CNN’s Abby Phillip Welcomes Baby No. 2 with Husband Marcus Richardson
CNN’s Abby Phillip Welcomes Baby No. 2 with Husband Marcus Richardson
Kayla GrantTue, November 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM UTC
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Abby Phillip; Philip with her husband Marcus and daughter NaomiCredit: Abby Phillip/Instagram; Hailey Landin -
Abby Phillip is officially a mom of two!
The CNN news anchor welcomed her second baby on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with husband Marcus Richardson
The newly minted mom of two shared the exciting news on Instagram on Tuesday, Nov. 3, giving a glimpse of her family of four
Abby Phillip is officially a mom of two!
The CNN news anchor, 37, welcomed her second baby, son Maxwell Elias Richardson, with husband Marcus Richardson, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The newly minted mom of two shared the exciting news on Instagram on Tuesday, Nov. 3, giving a glimpse of her family of four.
“Welcome to the world Maxwell Elias Richardson! We’re overjoyed to welcome our sweet baby boy to our family,” Phillip captioned the post. “He was born on October 27th at home with the help of our wonderful midwife.”
“He’s eating and sleeping like a champ and making himself right at home. 🩵🩵,” she concluded.
A rep for Phillip first confirmed in May that the married couple, who also share daughter Naomi, 4, were expecting their second baby together.
“We are overjoyed to be expanding our family!” Phillip told PEOPLE at the time. “Naomi is already preparing to be an excellent big sister to the little boy who will join us later this year.”
The loving mom went on to share more about her and her husband’s journey to becoming parents of two.
“Our journey to a second child looked a little different from our first. Like so many families, we were able to conceive with the help of IVF [in vitro fertilization],” she explained. “In this moment, I’m both grateful that we were successful in God’s perfect timing and I’m also holding hope in my heart for all the families who are still waiting in their journey.”
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“The process was challenging to manage, both emotionally and physically, but I’m thrilled to say we arrived at a beautiful place,” Phillip added.
Abby Phillip with her husband Marcus and daughter Naomi.Credit: Hailey Landin
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Back in 2021, PEOPLE spoke with Phillip after she welcomed her daughter Naomi.
“Marcus and I are so happy to announce that Naomi Angelina Richardson arrived bright and early on Monday morning perfectly happy, healthy and ready to eat. Mom and baby are feeling great,” she said at the time.
“Her first name means ‘pleasant one,’ and she is already living up to it and spoiling her mom and dad as a blissfully calm baby,” continued the journalist. “Her middle name Angelina is a tribute to my beloved maternal grandmother who passed away in 2014.”
That September, Phillip spoke with PEOPLE and opened up about being pregnant while covering the 2020 election.
“Shortly after the [2020 presidential] election, I was pregnant covering all the madness while in my first trimester and having morning sickness,” she said. “Working with the intensity that I did post-election while carrying a child was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Between that and the delivery, I could accomplish anything at this point.”
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