My Name is Earl Star Jaime Pressly Confirms Pregnancy on The Tonight Show  11/17/06

EMMY NOMINATED JAIME PRESSLY CONFIRMS HER PREGNANCY ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO’

Burbank, CA -- November 15, 2006 -- During her November 15 appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Jaime Pressly confirmed that she and fiancé Eric "Cubiche" Calvo are expecting their first child.

The "My Name is Earl" star surprised "The Tonight Show" audience and host Jay Leno when she announced, "I'm four months pregnant!" Pressly went on to say, "I'm making it official tonight for the first time."

Pressly expects to find out the baby's gender on Monday but told Leno that during her ultrasound the doctor asked her what she thought she was having, "I said a boy, she looked at the picture and said, 'If that's not a boy, that's a third leg.' Of course Eric says it's because he's Cuban."

She added, "I'm healthy, the baby's healthy we're good."

Pressly's beauty, talent and screen presence has earned her many solid film and television roles, most recently as a star on NBC's "My Name Is Earl" opposite Jason Lee. Pressly's critically acclaimed performance as Joy in the first season of the series was recognized with a prestigious Emmy Nomination in the Outstanding Supporting Actress category.

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" is from Big Dog Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studios. Debbie Vickers is the executive producer. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" airs Monday - Friday at 11:35pm (EST) on NBC.

Source: NBC Press Release