David Beador, the ex-husband of Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador, and his fiancée Lesley Cook have announced that they are having a baby girl.
“We feel blessed to be adding a little girl to our big family,” Cook told E! News on Wednesday, September 30, according to Us Weekly. “We tried for a really long time. Everyone is super excited, especially David’s mom and sisters. We have a lot of family eager to help.”
Cook shared that Beador’s daughters, who he shared with his ex-wife, Shannon Beador — Sophie (19), and twins Adeline and Stella (16) — are “super excited” to welcome a younger sibling.
“One even called me right away, so excited she’s going to be a big sister again,” Cook added.
The couple revealed in July that they are expecting their first child together. Cook posted a photo of a bun in an oven on Instagram at the time. She tagged herself in the bread and write, “You’re just a small bump.”
She went on to add an emoji of a pregnant woman to her Instagram bio, then told her daughter, Inga, the news in a TikTok video. “You’re gonna be a big sister, can you believe it?” Cook asked the toddler in the footage. “Are you excited? Wow, that’s a lot of excitement.”
The baby on the way will be the third for Cook, as she is the mother of a son and daughter from a previous relationship. Meanwhile, David shares three daughters with his ex-wife, Shannon Beador.
Beador got engaged to Cook, nine months after finalizing his divorce from his ex-wife Shannon Storms Beador. “Today I Said YES to the man of my dreams. You complete me!” Cook captioned a photo via Instagram Stories on Thursday, January 30.
The couple began dating in 2017 shortly after David and Shannon called it quits on their 17-year marriage in October that same year. They first bonded over their love of exercise.
“We met at a SoulCycle class. We love to work out together,” she said at the time.
David and Shannon finalized their divorce earlier this year, following her December 2017 divorce filing. Shannon is in a happy relationship with her boyfriend John Janssen, who recently celebrated their one-year anniversary.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Lesley Cook/Instagram