OK! EXCLUSIVE: Catherine Bell Has a Ball at Baby Shower!
During an intimate sit-down lunch, Army Wives‘ Catherine Bell had a blast at her baby shower, with a little help from Cottonelle Roll Over toilet paper and their adorable yellow Labrador puppies!
“I’m so excited,” said Catherine, wife to Adam and mom to daughter Gemma. “I really always wanted a second one but we weren’t totally sure and my husband wasn’t totally sure and then I was just busy so once we finally decided, it happened pretty quick, our second month we tried, it was like, woo! Now I’m thrilled.”
With the low-key gathering in her pal’s backyard, Catherine says she couldn’t be more pleased.
“It’s so beautiful here and everyone did such an amazing job,” gushed Catherine. “The Cottonelle stuff is beautiful. It’s mostly my girlfriends — 25 of my dearest friends that I’ve known for forever in L.A. and haven’t seen some of them in like a year because I don’t come here that often anymore.
Interview by Carole Glines
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Family Circle Magazine August 2010
Celebrity Q+A: Catherine Bell
Catherine Bell, 42, deserves a medal for pulling double duty as a devoted mom on-screen on Lifetime's hit series Army Wives and off-screen to her 7-year-old daughter, Gemma (and a son who's due this month).
How have real-life army wives reacted to your show?
We've gotten a great response. Women have told me it's helped them get through tough times when their husbands were deployed. To know that fans can relate and feel something because of my work is incredible.
Does Gemma know her mom's a star?
I'm laughing because I just had lunch with Gemma in her school cafeteria, and I was surrounded by 6- and 7-year-olds asking me a hundred questions, like, "Are you famous?" "What's it like to be on a movie set?" "Gemma says you wear 2 pounds of makeup—is that true?" So my daughter definitely knows that not all moms act for a living. She and her friends love The Good Witch movies I've been in for the Hallmark Channel. But I explain that it's just another job—same as a mom who works at a bank or a restaurant.
You relocated to Charleston, South Carolina, for the series. Is it true what they say about Southern hospitality?
Totally! It's wonderful here. We actually want to stay as long as possible, even after the show runs its course. It's so family-oriented, and everyone's sweet, polite, and respectful.
Is Gemma a fan of soul food yet?
Oh, yeah. I actually just picked up some fried chicken for dinner. Charleston has what they call "low country" food that's really good, like crab cakes and shrimp and grits.
Your husband, Adam, is a screenwriter who helps out at home a lot. How are his Mr. Mom skills?
Everything is a team effort with us. He gets Gemma ready for school in the mornings and takes her to gymnastics, swimming, and horseback riding. Even when she was a baby, he'd wake up for nighttime feedings so I could get enough sleep before a 5 a.m. call time. He's the best!
How did your family upbringing differ from his?
My relatives are really expressive. The first time Adam had dinner at my grandma's house, my Persian uncles ran up and yelled, "Adam!" before kissing him on both cheeks. He was like, "Whoa! Why are these men kissing me?" At the dinner table my relatives talk with their mouths full and reach across the table to get what they want, whereas a meal at his parents' house is very quiet and polite: "Can you pass the peas, please? Thank you."
Are you sharing your Persian culture with Gemma?
My mom and stepdad just moved to South Carolina to be closer to us, so they're teaching her to speak Farsi. My mom also cooks her kebabs over basmati rice.
What makes you a proud mom?
If the school bully is treating someone unfairly, Gemma won't allow it. She gets in there and says, "Hey, that's not okay." When I see her taking care of people like that, I feel so good.
Fast Facts
Defining moment: "Being diagnosed with thyroid cancer at 21 helped me realize the importance of living each day to its fullest."
Guilty pleasures: "Chocolate cookies and peanut butter sandwiches, definitely!"
Daredevil duo: "Adam and I ride motorcycles and race sports cars. We love to try anything new and exciting."
Best parenting advice: "To keep a refreshed and relaxed attitude, and to take time for yourself and your marriage."
Supermom mornings: "When I wake up early enough to take Gemma to school and hit the gym before work."
Originally published in the August 2010 issue of Family Circle magazine.
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The Good Witch's Gift
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Catherine Bell Introduces Son Ronan
Catherine Bell‘s 11-week-old son Ronan is already working on a megawatt grin rivaling his mother’s.
“I tell him how handsome he is and he just smiles!” says the Army Wives star who delivered her baby boy via c-section on Aug. 21.
“He’s the sweetest little boy. He’s so easygoing and not fussy at all. He’s full of smiles.”
Bell — who is also mom to daughter Gemma, 7½, with her screenwriter husband Adam Beason — says motherhood the second time around is a breeze.
“I’m more relaxed and I’m enjoying the experience so much more,” she explains.
“When my daughter was born, if she started crying I’d jump out of my seat and go, ‘Oh my gosh, she’s crying, is she okay?’ With this guy, I’m not dropping everything and running into the bedroom. I’ll just finish what I do and go and pick him up.”
She also has the assistance of Gemma, who has turned into a “second mommy,” the actress notes.
“The first time she saw him in the hospital, it was the most beautiful thing,” Bell, 42, recalls. “Gemma came over and held him and started crying. It was so sweet. She loves to cuddle him and feed him.”
Bell, who gained 28 lbs. during her pregnancy, credits “breastfeeding, working out, eating well and having one treat, not two” with helping her lose the weight.
“It feels good to get back in shape,” she says. “I put the baby in a sling or baby carrier and go for long walks or walk on the treadmill. It’s a great bonding experience and he usually falls asleep on me, and I get the extra 10 lbs. for my workout.”
The JAG alum — who lives in Charleston, S.C. with her family — is back at work, filming a Lifetime action movie in Detroit that her husband wrote. She can next be seen in The Good Witch’s Gift, premiering Nov. 13 on the Hallmark Channel, and returns to the set of Army Wives in December.
“Life is pretty wonderful,” she says. “I have a great family and a great job. I feel so blessed. I’m savoring every moment.”
Ulrica Wihlborg
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