Demi Lovato's Sister Just Announced She's Pregnant. But Do You Recognize Her from Her Early TV Role?

Madison De La Garza announced she was pregnant on Instagram on Sept. 5

From TV kid to real-life mom.

Demi Lovato's younger sister Madison De La Garza announced her pregnancy on Sept. 5, almost two decades after taking on her memorable role on Desperate Housewives.

The 22-year-old actress shared her happy news in an Instagram post on Thursday, alongside a carousel of photos posing with her boyfriend Ryan Mitchell and loved ones, including her musician sister, 32, while showing off her baby bump.

"Oh ryan, how I love you. thank you for making all of my dreams come true. ?? baby mitchell 10.24," she captioned the post.

De La Garza's news came more than 10 years after she ended her 72-episode run on Desperate Housewives, on which she played Jaunita Solis from 2008 to 2012. The character was the daughter of Eva Longoria's Gabrielle Solis and her husband Carlos (Ricardo Chavira).

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Although she had also appeared in two of sister Lovato's Disney projects around the same time she began the dramedy — Sonny with a Chance and Princess Protection Program — her role on the hit ABC show was her first without Lovato by her side.

However, the popularity of the show made her the subject of harsh online criticism, she revealed on the Heart of the Matter podcast in 2021. But she added that her TV mom was very protective.

"We never explicitly talked about it, but [Longoria] definitely went out of her way to make me feel like I was pretty and like I was special, and she made me feel like I was family," explained De La Garza. "And if I ever did want to go to her with these things, I absolutely could have."

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Reflecting on her experience on the Desperate Housewives set in a 2023 interview with Access Hollywood, she shared that she and Longoria were so close, their families event spent the Easter holiday together one year.

"I still want to be her," De La Garza gushed about the Only Murders in the Building star. "She was seriously like a second mom to me. I can't even explain the ways that she was there for me and for my family."

The former child star also said she thinks about a reunion with the cast of the early 2000s hit "all the time."

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"If they called me up and told me to get in hair and makeup at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, I would be like, 'I'm there, cool, dope. Give me the address....' "

She admitted that she's "dreamt" about it.

De La Garza has mostly stayed out of the spotlight in recent years, aside from appearances in some of Lovato's projects. She was also involved in short films in 2018 and 2023. Per a November 2023 video on TikTok, De La Garza has been working as a teaching assistant.

Following her baby announcement, Madison was showered with affection from her loved ones, with Lovato writing on Instagram, "I love you and this baby so much already!!" and mom Dianna De La Garza adding, "Woohoooo I’m gonna be a REAL GRANDMA D NOW!!!! Love youuuuu!!"

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