GREAT Expectations

With A Baby And Wedding On The Way, Y&R's Camryn Grimes Is Excited About The Future

- Devin Owens

At the start of this interview, a pregnant Camryn Grimes reveals that she just finished eating an everything bagel topped with capers, red onion, tomato and salmon. She's quick to clarify that it has nothing to do with her current condition. "Nah, that's the way I like them," she says. "People have asked if I've experienced any cravings, and my answer is, 'Not really. To begin with, I'm not a picky eater. I like a lot of different foods, so I don't think I would know if I'm even having a craving [chuckles]. There's nothing really out of bounds with me when it comes to food."

The mom-to-be, who's due in December, is thrilled to be sporting a noticeable baby bump. "I thought that when I was this far along that I would be as big as a house but I'm just not," Grimes sighs. "In fact, it took a while before I was even showing. The baby is measuring fine - he's actually two days ahead of schedule in development-and even though my belly is getting bigger, people are telling me that my stomach looks skinnier. Now that I'm in my third trimester, the universe may laugh at me and I'll suddenly gain 30 pounds, so I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop."

While she may be expanding, life on the home front with fiancé Brock Powell isn't. The couple recently moved to another residence but, she shares, "most people assume that we needed a bigger place, but we actually downsized. We moved closer to my family and now we have a nice big yard and a pool,  so we traded indoor space for more outdoor space. I was off for a month so the timing was perfect to move, and it seemed all I was doing was packing and unpacking. Now we're settled in so I'm enjoying the new nest."