'Wife and mommy all at the same time': Fresh Prince Of Bel Air actress Tatyana Ali reveals pregnancy and her engagement to man she met on dating site eHarmony
Fresh Prince Of Bel Air stars Tatyana Ali shared two big announcements with her fans on Thursday when she revealed that not only is she getting married but she is also pregnant.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight Ali said that after a year and a half of dating she and Dr. Vaughn Raspberry will be walking down the aisle this summer.
The 37-year-old actress then added that the couple is also expecting their first child later this year.
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Big news: Tatyana Ali revealed on Thursday that she is engaged to Dr. Vaughn Raspberry (above) and pregnant with their first child
It's a hit! The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was a light-hearted hit with fans, scoring two Golden Globe nods and an Emmy nomination during its six seasons (1990-1996) (here Tatyana is pictured with co-star Carlton Banks)
'Planning our wedding has been so exciting, but when we found out we were expecting, our perspective shifted completely,' said Ali.
'We want our ceremony to really celebrate our newest blessing!' she added of her nuptials, which she said will take place over the summer.
Ali added that Dr. Raspberry popped the question in 'the most picturesque clearing' during a hike through the Redwoods in Yosemite.
'Just the two of us. It was so thoughtful and perfect. We're best friends,' she said.
Ali also said that like countless others she and Dr. Vaughn met on a dating website - eHarmony.
'It was my first time dating online.' she said. 'We wrote letters for months before we decided to Skype. And then, of course, met.'
Her wedding planner Michael Russo, who has previously planned celebrity nuptials for the likes of Kevin Jonas, Joey Fatone and Wintey Carson of Dancing With the Stars, posted a photo of the newly engaged couple On Instagram.
'Sending an epic congratulations to my new bride and mommy to be Tatyana Ali,' wrote Russo on the photo, which showed Ali's baby bump.
Ali was also sure to share her excitement with fans on social media.
'Thanks so much everyone for all the well wishes!!! Looks like this is going to be a really full year,' she tweeted on Thursday.
The actress also wrote on Facebook, 'I just got off the plane to discover all of our good news is out!! Thanks so much to everyone wishing us well, it means so much!
'I'm so excited for this new chapter. Wife and mommy all at the same time. Luckily, I'll be sharing the adventure with my best friend. We feel so blessed.'
'Looks like this is going to be a really full year': Ali, pictured left in 2014 and right in Hollywood in December 2015, raved about the new development in her personal life on Facebook
'I'm so excited for this new chapter. Wife and mommy all at the same time. Luckily, I'll be sharing the adventure with my best friend. We feel so blessed,' said Ali (above with Will Smith and Alfonso Ribiero in 2008)
One year after Ali graduated from Harvard her ex-boyfriend of six years, Jonathan Brandis (left in 1996, right in 1997) committed suicide
The actress' new beau is a former Fulbright scholar who is now a professor in the English Department at Stanford University.
He received Masters and Ph. D degrees from the University of Chicago after attending Howard University in Washington DC during his undergraduate years.
In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Raspberry is also at work on his first book, Race and the Totalitarian Century: Geopolitics in the Black Literary Imagination, which examines the impact of desegregation had on writers and activists.
Ali was just 11 years old when she shot to fame in the role of Ashley Banks, Will Smith's privileged, prissy cousin, on the sitcom the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.
The show was hit with fans and critics, scoring two Golden Globe nods and an Emmy nomination during its six season run on NBC from 1990-1996.
After her success on Fresh Prince, Ali appeared in films including Jawbreaker, The Brothers and Kiss the Girls while also releasing her first an album in 1998, Kiss The Sky.
Ali then took a step back from Hollywood so she could study at Harvard University, where in 2002 she earned a degree in African-American studies and government.
It was just one year after she graduated from the Ivy League University that Ali's ex-boyfriend of six years committed suicide.
Jonathan Brandis, one of the 90s brightest young stars who appeared in films including Ladybugs and The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter as well as the television series seaQuest DSV, hanged himself.
He was just 27 years old.
In recent years Ali has returned to television, appearing on the series Love That Girl for four seasons, and she recently wrapped filming on The Reason, who also stars Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr.
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