Milo Ventimiglia and his wife, Jarah Mariano, are gearing up to welcome their first child, a year after tying the knot. Milo, who previously portrayed a father on This Is Us, is stepping into the real-life role of dad. On September 29, Jarah, a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, shared the pregnancy news with a photo of her baby bump while sitting on a surfboard in Hawaii, captioned, “Baby on board!” The 39-year-old—who shares the last name Mariano with Milo’s character from Gilmore Girls—also posted another picture featuring her and a person’s hand making the shaka, or “hang loose” sign. This pregnancy announcement came shortly after the couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary. On September 23, Jarah posted on Instagram, expressing love for her husband with pictures from their Hawaiian wedding. “Last year I married my best friend,” she wrote, adding that words couldn’t fully capture his qualities. She also expressed gratitude for their life and happiness together, concluding with “I like you” in Hawaiian and “my husband Milo” in English.
Milo, who does not use social media, and Jarah kept their marriage private, eventually sharing the news publicly in October 2023. In a February interview, Milo spoke about their wedding, describing it as a “quiet, beautiful, and lovely” event with close family and friends. During an earlier appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in January, Milo mentioned their shared background, noting that Jarah is from Hawaii but grew up near him in Orange County, and that they had lived in the same neighborhood. He also joked about the coincidence of marrying someone with the same surname as his Gilmore Girls character, Jess Mariano.