Garcelle Beauvais Is a Grandma of 2 as Son Oliver Welcomes Daughter Valley: ‘My Heart Is So Full'

Mar. 15, 2025

Garcelle Beauvais with her grandchildren Oliver Jr. and Valley Marie.Photo:Garcelle Beauvais/Instagram

Garcelle Beauvais/Instagram

Garcelle Beauvaisis a grandma again!On Sunday, February 2,The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 58, shared pictures of herself holding the newest addition to her son Oliver Saunders' family. In the cute post, she is sitting next to her grandson, Oliver Jr., 4, as she feeds her newborn granddaughter Valley Marie-Claire.“Love at first sight!!!” she wrote in the caption. “My heart is so full 🙏🏽🙏🏽.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Jamie Foxx Showstar first became a mom to Saunders, 32, in 1991 with her producer ex-husband Daniel Saunders, whom she divorced in 2000. After remarrying CAA agent Michael Nilon in 2001, she welcomed twin boys Jax Joseph and Jaid Thomas, 17, in 2007. The two laterdivorced in 2011.Ina blog post for PEOPLE in 2012, theLove Me As I Amauthor wrote about her dream of having kids.“As much as I love what I have accomplished so far as an actress, I have to say that being a mom — with all of its challenges and rewards — has been the best role of my life,” Beauvais wrote, adding that she was the youngest of seven children and her mom has 25 grandchildren.“I always wanted to have kids, and when I dreamed about my future, I pictured having a boy first and then a girl — the perfect nuclear family,” she continued. “Well, we can’t always have it our way. But I have to say, I got really lucky!“Garcelle Beauvais and Oliver Saunders.Leon Bennett/Getty Images for A+E NetworksThe formerThe Realco-hostPEOPLE in April 2022that her kids contributing to her “full life,” and says they’re part of the reason she’sin no rush to settle down.“I have such a full life,” the mom of three told PEOPLE. “I don’t want to just bring anybody in as a seat filler. I really want it to be the person. I feel like we put so much pressure on women to have a man, be married, have kids. Can we just live our lives?”

Garcelle Beauvaisis a grandma again!

On Sunday, February 2,The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 58, shared pictures of herself holding the newest addition to her son Oliver Saunders' family. In the cute post, she is sitting next to her grandson, Oliver Jr., 4, as she feeds her newborn granddaughter Valley Marie-Claire.

“Love at first sight!!!” she wrote in the caption. “My heart is so full 🙏🏽🙏🏽.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The Jamie Foxx Showstar first became a mom to Saunders, 32, in 1991 with her producer ex-husband Daniel Saunders, whom she divorced in 2000. After remarrying CAA agent Michael Nilon in 2001, she welcomed twin boys Jax Joseph and Jaid Thomas, 17, in 2007. The two laterdivorced in 2011.

Ina blog post for PEOPLE in 2012, theLove Me As I Amauthor wrote about her dream of having kids.

“As much as I love what I have accomplished so far as an actress, I have to say that being a mom — with all of its challenges and rewards — has been the best role of my life,” Beauvais wrote, adding that she was the youngest of seven children and her mom has 25 grandchildren.

“I always wanted to have kids, and when I dreamed about my future, I pictured having a boy first and then a girl — the perfect nuclear family,” she continued. “Well, we can’t always have it our way. But I have to say, I got really lucky!”

Garcelle Beauvais and Oliver Saunders.Leon Bennett/Getty Images for A+E Networks

Leon Bennett/Getty Images for A+E Networks

The formerThe Realco-hostPEOPLE in April 2022that her kids contributing to her “full life,” and says they’re part of the reason she’sin no rush to settle down.

“I have such a full life,” the mom of three told PEOPLE. “I don’t want to just bring anybody in as a seat filler. I really want it to be the person. I feel like we put so much pressure on women to have a man, be married, have kids. Can we just live our lives?”

source: people.com