Hollywood's Baby Making Machines

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

26 Mar 2008 12:15 PM

Subtitle: "Dancing with the Stars" the Next Generation.

Just seven months after they got hitched during a luxurious ceremony in the rose garden of the swanky Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey, California, boxing champ Laila Ali and her former NFL star husband Curtis Conway are preparing to welcome a new baby.

The happy couple shared the news in an interview with Essence magazine. (The full interview appears in the May issue, which hits the newsstands April 11th.)

Ali, who went amazingly far on ABC's hit show "Dancing with the Stars," says she has yet to find out if she is having a boy or girl, but plans to in the coming months.

This will be the first child for the "American Gladiators" co-host and the fourth for Conway, who has twin sons, Kelton and Cameron, 13, and a daughter Leilani, 9.

The 30-year-old daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali and her 37-year-old husband met when Conway hosted a party, which Ali attended with a friend.

We should wait a few years and see if Ali's kid is having dance dates with "Dancing with the Stars" pro Tony Dovolani's children.

The 34-year-old dancing machine and his wife recently confirmed that they are expecting twins in late September. The pair is all ready the proud parents of 2-year-old daughter Luana.

Coincidentally, this season Dovolani is paired with actress Marissa Jaret Winokur, who is also preparing to welcome a new baby via a surrogate mother this summer.

Finally, she hasn't appeared on "Dancing with the Stars" (though I'm sure producers would love to have her bust a move on the show), but Jamie Lynn Spears does share a few things in common with the aforementioned "Dancing" stars.

The 16-year-old is expecting her first baby this summer and now it appears she plans to marry her baby's daddy.

PEOPLE magazine is reporting that the teen is sporting some major bling on her left hand - an engagement ring from her 18-year-old fiancé Casey Aldridge.

According to the magazine, the Disney Channel star has been flashing her new rock to friends and family around Louisiana and Mississippi.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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