‘Orange Is The New Black’ star Samira Wiley has married her long-term partner Lauren Morelli.
Samira and Lauren met behind the scenes on the Netflix prison dramedy, in which Samira starred for four series as Poussey, and Lauren served as a staff writer.
The two were confirmed to have tied the knot over the weekend, with Martha Stewart Weddings confirming the news of their wedding in an Instagram post.
Accompanying a photo of the happy newlyweds, the post read: “We’re sharing the first exclusive pic from their stunning Palm Springs wedding - and how amazing do these two look in custom [Christian Siriano outfits]?!”
The couple announced their engagement in October last year, confirming the news in an Instagram post which showed a sparkling diamond ring and the word “yes”.
Samira herself has kept relatively quiet about the wedding, but did post a short statement on her Twitter page shortly afterwards, writing simply: “Love ALWAYS wins!”
Further details have since been revealed about the wedding, including the fact the actress’ parents officiated the ceremony, which was attended by their friends and family, in Palm Springs, California.
Season four of ‘Orange Is The New Black’ was Samira’s last as a regular cast member, with her character’s death proving to be one of the show’s most shocking moments ever, towards the end of the series.
It’s expected that the loss of Poussey will be pivotal to the plot of the upcoming fifth series, which returning actress Danielle Brooks teased last year would take place over just three days.
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Laverne Cox’s real-life twin brother, M Lamar, played Sophia in her pre-transition scenes. (01 of11)
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Jodie Foster has directed two episodes of ‘OITNB’, including the one where we learn the backstory about transgender character Sophia, played by Laverne Cox. (02 of11)
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Laura Prepon originally auditioned for the role of Piper, but producers thought she was too tough and cast her as Alex instead...(03 of11)
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While Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes) originally auditioned for the part of Janae Watson, who was eventually played by Vicky Jeudy.(04 of11)
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Kate Mulgrew - who plays Red - previously played Taylor Schilling’s (Piper) mum in US TV series ‘Mercy’ from 2009 to 2010. (05 of11)
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Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes) and Lea DeLaria (Big Boo) previously starred on Broadway together in 2011 in a production of ‘Prometheus Bound’.(06 of11)
Open Image ModalAmong the faces in the show’s opening titles include that of Piper Kerman, whose book ‘Orange Is The New Black’ is based on. (07 of11)
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You may recognise the voice of Constance Shulman, who plays Yoga Jones, as she voiced the character of Patty Mayonnaise in the kids cartoon ‘Doug’.(08 of11)
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Pablo Schreiber (Pornstashe) is the real-life half brother of Liev Schreiber, who is known for playing Victor Creed in ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’, as well as being the narrator of ‘24/7’. (09 of11)
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Jackie Cruise (Flaca) made cameos in the ‘Kardashians’ spin-off show ‘Kourtney And Kim Take Miami’. (10 of11)
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The actors who play Red, Gloria, Watson, Healey, Pornstashs, Big Boo, Nicholls and Pennsatucky have all previously appeared in ‘Law And Order: SVU’.(11 of11)
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