Sophia Michaels
Mindy Kaling’s tenure as an actor, writer, and comedian is certainly impressive. While filming her hit sitcom “The Mindy Project,” she wrote and released her second book, “Why Not?,” and had a number of film and TV roles. She also became a mom and was pregnant during the final season of the show, which aired in 2017.
Although most of the filming was completed before she was heavily pregnant, her co-star and “The Mindy Project” director Ike Barinholtz revealed that her pregnancy was notable enough to need to be hidden. “I was directing an episode and there was a slight pop in the middle of the week so there was a little bit of ‘why don’t you hold your purse in this scene?’ There was a little bit of that,” Barinholtz told People. Referencing Debra Messing in “Will & Grace,” the actor-director said thankfully Kaling didn’t have to hold a pillow all season. Instead, just a few creative maneuvers and camera tricks were employed to obscure her growling stomach. “There is a little bit of kitchen island stuff going on,” he said. Additionally, wardrobe adjustments were made to keep Kaling comfortable.
Kaling gave birth to her first child, Katherine Swati, in December 2017, a month after the show concluded its five-year run. She has since welcomed her second child, son Spencer Avu, in 2020. However, she has never publicly revealed her children’s paternity.
