Devious Maids actress Paula Garces displays her burgeoning baby bump at charity gala in New York with Malik Yoba

They worked together on the short-lived TV show Defying Gravity. 
And Malik Yoba was thrilled to see his former co-star Paula Garces on the red carpet at the 2013 Orphaned Starfish Foundation gala at Cipriani in New York on Friday. 
The 46-year-old actor couldn’t resist playfully grabbing Garces’ bump and she was equally thrilled to joke around with him at the event.

Joking around: Malik Yoba  couldn't resist joking around when he bumped into his pregnant Defying Gravity  Paula Garces on the red carpet at the 2013 Orphaned Starfish Foundation gala at Cipriani in New York on Friday

Posting a selection of pictures of them both on her Instagram page, Paula wrote: ‘Look who I just ran into @ostarfish #NYGalaorphanedstarfishfoundation @malikyoba loving
my belly #DefyingGravity reunion! !’
The 37-year-old Colombian actress, who has featured in CSI Miami and Devious Maids, was blooming in a below the knee dress with sparkly detail across her chest.

Blooming: The 37-year-old Colombian actress, who has featured in CSI Miami and Devious Maids, was blooming in a below the knee dress with sparkly detail across her chest

Although she was sporting quite a large baby bump, it didn’t stop the brunette beauty from wearing high heels to walk the red carpet. 
She left her long dark hair loose around her shoulders and kept her accessories to a minimum.
Paula has been married to Antonio Hernandez since 2002 and the couple already have one child, Skye Mahoney, together.

Meanwhile, Malik was dapper in a navy pinstripe suit as he joked around with his friend. 
The duo last worked together on the ABC drama series Defying Gravity, which premiered in August 2009.

A good cause: Paula, Rebecca Wisocky, Judy Reyes and Susan Lucci all walked the red carpet at the charity gala

The space travel, science fiction drama series was set in the year 2052 and followed eight astronauts (four women and four men) from four countries on a six-year space mission through the Solar System. 
Although it was pitched as ‘Grey’s Anatomy in space’, it was cancelled less than two months after it first aired. 

Paula and Malik weren’t the only stars at the gala for the Orphaned Starfish Foundation, which partners with orphanages and homes for impoverished children throughout Latin America and funds vocational training facilities for these youngsters.

Ladies in red: Figure skater Sasha Cohen and actress Susan Lucci walked the red carpet at the Orphaned Starfish Foundation gala

Figure skater Sasha Cohen and actress Susan Lucci both dazzled in similar red minidresses.
Sasha’s red dress showed off a great deal of cleavage and she paired it with a pair of nude and gold heels. 
Lucci chose more accessories with her dress adding a diamond chain, earrings, bracelet and a large watch. 
She completed her look with a glittery clutch bag and studded heels.
Singer Cucu Diamantes chose a daring strapless blue leather dress to walk the red carpet.

Daring: Singer Cucu Diamantes wore a daring leather dress for the charity gala