Amber Heard is going to be a mom again.
A representative for the 38-year-old “Aquaman” star confirmed to People that she’s expecting her second child. As with her first child, 3-year-old daughter Oonagh Paige, Heard has not publicly identified the father of her baby on the way.
“It is still quite early in the pregnancy, so you will appreciate that we do not want to go into much detail at this stage. Suffice to say that Amber is delighted both for herself and Oonagh Paige,” Heard’s rep told People. TODAY has also reached out to Heard’s rep for comment.
Heard welcomed Oonagh Paige on April 8, 2021. She confirmed she had become a mom in an Instagram post three months after Oonagh’s arrival.
Here’s what to know about Heard as a parent.
Heard’s daughter, Oonagh Paige, was born in April 2021
Oonagh Paige Heard was born on April 8, 2021. Heard shared the news of her daughter’s birth through a July 2021 post on Instagram.
“I’m so excited to share this news with you. Four years ago, I decided I wanted to have a child,” Heard wrote at the beginning of the post.
Heard then spoke about approaching motherhood on “(her) own terms,” and not necessarily through a marriage. For context, Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp in 2016, five years prior.
“I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way. I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not want a ring in order to have a crib,” Heard wrote.
She also touched on her position as a public figure. “A part of me wants to uphold that my private life is none of anyone’s business. I also get that the nature of my job compels me to take control of this. She’s the beginning of the rest of my life,” she said, before delving into the specifics about her daughter’s name and birthdate.
“She’s the beginning of the rest of my life,” she added.
Oonagh name’s meaning has a personal significance
Oonagh is a Scottish name and means “lamb,” according to Nameberry. The baby’s middle name pays homage to Heard’s mom, Paige Heard, who died in 2020.
“She taught me everything I know about kindness and love and gave me my heart,” Heard wrote of her mom on Instagram.
Heard has not publicly identified Oonagh’s father
As she wrote in the announcement post, Heard took an independent route to motherhood. She has not disclosed any details about Oonagh’s father. In an Instagram post, she called herself the baby’s “mom and dad.”
She mentioned Oonagh during her testimony
Heard mentioned her daughter just once during her four days of testimony during her trial when her ex-husband, Depp, sued her for $50 million in damages over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post in which she identified as a survivor of domestic violence.
While Depp was not named in the op-ed, Depp’s legal team wrote in a complaint the op-ed is a “clear implication that Mr. Depp is a domestic abuser.” Depp denied all allegations of abuse.
Heard countersued for $100 million in damages, on the grounds that Depp’s team “unlawfully targeted her” in an “online smear campaign” against her.
“I want to move on with my life. I have a baby. I have to move on. I want to move on, and I want Johnny to move on too,” she said during the trial.
Ultimately, the jury concluded both Depp and Heard defamed one another. There were three statements at issue in Heard’s counterclaim. The jury found one statement defamatory and awarded $2 million in damages.
The jury unanimously found “clear and convincing evidence” that Heard defamed Depp when she wrote the op-ed, effectively rejecting her testimony. Depp was awarded $10.4 million in damages by the jury.
After the verdict was announced, Heard told TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie that she was looking forward to life after the trial. “I get to be a mom full-time, where I’m not having to juggle calls with lawyers,” she said at the time.
Heard posts about her daughter on Instagram
Heard occasionally shares updates about her daughter on her Instagram page, like for her first birthday celebration. “My little O is a year old today. I still can’t believe you’re here. The greatest year,” she wrote.
In another post, she called Oonagh her “co-pilot.”
How is Oonagh pronounced?
The Irish name Oonagh is pronounced “Oona.”
Heard announced she was expecting her second child in December 2024
A spokesperson for Heard confirmed Dec. 5 to People that she was expecting a second child.