Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo expecting baby boy

Nick Lachey and his wife Vanessa Lachey are expecting a baby boy, the host revealed on her personal website on June 21.

"Nick and I are incredibly excited to share the news that we are expecting a baby boy," Vanessa wrote on her website. "We can't wait to meet him soon!"

Nick Lachey, a 38-year-old former 98 Degrees singer, announced the pregnancy on the ABC show "LIVE! with Kelly," which he guest-hosted with Kelly Ripa on March 5. Vanessa Lachey, 31, is set to give birth this fall.

Vanessa told fans in March that she was hoping to have a boy Tweeting, "#ToBeClear @NickSLachey & I are praying for a healthy baby First & Foremost! I just always envisioned a boy 1st to take care of his siblings."

Vanessa Lachey rose to fame as an MTV personality and co-hosted the ABC competition series "Wipeout" last year. She describes herself on her Twitter profile as a "Host by day, Wifey by night, Wanna-be Mommy all the time."

Nick Lachey told OnTheRedCarpet.com in mid-June 2011: "We want to have a family and we're very excited about that, so I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't take too long. At least that's my hope. I'm getting up there. I gotta start pumping them out."

Vanessa Lachey had told OnTheRedCarpet.com around the same time, before their wedding, that the two wanted to "start having babies" after she filmed "Wipeout" in September 2011.

The two dated on and off for about three years before they announced their engagement in November 2010. They went public with their relationship soon after she appeared in his music video "What's Left of Me," which was released in 2006. The clip depicts Nick Lachey's marriage and divorce to Jessica Simpson, who is played by Vanessa Lachey.

Nick Lachey and Simpson were married between 2002 and 2006. The 31-year-old pop singer, who is also a cast member of the new NBC show "Fashion Star," recently welcomed daughter Maxwell Drew with fiance Eric Johnson.

She and Nick Lachey starred on the MTV reality show "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica," which documented their married life together. His and his current wife's wedding was also televised, as part of a TLC network special.

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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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