemper came out with some big news: She and husband Michael Koman are expecting!

Kemper broke the news on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday. Fallon celebrated by giving Kemper a pint of his The Tonight Dough flavor Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

Kemper said she was pregnant while filming the second season of her show, which debuts Friday.

See also: ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Starring St. Louis' Ellie Kemper Returns Friday

Kemper says tried to keep her news a secret, but when a scene called for her to ride a roller coaster—not a safe idea for a pregnant woman—she realized she had to tell her boss, 30 Rock star and creator Tina Fey.

“I felt like a pregnant woman on a roller coaster is not ideal, so I had to tell my boss, Tina Fey, maybe you’ve heard of her,” Kemper tells Fallon. “I told her before I told my mom. You can trust her, you cannot trust my mom,” Kemper says before looking to her mom, who was in the audience, and saying a laugh, “You can. She’s here. You can trust her.”

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