Ashley Benson Jokes She 'Couldn't Wait' to Get Out of the House After Being 'Stuck' During Pregnancy

The actress recently welcomed her first baby with husband Brandon Davis

Ashley Benson is excited to be spending some time out of the house.

Over the weekend, the actress, 34, joined the Pretty Little Liars panel at Epic Cons Chicago in one of her first appearances outside the house since welcoming her first baby with her husband Brandon Davis, 43, earlier this year.

After accepting congratulations from the panel moderator, Benson joked that she was just excited to be somewhere new.

"I couldn't wait to get on the [plane]," Benson said. "I've been stuck in the house for 10 months, pregnant."

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Related: Ashley Benson and Husband Brandon Davis Welcome First Baby Together

At the end of February, Benson confirmed she welcomed her first baby with Davis. Sharing a photo of her newborn baby's little foot on her Instagram Story, the newly minted mom added a heart emoji.

She did not share any other information about her baby at the time.

Benson announced her engagement to the Davis in an Instagram post in July.

She described Davis, who is the grandson of billionaire oil tycoon Marvin Davis, as “my best friend” and reposted his story of her flashing her new engagement ring as they sat by a candlelit table.

Davis called Benson “the love of my life” in the post. Following their announcement, he shared another repost from actress Theresa Picciallo of Benson showing off her engagement ring to her on a video call.

“Our babies are getting married!!!!!!” @ashleybenson & @brandondavis1111, we love you both unconditionally, endlessly, forever and always. Congratulations to out best friends!!!” Picciallo wrote in her caption.

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