BY JASMINE GRANT · SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Eva Marcille is about to be a mom for the third time as she awaits the birth of her son, and her pregnancy glow could light up the entire city of Atlanta! To celebrate the new addition to the Sterling family, the model invited her family, friends and Real Housewives Of Atlanta castmates over for an oh-so-floral baby shower.

For this chic “flower shower,” Marcille dressed in a white, one-shoulder maxi dress and adorned her wavy pixie cut with a bright and beautiful flower crown. “My shower was so bomb!!!,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing a few precious moments from her special day. “So much love, so much support!!! Just a few pics but so many more memories.”

The photo series shows Marcille dining and laughing with her castmates like Cynthia Bailey, Nene Leakes, Kandi Burruss and Porsha Williams. The ladies all rocked flower crowns and other boho-chic attire. Despite the rumored drama happening as the cast is currently filming, everyone seemed to be getting along in the moment.https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cp5RFlTUO/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=12&wp=598&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essence.com&rp=%2Flove%2Feva-marcille-third-pregnancy-baby-shower-baby-name-rhoa%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5714.5%2C%22ls%22%3A4277.800000011921%2C%22le%22%3A4592.5%7D

Marcille gave a special shout out to Bailey. Despite being accused of throwing shade towards the fellow model in earlier episodes, it seems the two have developed quite the bond. “Words can’t express my appreciation for our friendship,” Marcille shared. “I adore you on so many levels and I’m so happy to call you my FRIEND? love you to the moon and back “

The model mommy followed up with a hashtag “Maverick Sterling.” which is presumed to be her baby boy’s name.https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cN4w0Fv3h/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=12&wp=598&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essence.com&rp=%2Flove%2Feva-marcille-third-pregnancy-baby-shower-baby-name-rhoa%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A5725.600000008941%2C%22ls%22%3A4277.800000011921%2C%22le%22%3A4592.5%7D

Cruise through the gallery below for more photos from Eva’s gorgeous flower shower.01Oh, Sweet Child Of ManShine on, mama!@EVAMARCILLE02Hey. Queens!As you can see, the day was all about love and positive vibes.

03BFFSLongtime RHOA besties Marlo and Nene had a ball!

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.471.1_en.html#goog_69344192000:00 of 5:12:38Volume 0% More VideosEFoC Beauty Carnival Week 2EFoC Wellness House Week 2Evening Concerts Week 2Wealth & Power Week 2 and Entertainment All AccessAfterdark Week 2Entertainment All Access Week 2Pitch Please: Week 2 Grow and ScaleWellness House Supported by United Healthcare Week 104Sister, Sister!Cynthia and her sister Mel gave us total hippy vibes!@CYNTHIABAILEY05Turning LooksMarlo Hampton turned heads in this gorgeous House Of Chapple sheer number and ornate flower headpiece. We expected nothing less from this fashionista!@MARLOHAMPTON06Porsha Goes TropicalWe are so feeling this colorful look on Ms. Williams!@PORSHAWILLIAMS07Signed, Sealed, DeliveredNene dropped off a few swaggy little gifts for the little guy.@NENELEAKES08Wild ChildCynthia dared to show some skin in this boho chic robe with a simple black bikini underneath.

09Master Of CeremoniesLooks like Kenya Moore took the lead hosting the baby shower games.@EVAMARCILLE10Model BehaviorCynthia commended Eva for looking “effortlessly stunning” in 90-degree weather. Queens recognize queens!@CYNTHIABBAILEY11Flower GirlsLooking beautiful, ladies!

12Smooches!Looks like all is patched up between Marlo and Eva. However, their hour-long reading session will go down in RHOA history.@EVAMARCILLE13Hot Mamas!Work it, ladies!

14Bumpin’ AroundKandi takes a moment to greet the bump!

15Oh Happy Day!Eva reveals she felt loved and comforted by the love and support she received from her girls. “For a girl with no sisters I must say he definitely has a lot of aunties,” she wrote on Instagram.@EVAMARCILLE

TOPICS:  BABY SHOWER EVA MARCILLE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA

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How To Watch The 2021 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture

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NOW PLAYING: Evening Concerts Weekend 1 (You do not want to miss the stunning career-statement performance by Jazmine Sullivan)

Wi-Fi cables secured? Screens cleaned? Speakers charged? Then you’re all set for the 2021 Essence Festival of Culture experience, which returns for two weekends: June 25-27 and July 1-4.

We’re turned up the heat at this year’s virtual experience, featuring many inspiring talks, performances by Jazmine Sullivan, Davido, Ne-Yo, DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Tank and more. We also partnered with Verzuz for an Essence Festival edition battle with two music giants, Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat.

Here is the full program schedule of what went down this year.

Beauty Carnival: Boundless Beauty

Friday: June 25 & July 2

Enjoy presentations from industry insiders and top brands on makeup, skin, body and hair care that provide a fresh perspective on caring for and embracing the hair and skin you’re in. Speakers include Adrienne Houghton, Melyssa Ford, Claudia Jordan, LisaRaye, Supacent, Miss Lawrence, Big Freedia, Demetria Lucas, India.Arie, Tina Knowles and more.

Watch Beauty Carnival: Boundless Beauty Weekend 1

Watch Beauty Carnival: Boundless Beauty Weekend 2

PITCH PLEASE!

Presented by Pull Up For Change + New Voices

Friday: June 25 & July 2

Tune in for PITCH PLEASE!, powered by Pull Up for Change’s Impact Fund and New Voices Foundation to watch up-and-coming Black women-owned beauty brands make their pitch to change the beauty business game! During this pitch competition, eight Black women founders will compete for cash prizes ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 plus valuable business coaching to launch & execute, or grow & scale their beautiful entrepreneurial dreams.

Enjoy presentations from industry insiders and top brands on makeup, skin, body and hair care that provide a fresh perspective on caring for and embracing the hair and skin you’re in. Speakers include Adrienne Houghton, Melyssa Ford, Claudia Jordan, LisaRaye, Supacent, Miss Lawrence, Big Freedia, Demetria Lucas, India.Arie, Tina Knowles and more.

Watch Pitch Please Weekend 1 (June 25)

Watch Pitch Please Weekend 2 (July 2)

After Dark™

Friday: June 25 & July 2

After the party it’s the after party. Relive our Friday night music sets at the ultimate online kick-back.

Watch After Dark Weekend 1 (June 26)

Featuring Raiche, MuMu Fresh, Taylor Parx and Tiana Major

Watch After Dark Weekend 2 (July 2)

Featuring Mackenzie Thomas, Rapsody and Ladies of the ROC

Wealth & Power: Impacting & Informing

Saturday: June 26 & July 3

Discover how to be an agent of change during this virtual town hall. Topics include tools for investing, business, entrepreneurship, policy, voting and more. Speakers include June Ambrose, Jemele Hill, Tamika Mallory, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell, Angela Yee, D-Nice and others. In addition, watch a special message from President Joe Biden and a special segment featuring our Black Female Mayors.

Watch the full stream of Wealth and Power (Weekend 2)

Watch the full stream of Wealth & Power (Weekend 1)

Entertainment All Access™

Saturday: June 26 & July 3

Catch your Hollywood faves in Q&As and be the first to watch exclusive sneak peeks of the hottest upcoming releases! With appearances by Gina Torres, Lil Rel, Yvonne Orji, Yandy Smith, Mary J. Blige and more.

Watch the full stream of Entertainment All Access (Weekend 2)

Watch the full stream of Entertainment All Access (Weekend 1)

Evening Concerts: Saturday Night Vibes

Saturday: June 26 & July 3

Get into this year’s Saturday Night Vibes with back-to-back weekends of our legendary evening concert series with a must-see lineup you don’t want to miss.

Watch Evening Concert Series Week 1

Featuring a stunning headliner performance by Jazmine Sullivan along with stage moments from Lucky Daye, Tank, Kes and more!

Watch Evening Concert Series Week 2

A night of hip hop and R&B with performances by DJ Khaled & Friends—featuring Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Wale and Rae Sremmurd—plus Davido, Ne-Yo, Amerie, Case and Carl Thomas.

Wellness House™

Sunday: June 27 & July 4

From The Inside Out

A multi-faceted collective of self-care resources for you! Through our curated sessions, you will walk away equipped with the resources to prioritize your nutrition, spirit, relationships, and more! From unlearning generational toxic habits to how to care for your body from the inside out.

Watch Wellness House Weekend 1 (June 27)

Watch Wellness House Weekend 2 (July 4)

Get Lifted™ Gospel Sunday Celebration:

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We cap off each weekend by getting our spirits lifted as the annual all-star Gospel tribute hits your screen for 2 Sundays back to back! Tune in for powerful words of praise by your favorite spiritual leaders and music by your favorite gospel artist.

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Watch Get Lifted™ Gospel Sunday Celebration Weekend 1 (July 4)

Dear Black Men

Thursday: July 1

ESSENCE Studios presents Dear Black Men—an all-male summit that salutes the contributions of our brothers who speak vulnerably about their respective experiences as family men, community advocates and leaders of this generation.

Watch the full stream of Dear Black Men

ESSENCE x Verzuz

Get ready to watch none other than Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat go hit-for-hit in what’s sure to be an epic showdown filled with a host of the R&B classics we love.

Editor’s note: This article was updated on July 5, 2021

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Jazmine Sullivan Reveals The Pettiest Thing She’s Ever Done To An Ex

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In January, Jazmine Sullivan gave us the widely appreciated 14-track EP Heaux Tales, but the Philly-bred singer has more tales to tell.

In between takes for our July/August issue, the headliner for our 2021 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola, gave us a little personal tea on her romantic past through laughs and the raspy contralto voice we’ve been in love with since 2008’s Fearless. Keeping in line with the theme of her latest project, we asked Sullivan what’s the prettiest thing she’s ever done to an ex and she told us: “Fired Him.”Jazmine Sullivan Performance EFOC 2021https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.471.1_en.html#goog_693441929Volume 0% 

Laughing, she added, “That’s not right,” before confirming “Bust Your Windows,” from her debut studio album, wasn’t just a song title. “I don’t think that’s petty. I feel like that was raw emotion in the moment so that doesn’t count as petty. For me, pettiness is when you take the time and think about it, like how can I get you back, she said. “Busting the windows was just about being a hurt woman and this is the consequence of that.”

Revealing that she’s currently in love, Sullivan said maybe her current relationship will spark some love songs down the line. We know whatever this beauty brings to the table, the girls will be here for it.

Learn more about Jazmine Sullivan’s journey to Heaux Tales and her relationship with Issa Rae in the behind-the-scenes making of her ESSENCE cover in the video above. The July/August issue of ESSENCE is currently on newsstands.

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