What Channing Tatum Thinks About Ex-Wife Jenna Dewan’s Pregnancy News

Jenna Dewan and her boyfriend of roughly one year Steve Kazee announced yesterday that they are expecting their first child together. Dewan has one daughter already, six-year-old Everly, from her and Channing Tatum’s marriage. The two announced their separation last April, and both have since moved on and started dating other people (Tatum is with Jessie J).

E! got intel from a source though on how Tatum found out about Dewan’s pregnancy news—not from the media, of course—and how genuinely happy he is for her. “Jenna told Channing that she was pregnant and wanted to make sure he knew before she announced it,” a source told the outlet. “He is happy for her and was very supportive.”

Dewan shared an Instagram yesterday personally sharing the news to her followers. She appears resting with Everly in it. “Becoming a mother is quite simply the absolute best most incredible thing that has ever happened to me 💕,” she wrote. “@stevekazee you are a gift from above and i couldn’t be more excited to be expanding our family together…! Thank you guys for all the love!!”

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Kazee shared his own Instagram on the news too with a gushing message about Dewan. He wrote:

Well…the news is out. I can’t even begin to describe the feelings that I have had since we first learned that Jenna was pregnant! I have waited my entire life for this moment and couldn’t have found a better person to build a family with. The past year and a half has brought so many things into my life that have filled me with the deepest of gratitude. A partner who radiates love, warmth, and kindness. A partner who has faced some of the hardest moments life can deal you with grace, humility, and a desire to learn from the ups and downs. A partner who is continuously growing from those lessons and who supports my growth as a person with love, unwavering support, and understanding. Jenna also brought with her one of the greatest gifts one could ever imagine…her beautiful daughter. Evie burst into my life like a supernova and has continued to burn so brightly in it. I have learned so much about parenting already from watching how amazing Jenna is with her and Evie has taught me so much about what it means to love and communicate with a child and I can’t wait to give her a sibling and make our little family a little bit bigger.

Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she’s not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.