On her 40th birthday, Iza Calzado has revealed that she and husband Ben Wintle are expecting.
“They say life begins at 40,” she wrote on Instagram.
“So I had all these big plans for my 40th year on Earth as it also coincides with my 20th year in the industry. I already completed a few of the exciting projects lined up for me and there were a few dream projects in the pipeline. I was ready to usher in this new chapter in my life.
“Then you came along. Unexpectedly.”
The actress said that though the pregnancy was unplanned, she is “surrender[ing] to [God’s] will with no Resistance.”
“God’s plans are always far greater than mine and I humbly accept this new chapter of my life with a heart filled with gratitude, casting all my fears and worries aside and simply trusting in the divine timing and wisdom of life,” she further said.
To emphasize her welcoming the happy development, Iza echoed a line from a previous performance.
“As a character of mine said in a film, ‘In love there is no fear.’ So I will choose to live each day giving life to you vibrating from this frequency LOVE.
“They were right. Life does begin at 40. Simply put, your life begins as your mother turns forty. To know that life is growing inside me is a great miracle. You are my miracle. You are my guiding light.
“Thank You, Lord, for the most beautiful birthday gift. Our ABUNDANCE,” she ended.
Her posts garnered several warm greetings of love and congratulations from friends, including Anne Curtis, Dingdong Dantes, Lovi Poe, Bea Alonzo, Angel Locsin and Angelica Panganiban.
Iza is said to be giving birth next year.