J.R. Martinez and girlfriend welcome baby girl

"Dancing With The Stars" champ and former "All My Children" actor J.R. Martinez and his girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones welcomed their first child, a girl, on May 2 in Los Angeles.

The girl, named Lauryn Anabelle Martinez, weighed in at 7 pounds and 13 ounces, according to People magazine. "She has a couple of cute little freckles on her cheeks, a full head of hair and the cutest little lips," Martinez told the magazine. He also revealed they've already been calling her "Belle" as a nickname.

The couple announced Diana Gonzalez-Jones' pregnancy in December. The Iraq War veteran met Gonzalez-Jones after he landed a role on "All My Children" in 2008, when she was working as an assistant to the show's executive producer.

Martinez, 28, and Gonzalez-Jones became good friends on set of the soap opera and their friendship blossomed into romance in 2010.

The actor took home the mirror ball trophy in 2011 during season 13 of "Dancing With The Stars."

The Louisiana native, whose full first name is Jose Rene, was deployed to fight with U.S. forces in Iraq in 2003 and suffered burns to more than 40 percent of his body after a Humvee he was driving hit roadside bomb. He has undergone more than 30 surgeries to repair the damage, which includes burns on his face and legs. Martinez became a motivational speaker and in 2008, began acting in "All My Children."

Martinez and his partner Karina Smirnoff beat out "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star Rob Kardashian and talk show host Ricki Lake to win the top honors on the dancing competition show. It was also the first win for pro Smirnoff.

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Halle Berry engaged to Olivier Martinez, reports say

Halle Berry is engaged to French actor Olivier Martinez, reports say.

The 45-year-old Oscar-winning actress and Martinez met on the set of the movie "Dark Tide" around the summer of 2010 and have been photographed together several times at celebrity events and in public since then. Berry has been married twice before and has a daughter from a previous relationship.

On Wednesday, January 11, People and Us Weekly magazines quoted a spokesperson for the jewelry designer Gurhan as saying that Martinez gave Berry a diamond-and-emerald engagement ring. Their representatives had no immediate comment about the report.

Earlier this month, Berry was photographed wearing a a gold ring with what appeared to be an emerald stone. The picture was posted on the website of Marie Claire magazine.

Berry and Martinez, who turns 45 on Thursday, have been linked romantically for more than a year. The two were photographed kissing in September 2010. Since then, they have been spotted together in places such as Paris and the Spanish island of Majorca and were spotted at a Cirque du Soleil show and restaurant in Los Angeles earlier this week.

Berry has been married twice before and has a 3-year-old daughter, Nahla, with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry. The actress and David Justice, a baseball player were married for more than four years in the 1990s. Berry then wed singer Eric Benet in 2001. They divorced almost four years later.

Berry has one child - a 2-year-old daughter named Nahla, whose father is the actress' ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, a model.

Martinez, known for his role in films such as "Unfaithful" and "Taking Lives," dated singer Kylie Minogue for four years before they broke up in 2007.

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J.R. Martinez expecting first child with girlfriend

J.R. Martinez and his girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones are expecting their first child, a daughter, the recent "Dancing With the Stars" winner confirmed on Saturday.

"We found out just last week it's a girl and we are over the moon," Martinez told People magazine. "Diana has a little baby bump now and it's the cutest thing ever. With the holidays coming up, this is the biggest and best gift we could get."

The Iraq War veteran met Gonzalez-Jones after he landed a role on "All My Children" in 2008, when she was working as an assistant to the show's executive producer.

Martinez, 28, and Gonzalez-Jones became good friends on set of the soap opera and their friendship blossomed into romance last year.

"We were so good as friends that romantically, we just clicked right away. There was no adjustment period," Gonzalez-Jones told People earlier in the year.

Martinez is already embracing his new role, telling the weekly that fatherhood is "sinking in" and he is counting his blessings.

"2011 has been full of a lot of surprises and opportunities and ultimately, a lot of blessings," Martinez continued. "Diana and I were just asking ourselves, 'How is 2012 going to top 2011?' Well, we have our answer!"

The Louisiana native, whose full first name is Jose Rene, was deployed to fight with U.S. forces in Iraq in 2003 and suffered burns to more than 40 percent of his body after a Humvee he was driving hit roadside bomb. He has undergone more than 30 surgeries to repair the damage, which includes burns on his face and legs. Martinez became a motivational speaker and in 2008, began acting in "All My Children."

Martinez and his partner Karina Smirnoff beat out "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star Rob Kardashian and talk show host Ricki Lake to win the top honors on the dancing competition show. It was also the first win for pro Smirnoff.

"It's crazy - I said to my mom last night, I was like, regardless of what happens - but still, to think eight and a half years ago, she was helping, teaching me how to walk and now I've been learning how to dance for the past 10 weeks," Martinez told OnTheRedCarpet.com after the show on November 22. I mean, it's amazing, the journey. It just shows that life is crazy, but you can make it, man."

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