Celebrity Baby Blog / Exclusive

Kristi Yamaguchi Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Olympic Gold

Keara, Kristy and Emma at Rockefeller Center – Courtesy Kristi Yamaguchi

Can it really be 20 years since Kristi Yamaguchi won an Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating?

“I know!” the ever-youthful looking Yamaguchi, now 40, tells PEOPLE with a laugh.

“It’s hard to believe, but 1992 in Albertville was a big deal because not only was it the Olympics, but that’s where my husband (Bret Hedican, who played for the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team) and I met.”

The couple married in July 2000 and have two daughters: Keara Kiyomi, 8, and Emma Yoshiko, 6.

Since becoming the first Asian-American to win gold in the ladies single category on Feb. 21, 1992, Yamaguchi has gone on to become a fitness advocate, a Dancing with the Stars champion and children’s author.
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Baby on the Way for Joe Nichols

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Joe Nichols is expanding his family!

The country crooner, 35, and wife Heather are expecting their first child together this spring, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

“After trying to have a baby for so long, we are thrilled to announce that I am pregnant,” Heather says.

Adds Joe, “I have to give all the credit to my wife — she has been a trooper through all of this, and I am so happy.”

The “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” singer married his wife in September 2007 in Georgia, although the couple knew each other since age 19, when Joe performed in Heather’s father’s Texas club.
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Jenna von Oy’s Blog: The Mommy Learning Curve

Five months pregnant – Brooke Boling Photography

Please give a warm welcome to our newest celebrity blogger, Jenna von Oy!

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.

She’ll next appear in Lukewarm, slated for release this spring.

von Oy, 34, wed Brad Bratcher on Oct. 10, 2010, and resides in Nashville with her husband and five dogs.

They expect their first child, a girl, in June.

You can find her on Twitter @jennavonoy.
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Baby No. 3 on the Way for Jason Lee

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Three’s company!

Jason Lee will welcome his third child — a boy — in June, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

The actor, 41, and wife Ceren are already parents to daughter Casper, 3½, as well as son Pilot, 8, from his prior relationship.

Lee — who wed his wife in July 2008, and renewed his vows last November — is currently guest-starring on NBC’s Up All Night, playing opposite Maya Rudolph as Ava Alexander’s love interest Kevin.

– Sarah Michaud with reporting by Julie Jordan