Zachary Levi and his girlfriend Maggie Keating are expecting their first baby together.
On Friday, the Chuck star, 44, shared the exciting news and revealed that his girlfriend is pregnant with their first child in their joint Instagram post.
Along with a photo of them hugging on the beach and an ultrasound of his unborn baby, whom he called his ‘little bambino’, he wrote an emotional and long caption about what the future father will be like for the first time.
She revealed that they plan to wait until birth to find out the sex of their baby and asked for name suggestions that were “original, but not too original.”
“I’ve wanted to be a dad since I was literally a kid,” shared Shazam! star, who faced controversy in the past for his comments about being anti-vaccine and an avid Trump supporter.
“I’ve always felt that calling in my life,” he continued. ‘This desire in my heart. A strange feeling of incompleteness not having that level of love and responsibility in my journey.’
Zachary Levi and his girlfriend Maggie Keating are expecting their first baby together; photographed in March 2023 in New York City
On Friday, the Chuck star, 44, shared the exciting news and revealed that his girlfriend is pregnant with their first child in their joint Instagram post.
He said he always believed that “the best years” of his life would be when he “finally” became a father.
“But deep down I knew there were things in my life that needed to change before I was ready for the blessing of something so special and the responsibilities that come with it,” he shared.
Levi said he started trying to change his life for the better last year, and that’s when he met his now partner and future mother of his child.
“So last November I started making some changes in my life,” he recalled.
‘Changes that ultimately came down to loving and valuing me more. Prioritize my own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
“And lo and behold, immediately things began to manifest for the better,” he shared. ‘And very quickly God brought bright, honest, grounded and deep love into my life through the angelic form of @maggiekeating.
In her caption, she gushed about the America’s Next Top Model alum and their connection.
‘A wonderful woman on the same journey of self-discovery and love, ready to start a new and surprising chapter of life with me. And so we did.’
Along with a photo of them hugging on the beach, he wrote an emotional and long caption about being a future father for the first time.
The couple also shared an ultrasound image of their unborn baby, who Levi called his ‘little bambino.’
In his caption, Levi said he always felt a “calling” to become a father, even when he was a little boy. He said he always believed that “the best years” of his life would be when he “finally” became a father.
“We can’t wait for you to meet our little bambino,” she continued before revealing that they plan to wait to find out the sex of their baby.
“We’re waiting until the birth to find out the sex, but either way I’ll be very excited,” he said.
Levi also asked for suggestions for baby names.
‘Always accepting possible baby names. Keep them original, but not TOO original. “We don’t need them to be harassed any more than their father, a theater nerd,” he joked.
It is unknown when the couple met and began dating.
Levi’s announcement comes shortly after Laura Benanti, his former She Loves Me co-star, criticized him and revealed that she “never liked him.”
It’s unknown when the couple met and started dating, but Levi suggested in his caption that their romance began last year.
The couple did not share how far along Keating is and said they plan to wait until the birth of their baby to find out the sex.
He accused Levi of using the death of his Broadway co-star, Gavin Creel, to push his “political agenda.”
When Creel died of a rare form of cancer in September, Levi ranted on an Instagram Live that he had died from the COVID vaccine.
While appearing on an episode of the That’s A Gay A** podcast on Wednesday, Benanti said: “Everyone was like, ‘That’s so cool!’ And I was like, ‘No, it’s not.’
He added: “It’s sucking all the damn energy out of this room.”