Nicole Beals

Nicole’s News- June 21

Scotty McCreery is going to be a dad. He and his wife are expecting their first child, a boy, in November. They don’t have any boy names picked out at this time. They were expecting the baby to be a girl because both of their families are full of girls. The couple started dating in high school and tied the knot in 2018.


Blake Shelton celebrated his 46th birthday on Saturday. His wife, Gwen Stefani, made sure he got to celebrate at his show in northern California. She surprised him by joining him onstage with a cake and she led the crowd in Happy Birthday.

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