Actress Empress Schuck and her husband Vino Guingona are expecting their second child.
The actress shared the happy news through a heartfelt maternity video by Nice Print Photo, where she appeared in a flowing white dress while proudly showing off her baby bump.
“Chapter Four 🤍” the actress simply wrote in the caption, indicating the upcoming fourth member of their family.
The touching video also featured the couple holding up their baby's sonogram photo, capturing the excitement surrounding their newest blessing. Joining the couple in the announcement was also their eldest daughter, Athalia, who shared sweet moments with her parents throughout the video.
Friends and fellow celebrities quickly filled the comments section with congratulatory messages.
“Yey!!!!!!! Baby dust ba yan nung bumik tayo? Lol,” Sheena Halili, who is also pregnant with her third child, commented.
Empress replied by recalling a lighthearted moment when she had caressed Sheena's baby bump: “@mysheenahalili ateee omg thanks to youuu😄🥰.”
“@itsempressita di nga??? Omg!!! Sooo happy for you!❤️” Sheena said.
Empress replied, “@mysheenahalili hinimas ko remember?? Hahaa.”
Makeup artist Claudine Miranda also expressed her excitement, commenting: “Ommmmmgggg!!! Pinaguusapan lang naten to Ms empress 🥹🥹🥹 Finally!! ❤️😍.”
A friend of the actress also said, “Congratulations!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 cant wait to see your little one 👶 Godbless ur family.❤️.”
Empress and Vino tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at Hillcreek Gardens in Tagaytay after six years of being together. Both originally from Zamboanga, the couple first crossed paths when Vino gatecrashed the actress's birthday celebration. Although they initially met briefly, they were only formally introduced years later after a mutual friend arranged a date.
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The two became engaged in September 2019, coinciding with their daughter Athalia's fifth birthday.
Vino is the grandson of former Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. and the nephew of former senator Teofisto Guingona III.
In 2024, Empress bravely shared that she had suffered miscarriages.
“This year, we would’ve been a family of four or even five. From two embryos, to one, then to none. I’m still not sure how to talk about it. I just know that sometimes our plans for ourselves don’t align with God’s plans for us,” she said in the caption.
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During that time, Empress expressed gratitude to her husband, who has been her source of strength.
"To my husband @vinoguingona who’s been by my side and making sure I feel alright through this puzzling experience, you are truly God’s blessing to me," she said.
"We may not exactly understand how we feel about this, but having each other is enough to say that everything will be ok. To our family who showed us care and love, thank you and we appreciate all of you."