In 2021, The Real Housewives of New York star Eboni K. Williams bravely shared her desire for a family and her unwavering determination to make it happen, even if it meant using a donor.
Three years later, Eboni K. Williams’ star will welcome her first child this August.
Exclusive to media outlet PEOPLE, the 40-year-old Real Housewives of New York City alumna and star of Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams is expecting her first child, a girl.
“Anybody who’s gone through IVF or attempted IVF will tell you so many things have to go right for the final result of this journey to be a baby,” Williams told PEOPLE.
The former Bravo star noted that she’s “been the recipient of some very enormous favor from God above.”
The good news comes two years after Williams disclosed that she was pursuing motherhood through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and sperm donation using her frozen eggs.
Williams provided additional details about her IVF experience in her interview with PEOPLE.
She added that she has given her daughter the nickname “one-of-one,” which conveys how unique the unborn child is to her and the good fortune that allowed her to become pregnant.
“I did one egg retrieval at 34 years old, not really having a clear intention on if I would use those eggs or when I would use the eggs,” Williams explained. “And six years later, that one egg retrieval led to one genetically normal embryo, which led to one successful embryo transfer and — one pregnancy later — I’ll soon have, God willing, one beautifully healthy baby girl. So, it really does feel like fate.”
Williams revealed that being a mother wasn’t always on her bingo card. Even when she froze her eggs, she didn’t have “a surefire plan” for what was next.
The reality star said that during the pandemic, it dawned on her that she didn’t have to confine herself to the constraints of conventional motherhood.
