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From TV kid to real mom.
Demi Lovato’s younger sister Madison De La Garza announced her pregnancy on September 5, nearly two decades after she played her memorable role in Desperate Housewives.
The 22-year-old actress shared her happy news in an Instagram post on Thursday, alongside a series of photos of herself posing with boyfriend Ryan Mitchell and loved ones, including her 32-year-old sister, a musician, while showing off her baby bump.
“Oh Ryan, how I love you. Thank you for making all my dreams come true. ♥️ Baby Mitchell 10.24,” she captioned the post.
De La Garza’s news came more than 10 years after she ended her 72-episode series. Desperate housewives, in which she played Jaunita Solis from 2008 to 2012. The character was the daughter of Eva Longoria’s Gabrielle Solis and her husband Carlos (Ricardo Chavira).
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Although she had also appeared in two of her sister Lovato’s Disney projects around the same time she began the dramedy – Sonny with a chance And Princess Protection Program — Her role on the hit ABC show was her first without Lovato by her side.
However, the popularity of the show made her the subject of harsh online criticism, she revealed on the The crux of the matter Podcast in 2021. But she added that her TV mother is very protective.
“We never talked about it explicitly, but (Longoria) definitely went out of her way to make me feel pretty and special and she made me feel like family,” De La Garza explained. “And if I ever wanted to go to her with those things, I absolutely could have.”
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Reflecting on their experiences on the Desperate Housewives in an interview in 2023 with Access to HollywoodShe said that she and Longoria were so close that their families once even spent the Easter holidays together.
“I still want to be her,” De La Garza enthused about the Only murders in the building Star. “She was truly like a second mother to me. I can’t even explain how much she was there for me and my family.”
The former child star also said she thinks “constantly” about reuniting with the cast of the early 2000s hit.
“If they called me and told me to go to the hairdresser and get my makeup done at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, I would say: ‘I’m in, cool, awesome. Give me the address…'”
She admitted that she had “dreamed” about it.
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De La Garza has largely stayed out of the spotlight in recent years, aside from appearances in some of Lovato’s projects. She has also been involved in short films in 2018 and 2023. According to a November 2023 video on TikTok, De La Garza has worked as a teaching assistant.
Following the baby announcement, Madison was showered with affection from her loved ones. Lovato wrote on Instagram, “I love you and this baby so much already!!,” and mom Dianna De La Garza added, “Woohoooo I’m going to be a REAL GRANDMA NOW D!!!! Love you!!”
