That's So Raven star pregnant and determinedly says child 'will be a feminist'
Anneliese van der Pol is
pregnant with her first child with husband Johnno Wilson
.
The That's So Raven actress is expecting her first child with her actor husband, who played her ex-husband on Disney sitcom sequel Raven's Home. A rep for the 40-year-old couple confirmed the news to
PEOPLE
. They also confirmed that the Anneliese and Johnno will be having
a baby girl
who is to arrive later in October.
"We're having a girl! I have two sisters and I could not be happier to bring another girl into the sisterhood," Anneliese told the outlet, while disclosing they found out the gender when Johnno hit a golf ball that erupted into pink powder. "I didn't realize how much I wanted a girl until he swung and it went pink."
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"Of course, you just want a healthy child, and a boy would've been exciting too, but there's something about a girl in this time that I'm just so proud of," she continued. "I don't want her to be a performer or care if she's a doctor...but she WILL be a feminist."
The couple is pregnant with their first child
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