Joey Lawrence‘s spouse, Samantha Cope, is pregnant with their second child collectively — his fourth — after their temporary cut up and reconciliation.
The couple broke the information to Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, November 12, whereas attending the dwell taping of Dancing With the Stars' twentieth Birthday Celebration episode. Lawrence, 49, and Cope, 38, had been requested about their matching outfits when the actor clarified it wasn't intentional.
“Nothing is deliberate. Not even this,” he stated earlier than pointing to Cope's child bump. “This isn't deliberate.”
Cope confirmed that she is feeling “nice” earlier than the pair revealed they're anticipating a child boy.
“I bought the older ladies after which we have now our baby, Dylan, who's 3, after which we bought this little man,” Lawrence gushed. “They're so excited. This one is a boy — first one ever — so everybody is happy that they will have somewhat brother. That's what is so cool.”
Lawrence was beforehand married to Michelle Vella for 3 years earlier than their 2005 cut up. He later tied the knot with Chandie Yawn-Nelson, and the pair had been collectively for greater than 15 years earlier than ending their marriage. The previous couple share daughters Charleston, 19, and Liberty, 15.
Amid his divorce from Yawn-Nelson, Lawrence moved on with Cope whereas engaged on a Lifetime film.
“So, we met there and out of nowhere, you understand, it was a loopy yr and a half for everyone, clearly the entire world,” he completely informed Us Weekly in 2021, referring to the COVID pandemic. “Then whenever you least count on [it], superb issues occur and assembly her has simply been actually the best factor ever.”
The couple exchanged vows in 2022 and welcomed their first child collectively, daughter Dylan, one yr later. Cope filed for divorce from Lawrence after the pair quietly separated in June 2024. By the top of the yr, nevertheless, the pair reconciled. Us confirmed in December 2024 that Cope had filed to dismiss her divorce petition.
The Lawrence brothers — Joey, Matthew and Andrew, respectively — have been leisure staples since their days headlining the likes of Blossom and Brotherly Love. Because the siblings grew up within the highlight, their respective love lives additionally made quite a few headlines by means of the years. “Look, it's all about simply making an attempt to be completely satisfied,” Joey completely […]
“Each state of affairs will make you stronger in the event you're keen to place the work in,” Lawrence informed Us in August. “Life is a really imperfect, bumpy journey. We make all of our errors down right here, I actually do consider that. I do know that for a reality, as a result of I've made a ton and proceed to make errors.”
He added: “All the things takes work. Any relationship takes work, it doesn't matter what with buddies, siblings — Matt, Andy and I put a ton of labor into our relationship — and we proceed to work by means of it as we develop, as we grew to become males.”
Lawrence informed Us that he has made an effort “to place the work in” daily with “all my relationships” — particularly with Cope.
“I really like her to loss of life, and we're simply spending daily simply working away at it,” Joey shared. “It feels good to place the work in and see outcomes from that.”
