Desperate housewives Former student Madison De La Garza announced on Thursday, September 5, that she is pregnant with her first child and is expecting next month.

De La Garza, the younger sister of pop star Demi Lovato, made the announcement on her Instagram page, along with a photo with her boyfriend, actor Ryan Mitchell, who has appeared in films such as The brave and the beautiful And The young and the restlessIn the photo, Garza is seen wearing a floral dress and with her hands cupping her baby bump.

“Oh Ryan I love you so much. Thank you for making all my dreams come true. ♥️ baby Mitchell 10.24,” the actress wrote.

She also shared other photos of herself celebrating her birthday with her friends and family, including one with her sisters, Demi Lovato, Dallas Lovato, and their mother, Dianna De La Garza.

In the comments of the post, Demi wrote, “I love you and this baby so much already!!” The singer followed this up in an Instagram Story of her own, writing, “Congratulations baby. I love you so much.”

De La Garza’s mother also responded, writing, “Woohoooo. I’m going to be a REAL GRANDMA D NOW!!!! Love youuuuu!!”

Other stars shared their well wishes, including The Conners actress Emma Kenney, who said, “Congratulations Madison!!!!” and Mr. Mayor star Josie Totah, who added: “You were always a mother and now you’re going to be a mommy.”

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De La Garza rose to fame as a child star, making her on-screen debut as herself on a variety show hosted by Demi and Selena Gomez in 2003. The following year, at just six years old, she joined the cast of Desperate housewives as Juanita Solis, the daughter of Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) and her husband Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira).

The young actress struggled with weight issues as a child, which inspired an ongoing storyline on Desperate housewivesDe La Garza has spoken openly about these issues and how cyberbullying led to an eating disorder.

“The reactions I got to my character on Desperate housewives“I mean, it was just shocking,” De La Garza revealed in the interview with Elizabeth Vargas Heart of the matter podcast from last April. “A lot of people came in a way that they were, so to speak, concerned about my health. I personally believe that is simply not true. That it was a cover-up so they could judge a six-year-old.”

“They were saying things like they wanted me to die because of the way I looked. It was just horrible, like, ‘ugly fat cow’ and ‘I hope you get cancer and die because you’re so fat.’ Just horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible things, and this was when I was 6, 7, 8 years old,” she explained.

“Reading comments like that definitely affected my mental health,” she continued, “and ultimately played a role in developing an eating disorder at a very young age.”

De La Garza went on to say that she has been in recovery for “about two years” and that “things are going very, very well.”

This summer, she went public with her relationship with Mitchell by writing “My whole world” in the caption of a photo she posted to her Instagram on June 13.

De La Garza recently appeared as himself in the YouTube documentary series Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil. Her other credits include American Coconut, Bad teacher, Good luck CharlieAnd Sonny with a chance.