Criminal Minds star Shemar Moore has welcomed his first child with his girlfriend Jesiree Dizon.
The actor, who is best known for playing Derek Morgan in Criminal Minds, shared the news with PEOPLE magazine.
A rep for the 52-year-old told the publication: “Shemar Moore and his partner, Jesiree Dizon, are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl. The family is very happy and healthy.”
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Resharing PEOPLE’s Instagram post, Shemar wrote: “Ya boy is officially a Dad!!! Dreams come true!! The rest of my life is here! ❤️🙏🏽🙌🏽.”
The Criminal Minds star shared the news of Jesiree’s pregnancy on The Jennifer Hudson Show earlier this month, saying: “I’m Shemar Moore, 52 and a half years old. My mother is in heaven, right now it’ll be the three-year anniversary on February 8.”
“And on February 8, I’m going to make one of her dreams come true because, in real life, Shemar Moore is about to be a daddy.”
Shemar added: “I’m sorry she can’t be here. I was worried for a while that it was a ‘that ship has sailed,’ kind of thing but God had my back and things lined up.”
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“It’s going to be the best part of—my life is already pretty grand, but I know whenever God does call my name, once I get this experience, I’ll be able to go to heaven whole.”
He later revealed in an Instagram post that he and Jesiree are expecting a baby girl.
While this will be Shemar’s first child, Jesiree is already mum to daughter Charli, 5, and son Kaiden, 16, from previous relationships.
