Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel may be trying to keep their baby news under wraps, but Joey Fatone is spilling the baby beans!
“He told me a while ago, and I kept my mouth shut,” Joey said in the new issue of In Touch, when discussing Justin and Jessica’s impending (and long rumored) bundle of joy. “But now I can talk about it!”
JT’s former *NSYNC bandmate predicts they’ll be great parents.
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“Jessica is awesome, and Justin is a kid at heart. [They’ll have] fun,” he said.
Joey – who has two daughters of his own (Kloey, 4, and Briahna, 13) with wife Kelly Baldwin – began hinting at his friend’s baby on-the-way last Thursday.
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“I think he’s going to be a great dad,” Joey told People at the Disney on Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! event in Los Angeles. “He’s always been great with kids in general. He’s going to be great. I think he’ll be very hands-on.”
Justin, 33, and Jessica, 32, have yet to personally confirm they’re expecting. Recent photos of the mom-to-be show her making every effort to cover up a growing baby bump.
Pregnancy rumors began after the couple was snapped on a hike in New Zealand in mid-October. Jessica, known for her flat, toned tummy, was wearing a loose-fitting shirt with what appeared to be a not-so-hidden bump.
Justin wraps up his 20/20 Experience world tour on January 2 in Las Vegas. After more than a year on the road, Joey thinks the expectant dad will “start slowing down” to make time for fatherhood.
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At Sunday’s concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the singer showed signs of his paternal side towards a 10-year-old fan who handed him a present.
“Greatest gift ever because a gentleman can never have too many bowties. I might have to wear that on Christmas Day,” he said. “I love you kiddo.”
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“That got me,” Justin admitted as he turned his back to the audience to collect his emotions.
— Paige Feigenbaum
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