Samara Weaving Says She Can't Wait for Her Baby to Become 'Best Friends' with Her Dog (Exclusive)
Samara Weaving Says She Can't Wait for Her Baby to Become 'Best Friends' with Her Dog (Exclusive)
Charna FlamThu, June 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM UTC
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Samara Weaving's cat, Virginia, and dog, Muriel.Credit: Samara Weaving/Instagram -
PEOPLE confirmed on May 27 that Samara Weaving welcomed her first child with husband Jimmy Warden
The Ready or Not star then shared with PEOPLE in 10 how her dog, Muriel, and cat, Virginia, are adjusting to life with her newborn baby
She shared how she introduced the baby's scent to Muriel and Virginia before the new parents brought the baby home
Samara Weaving is ready for her newborn baby to befriend her pets.
The actress recently spoke with PEOPLE in 10 about her latest film,Carolina Caroline, and opened up about the early stages of motherhood. The Ready or Not star, 34, welcomed her first baby with husband Jimmy Warden, PEOPLE confirmed on May 27.
Weaving tells PEOPLE that after she gave birth, her mother and sister took the baby's swaddle home to introduce the scent to the animals. "I don't know if that did anything, but I read that that's a thing."
According to the Over Your Dead Body actress, her dog, Muriel, and cat, Virginia, are both handling the baby's arrival well, but differently."So my dog is very respectful of the baby, she's like run up to me, and then realizes I'm with the babe, and be like, 'Oh, I'm so sorry for interrupting, I will see you guys later,' " Weaving jokingly says.
Samara Weaving's cat, Virginia, and dog, Muriel.Credit: Samara Weaving/Instagram
"The cat doesn't really know what's going on," Weaving says, adding that neither animal has reacted negatively.
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"They seem to be okay. They seem to be all right," she adds of the pets. "I can't wait for them to become best friends."
Before the birth of her first baby, Weaving told PEOPLE how supportive her friends were, including her Babylon costar Margot Robbie."Oh my gosh, all my girls here who are moms have just been so lovely, and I think what they all tell me is just, 'You do it your way. Whatever makes you feel comfortable,'" she told PEOPLE on March 20 at the Clarins Night of Extra red carpet event."I think our society, there's so many voices and opinions, and that it's tough for women, especially when they're pregnant and being a mom," she added. "So they're all just so supportive."
Samara WeavingCredit: People
Weaving and screenwriter Warden met on the set of the 2017 horror film The Babysitter, and announced their engagement two years later. The couple told PEOPLE in March 2025 that they never actually had a wedding. Although they got married, they weren't able to celebrate with a proper party since it was during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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"We got married, but then COVID hit, so we had to cancel the wedding," she said, joking that they "put in a pool" at their home instead.
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