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Joey Lawrence’s family continues to blossom.
Nearly a year after the Blossom alum reconciled with wife Samantha Cope, the pair shared they are pregnant with their second baby together.
“Nothing is planned. Not even this,” Joey, 49, told Entertainment Tonight while pointing to his wife’s baby bump while on the red carpet of Dancing With the Stars’ 20th anniversary episode Nov. 11. “This is not planned. No, I’m kidding. I’m kidding.”
And though the Melissa & Joey actor—who is also dad to daughter Dylan Rose, 2, with Samantha, as well as daughters Charli, 19, and Libby Grace, 15, with ex-wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson—is excited to grow his family, he certainly doesn’t want the spotlight on him during this moment.
“It’s not me. She’s the one actually doing the work,” he continued, looking at his wife. “I’m just here going, ‘Look at this.'”
As for how Samantha—who tied the knot with Joey in May 2022—is doing, she noted, “I feel great.”
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Plus, the Marry Christmas actress revealed the sex of baby No. 2, gushing over how excited she is to welcome “our first boy.”
Samantha and Joey’s new chapter comes after weathering a difficult year together. Indeed, Samantha, 38, filed for divorce in August 2024 citing “irreconcilable differences” and requesting full physical custody and shared legal custody of Dylan. However, four months later, the pair hard-launched their reconciliation.
And earlier this year, Joey shared insight into why they ultimately decided not to break up and instead work through their rocky patch.
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“I think it’s too easy,” he told E! News in July. “As much as you don’t want to take an easy way out, or you think this will be the fix—it’s not always the case. I just didn’t want to do that. And she didn’t either. It’s like, ‘Wait a minute. There’s something so special here.’”
“Things take a lot of work and a lot of dedication and reworking and retooling,” Joey continued. “That’s life, though. As brothers, with your parents, with friends, in business, that’s it. Everything takes so much work. Whatever it is, just don’t give up, because you never know.”
While Joey and Samantha announced her pregnancy at the Dancing With the Stars celebration, they weren’t the only celebs to dance their way onto the red carpet. Read on to see who else attended the show.
Jonathan Roberts, Charlotte Jørgensen, Edyta Sliwinska, Ahly Costa & Louis Van Amstel
All six original pros from season one—inlcuding Alec Mazo—returned for the show’s birthday. In fact, they opened the episode with moves that proved they’ve still got what it takes to dance to the top.
Apolo Anton Ohno & Rashad Jennings
The Olympic speed skater (season 4 winner and season 15 contestant) was Jordan Chiles’ partner in the relay dance against Elaine Hendrix and her guest partner, NFL alum and season 24 winner Rashad.
Xochitl Gomez & Joey Graziadei
Season 32 winner Xochitl partnered with Robert Irwin against Alix Earle and her partner, season 33 winner Joey for the relay dance.
Rumer Willis & Kaitlyn Bristowe
Rumer (season 20 winner) partnered with Dylan Eforn in the relay dance against Andy Richter and Kaitlyn (season 29 winner).
Kenya Moore
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star returned to the ballroom after competing on season 30 with Brandon Armstrong.
Chandler Kinney
The Disney Channel star, also partnered with Brandon, returned after placing 3rd in season 33.
Daniel Durant, Ilona Maher & Marlee Matlin
The season 31, season 33 and season 6 alums struck a pose together on the event’s red carpet.
Kelsey Anderson
The Bachelor alum was there in support of her fiancé Joey as he hit the stage with Alix.
Sabrina Bryan
The Cheetah Girls star returned to the ballroom 18 years after she competed on season 5, before going on to compete in the all-stars 15th season.
Kristi Yamaguchi
The former champion smiled wide upon her return to the ballroom after skating to the top during season 6.
Charity Lawson
The Bachelorette alum—and season 32 contestant—was a vision in gold on the red carpet.
Lindsay Arnold
The former pro—who last competed during season 30—returned to the ballroom.
Stephen Nedoroscik
The Olympian was all smiles during his return after flipping his way to fourth during season 33 with partner Rylee Arnold.
Bill Nye
The science guy returned to the ballroom 12 years after he became the dancing guy during season 17.
Jenn Tran
The Bachelorette alum, who placed 7th alongside partner Sasha Farber during season 33, struck a pose.
Chrishelle Strause
The Selling Sunset star returned after finishing in 8th during season 29 with partner Gleb Savchenko.
Ariana Madix
The Love Island USA host showed off her new darker hair while returning after placing 3rd with Pasha Pashkov in season 32.
Scott Hoying & Sasha Farber
The season 34 contestant, who was eliminated alongside Rylee, struck a pose with the former pro.
Amanda Kloots
The 4th place finisher from season 30 returned to cheer on her former pro partner Alan Bersten.
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