Ricky Bell Is Going to Be a Dad! The New Edition Star and Wife Amy Are Expecting First Baby Together After 20 Years of Marriage
New Edition's Ricky Bell is going to be a dad!
On Wednesday, April 2, the "Poison" artist, 57, shared that he and his wife Amy Correa Bell are expecting their first baby together, announcing the exciting news on Instagram. In the post, Correa Bell showed off her baby bump, as the two navigated the streets on a date night. In one image, Bell's pregnant wife stood up in the passenger seat and reached out to the sky.
"Reservation for 3 🎞️🤍" Bell simply wrote in his caption.
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Correa Bell also shared the baby news to her Instagram. In the photo, she stood up in the passenger side of the car, with her head leaning back, as Bell drove into the distance.
"ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ✨💫" she captioned her post.
Many celebrities went to the comments to congratulate the couple, who've been married since September 2004, on their first baby.
Under Correa's post, fellow New Edition founding member and Bell Biv DeVoe member Ronnie DeVoe wrote, "I'm absolutely overwhelmed with joy knowing you and Ricky will be amazing parents! Thank you for letting the cat out the bag because I was about to burst trying to keep it a secret. 🤐 🤣 Love y'all to life…!"
Echoing his excitement, New Edition member Johnny Gill wrote, "I'm so excited I think I'm about to breakdance!! 🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"
Other celebrities, like actress Ryan Destiny and DJ D-Nice, also sent their congratulations to the happy couple. "Three, that's the magic number! Congrats!" the deejay wrote.
In September 2024, the couple commemorated 20 years of marriage with a special joint post on Instagram. Beginning with a throwback photo of the two of them when they were younger, the carousel post showed different moments of the two together over the years.
"By the Grace of God We are Celebrating 20 Years of Love, Friendship & Perseverance!" Bell wrote in the caption. "9/18 is also my @mrrickybell Birthday, Thanks for all the Love 🙏🏽 #happyanniversary #20years #happyBirthday #thebells #rickyandamybell."
In the comments, Correa Bell shared the love, writing "Happy Birthday Amor ! 🫶🏽😚 & Happy Anniversary ✨🩵"
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