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Melissa Joan Hart Reveals Her Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss

05/25/2013 at 08:00 AM ET

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After giving birth to her third child, son Tucker, last September, Melissa Joan Hart knew she would have a tough road ahead of her to lose the 60 lbs. she had gained in time to return to work on her ABC Family show Melissa & Joey.

“I was 30 when I had my first child (son Mason, now 7) and now I’m 37, so each time it gets more difficult to take the baby weight off,” explains Hart, whose other son, Brady, is 5. “My metabolism has changed so it’s tricky.”

Following recommendations from friends who had success with Nutrisystem, Hart started the program in January and has shed 29 lbs.

“The food is really good! I don’t feel deprived at all. I love the ravioli, the pizza, the mashed potatoes,” says Hart, whose renewed body confidence kicked in during a recent family trip to Tahiti.
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Marla Sokoloff’s Blog: No … I Really Mean It

05/24/2013 at 05:30 PM ET

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Courtesy Marla Sokoloff

Our celebrity blogger Marla Sokoloff is a new mama!

Since audiences first got to know her at age 12 as Gia on Full House, Sokoloff has had many memorable TV roles — Jody on Party of Five, Lucy on The Practice, Claire on Desperate Housewives – as well as turns on the big screen in Whatever It Takes, Dude, Where’s My Car? and Sugar & Spice.

Sokoloff, 32, also sings and plays guitar and released an album, Grateful, in 2005.

She wed her husband, music composer Alec Puro, in November 2009 and the couple — plus pup Coco Puro — make their home in Los Angeles.

You can find Marla, now mom to 15-month-old daughter Elliotte Anne, on Twitter.
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Alex O’Loughlin: My House Is a ‘Man Factory’

05/23/2013 at 01:00 PM ET

Boy, oh boy, Malia Jones has got her hands full!

During a Tuesday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the surfer and model’s partner Alex O’Loughlin joked the scales have been tipped in their Hawaii home.

“It’s a man factory in the house,” the Hawaii Five-0 star, 36, tells Ellen DeGeneres of the family’s living space.

In addition to Jones’ 4-year-old son Spike, the couple welcomed their first child together — son Lion — in October. “He’s very measured,” O’Loughlin says of his baby boy.

But it’s the actor’s first born — 15-year-old Saxon — who has the doting dad fearing for the future. “[He] is pretty rowdy. He’s like 6′ and it’s terrifying,” O’Loughlin jokes.

“I don’t know if he’s mine because if you do the math — what, do they stop growing at 21? He’ll be like 7′ 3″!”

Jenna von Oy Happy Birthday Gray Courtesy Alex O’Loughlin/Inset: John Sciulli/Wireimage

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Jenna von Oy’s Blog: Happy Birthday to My Sweet Gray

05/22/2013 at 07:00 PM ET

Celebrity blogger Jenna von Oy is a new mama!

Best known for her roles as Six on Blossom and Stevie on The Parkers, von Oy is also a musician who has released two albums and is set to publish a book, The Betweeners.

von Oy, 36, wed Brad Bratcher on Oct. 10, 2010, and resides in Nashville with her husband and five dogs.

They welcomed their first child, daughter Gray Audrey, on May 21. She is now 1 year old.

In her latest blog, von Oy takes a look back at her first year of motherhood – and shares the celebration with a giveaway for her loyal readers.

You can find her on Facebook and Twitter @JennavonOy, as well as posting on her weekly blog, The Cradle Chronicles.

Jenna von Oy Happy Birthday Gray Headed to a celebratory dinnerThe Cradle Chronicles

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Catherine Bell’s Blog: Now Where Did We Leave Off…

05/17/2013 at 06:30 PM ET

Look who’s back – Catherine Bell

The actress — mom to son Ronan, 2½, and daughter Gemma, 10, with  Adam Beason – stars on Army Wives.

Bell, 44, can also be found online on Facebook and @reallycb on Twitter. 

In her latest blog, the actress fills us in on what she’s been up to since she last wrote in 2011.

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Jennifer Nettles Introduces Son Magnus Hamilton

05/12/2013 at 01:00 PM ET

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Jennifer Nettles is finally sharing with the world what she already knows: her 5-month-old son is a blue-eyed joy!

And the Sugarland singer has revealed the first picture of her newborn. “So much love and joy on my first Mother’s Day! A very Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mamas,” she Tweeted Sunday, with a longer note to follow on her website.

Nettles gave birth to Magnus Hamilton with her husband, entrepreneur Justin Miller, in December. And she’s already adapting quite well to motherhood.

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Malin Akerman Introduces Son Sebastian

05/08/2013 at 11:00 AM ET

Looks like Sebastian gives his seal of approval! “Did my hair today and this was my son’s reaction… I think he likes it,” Malin Akerman captioned a photo of her 3-week-old son shared on her Instagram account Tuesday.

The Children’s Hospital star, 34, and husband Roberto Zincone‘s baby boy arrived on April 16.

“My husband and I welcomed our beautiful, healthy baby boy to this world this morning! Biggest joy of my life!!!” she said at the time, adding three days later, “Exhausted … but loving every moment of being a new mom!”

Akerman, who recently guest-starred on Suburgatory, and Zincone married in June 2007.

Malin Akerman Son Sebastian Photo
Courtesy Malin Akerman; Inset: Martin Sloan/iPhoto

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