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Chris Daughtry Reconnects With His Rural Roots

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Perspectives often change as children become adults, and nothing can change a perspective faster than the arrival of a child! Chris Daughtry, 29, recalls growing up in rural North Carolina and promising himself that one day he’d live in the big city, but the married father of two has since had a change of heart.

“My wife [Deanna] and I recently bought some land in North Carolina and are planning on living that kind of life,” he tells the California Chronicle. “We’re gonna grow our own stuff and even build a chicken coop for our own eggs.”

There will still be electricity, however! Chris plans to put it to good use alongside Hannah, 11, and Griffin, 9, who give him “an excuse to play video games.” They also give the couple of eight years plenty of opportunities to visit the local movie theater, where they recently saw Up. “I ended up bawlin’ like a baby,” Chris admits.

“You see a couple in love, growing up, planning their lives together — and then the wife dies. It was very moving. Then, we look over and our kids are laughing at [my wife and me], like, ‘What’s wrong with them?’”

Chris’ new album with Daughtry, Leave This Town, is available now.

Source: California Chronicle

Peter Facinelli: 'I Was Destined To Be Surrounded By Women'

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Age is just a number for Peter Facinelli — at least when it comes to the 35-year-old’s spirit! In a new interview with Babble, the actor admits he is feeling his years, but with three young daughters — Luca Bella, 12, Lola Ray, 6 ½, and Fiona Eve, 2 ½ — he manages to keep it all in check. “You’ve got to keep a young spirit every day when you have three kids because having kids makes you go through your youth again, in a way,” he says. For the doting dad, lately that means brushing up on his soccer skills.

“My daughter is playing soccer, and to be her coach I had to learn soccer. I read books on it, did clinics.”

Married to actress Jennie Garth and having a gaggle of girls hasn’t been a problem in the least for the Twilight star. While his wife is eager to try for a boy, the father of three is happy to accept the cards he has been dealt. “I grew up with three sisters — I was destined to be surrounded by women, I think,” he jokes. “I’m completely happy with a family of five, the Facinelli five.”

Either way, there is little doubt that adding a fourth child to the mix would bring the family’s noise level to a whole new high. Fortunately, these days, come dinner time, all is kept under control due in part to Peter’s new creation: the talking star. “Dinnertime is a really important time for our family. And we do have loud conversations — we’re always talking over each other,” he explains. “So now I started this new thing: I got this little wooden star and I call it ‘the talking star.’” The star is passed among the group of five, allowing each family member an opportunity to be a part of the conversation.

“It’s funny, if you talk out of order now my two-year-old gets made, like, ‘You don’t have the talking star!’”

According to Peter, the family of five has also been known to host impromptu dance parties! A former contestant on Dancing With the Stars, Jennie has passed on her love of dancing to her daughters. “Sometimes we put on the radio and we all dance together in the living room,” says Peter. “Can I dance like her partner [Derek Hough] on Dancing With the Stars? Maybe. I probably wouldn’t look as good in the tight pants, though.”

Click below to read how Peter and Jennie keep their girls down-to-earth — and how they monitor their daughters’ TV viewing!
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