Sofia Mattsson’s Baby Girl Has Arrived! General Hospital Star Shares First Look at Her Little One
General Hospital‘s Sofia Mattson is a mom of two!
The actress, 33, who plays Sasha Gilmore on the ABC soap opera, welcomed her second baby with husband Thomas Payton, she revealed on Instagram Sunday.
The couple welcomed a baby girl, born on Sunday, May 21, she shared, debuting her infant daughter on her own birthday.
“Couldn’t ask for a better birthday than spending it with my girl who’s a little over one month today! Born 5-21-23 💖, ” she wrote. “Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes!! Feeling very grateful 🥰”
The actress announced her pregnancy last month, sharing a bump shot on Instagram.
“Many of you guessed it already… Baby girl due in May,” she captioned a sweet photo of herself showing off her baby bump in a pink floral dress.
The couple is already parents to a baby boy, whom they welcomed in July 2021.
Earlier this month, the soap star shared a photo from on-set, hoping she wouldn’t go into labor while working
“Filming at 38+ weeks! Let’s hope my water doesn’t break during the scenes. Would probably make a great blooper though,” she wrote.
As the General Hospital leading lady shared on June 26, she “couldn’t ask for a better birthday than spending it with my girl who’s a little over one month today! Born May 21.
“Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes!” she added. “[I’m] feeling very grateful.”
In response to her Instagram post, the actress, whose son with husband Thomas Payton turns 2 in July — read all about his “debut” here — was showered with congratulations from friends and co-stars, among them Katelyn MacMullen (Willow), who exclaimed, “Hi, little one!” and Laura Wright (Carly), who marveled that the baby was “oooh so beautiful!”
Sasha’s portrayer worked well into her pregnancy, she revealed in May. In fact, she was still “filming at 38+ weeks,” she Instagrammed. “Let’s hope my water doesn’t break during the scenes.
“[It] would probably make a great blooper, though,” she continued.
Even if that had happened, Mattsson would have had nothing to worry about. “I’ve got my catcher’s mitt on standby, girl,” joked castmate Kate Mansi (Kristina). And hey, it does pay to be prepared — especially in a town as unpredictable as Port Charles.
