Mandy Moore and husband Taylor Goldsmith welcome first child, August Harrison Goldsmith

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She’s a mother, and she plays one on TV.

Mandy Moore has welcomed her first child, August Harrison Goldsmith, with her husband, musician Taylor Goldsmith.

“Gus is here,” both wrote Tuesday in Instagram posts. “Our sweet boy, August Harrison Goldsmith. He was punctual and arrived right on his due date, much to the delight of his parents. We were prepared to fall in love in all sorts of brand new ways, but it goes beyond anything we could have ever imagined.”

The “This is Us Star” star, 36, announced her pregnancy in September 2020 and chronicled the journey in Instagram posts throughout the winter.

“Still waiting for this little man to make an appearance (seriously the waiting and anticipation is almost too much- I kid),” Moore wrote Friday. “Anytime you’re ready, sir.”

Moore spoke to Romper in January about her previous attempted pregnancy issues.

She said she was about to have surgery to deal with suspected endometriosis when a fertility specialist revealed she was ovulating. Still, she had only a slim chance to become pregnant, the specialist told her.

“So I was like, all right, whatever,” she told Romper. “And lo and behold…”