Hollywood action star Bruce Willis is expecting his first baby with wife, designer and model Emma Heming.

The news is confirmed by Willis' spokesman Wednesday. According to the star's representative, the couple is jovial with the news and they wholeheartedly welcome this blessing.

Bruce Willis and Emma Heming's baby is due early 2012. The two got married in 2009.

This is baby number four for the actor as he had three children with ex-wife Demi Moore, namely, Rumer, Scout and Talullah. Their youngest is 17 years old.

Willis became a famous action star during the 1980s when he starred in the hit television series "Moonlighting" and box office hit movies such as "Pulp Fiction," "The Sixth Sense" and "Armageddon," in addition to the "Die Hard" series.

In 2009, Bruce Willis said that, he is hoping to expand his family and start breeding immediately. However, he added that, they are thinking about it, to do it just a day at a time.

Demi and Bruce got divorce after ten years of marriage and Demi married the new 'Two and a Half Men' star Ashton Kutcher, who is 15 years younger than Demi. However, their marriage is currently on rocks, after Ashton was accused of sleeping with 23-year-old Sara Leal at Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, during his sixth wedding anniversary. However, new rumors emerged saying that the two got back together.

Bruce and Demi became good friends after their divorce. Ashton and Demi were the guests, who witnessed the marriage of the couple.

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