Shannon Miller — mom to be

Shannon Miller is expecting a baby.

The most decorated American gymnast has another reason to celebrate. Celebrity Baby Blog has the scoop:

Is there a future balance beamer in the oven? Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller and her husband John Falconetti are expecting their first child together, the mama-to-be announced to viewers during an appearance on Oklahoma’s Channel 4 news. Revealing that her due date is November 5th, Shannon shares that her parents are simply “over the moon” with the upcoming arrival.

Giving birth will be one more accomplishment to add to the 32-year-old’s long list of life’s achievements: As the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history, Shannon is the proud owner of seven Olympic and nine World Championship medals.

We all know about Shannon’s gymnastics accomplishments. But she also had what sounds like a tough, tough seven-year marriage to Chris Phillips, an ophomologist who later turned up in Seattle, opened an eye clinic and then vanished, leaving his patients hanging. Phillips later declared bankruptcy, and there was a bit in the Seattle newspapers about his partying and general irresponsibility.

Anyway, enough of Shannon’s (or rather, Chris’s) dirty laundry. Miller married Falconetti, a Florida politician, in 2007. And now baby!

(via Gymnastics Coaching)

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