J.R. Martinez: How I Kept My Girlfriend's Pregnancy a Secret During Dancing with the Stars
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Get those dancing shoes ready!
Dancing with the Stars' champion J.R. Martinez and his girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones are expecting a baby girl in the spring. The 28-year-old Iraq war veteran is so excited for fatherhood that he's already mapping out his daughter's future!
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"I'm thinking I'm going to have my girl play sports. I'm going to have her be active," he told Us Weekly. "Maybe [she'll] go to Karina Smirnoff's dance studio for lessons one day!"
Although Martinez only publicly announced his girlfriend was expecting earlier this month, he's actually known since September. "I kept it under wraps and focused on my dancing," he said.
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"[But] even when I was dancing, I still made time to go to her doctor appointments with her," he said. "I would tell Karina, 'Hey I need to push rehearsal back an hour...' I was so focused mentally, emotionally, on Dancing with the Stars, and then I was also processing, 'Whoa, I'm going to be a dad!" That's a lot of information to process at one time!"
Martinez's pro partner helped him play the role of dancing contestant and daddy-to-be. "She was always the one saying, 'Go, do your thing!' She was very supportive," he said. "She'd always constantly ask, 'How's Diana doing?' She's a sweetheart, and she was very supportive and understanding."
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As for Martinez's future with Gonzalez-Jones, his girlfriend of one year? "We thought we'd get married, give ourselves a couple of years and do more things, experience things as a couple and then we'd start to think about kids," he told Us. "But life doesn't always work that way! Things happen! And I do see myself being with her forever."
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But don't expect the mom-to-be to race to the altar anytime soon. "She made it very clear to me even before she was pregnant... that [she is] not walking down the aisle with a big belly," Martinez said. "It'll definitely be something that's NOT happening in the next six months. Right now the focus is the baby and bringing the baby into the world. But [marriage is] definitely something we want."
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8Congrats J.R. Martinez & Diana
@courtney puzzo- I read "@ Darren" and that is as far as I got. I knew that what you wrote would suck, so......
Congrats JR & Diana...
Congrats to JR & his girlfriend. I know they'll have a gorgeous baby. Blessings to this man who has overcome so many obstacles. He deserves happiness & joy.
@Darren I've said this before and I'll say it again you don't have to be married to be stable parents there's always been unmarried parents in Hollywood and kids have turned out just fine you can't always plan when your going to have a child. JR & Diana are committed to each other and your not supposed to annnounce a pregnancy before 3 months along anyway though some celebs feel forced to Mariah Carey for example admitted to feeling fourced to announce her pregnancy with the twins way earlier than she wanted to because of the release of her 2nd Christams album but it turned out to be good because she and Nick had the support of their fans through what was an almost deadly 8 month pregnancy. and just because someone is famous doesn't mean they owe us a pregnancy confirmation that's supposed to be a sacred time
What aa bunch of immoral air heads.
Sincere congratulations, but man, life with a baby doesn't leave a lot of time for wedding planning...let alone a date night - sometimes not even a shower! This is one pregnant bride who was glad she got married when she did!!
get married...yes life is funny