John Stamos shocked fans by announcing his engagement to actress Caitlin McHugh, but The National ENQUIRER revealed in 2016 that the notorious L.A. bachelor was ready to settle down — and even become a dad!
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The "Full House" star went to social media to announce that the two had gone to Disneyland on Oct. 22, where: "I asked...she said yes!...And we lived happily ever after." Insiders, however, had already told The ENQUIRER that John was already ready to settle down after 12 years as a single man after his 2005 divorce from
Rebecca Romijn. “John loves that Caitlin is 20 years his junior,” dished a spy, “so she can give him children!”
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Rebecca's marriage to John was childless, while she married her second husband, actor
Jerry O’Connell, in 2007. The newlyweds welcomed twin girls in 2008. Now insiders say that John thinks he’s ready for fatherhood with Caitlin! “The two get along great and have a lot in common, like acting and music,” added the source. “John has been
touring with the Beach Boys, and Caitlin plays the ukulele and sings. And they would both like to have a big family.”
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The engagement also fulfills a "deathbed vow" that insiders said
John made to his dying mother Loretta in Sept. 2014 — promising that he'd "settle down." But first, John hit an ugly downward spiral culminating in a humiliating DUI arrest in June 2015. "He's actually a really lonely guy," said an insider.
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But, the source, added: "He know he could've killed someone, and he feels terrible." Now John is showing he's serious about a 2015 comment he made to
Ryan Seacrest, saying: "It's time to grow up and act like an adult!"
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The "Full House" star went to social media to announce that the two had gone to Disneyland on Oct. 22, where: "I asked...she said yes!...And we lived happily ever after." Insiders, however, had already told The ENQUIRER that John was already ready to settle down after 12 years as a single man after his 2005 divorce from
Rebecca Romijn. “John loves that Caitlin is 20 years his junior,” dished a spy, “so she can give him children!”
Rebecca's marriage to John was childless, while she married her second husband, actor
Jerry O’Connell, in 2007. The newlyweds welcomed twin girls in 2008. Now insiders say that John thinks he’s ready for fatherhood with Caitlin! “The two get along great and have a lot in common, like acting and music,” added the source. “John has been
touring with the Beach Boys, and Caitlin plays the ukulele and sings. And they would both like to have a big family.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
The engagement also fulfills a "deathbed vow" that insiders said
John made to his dying mother Loretta in Sept. 2014 — promising that he'd "settle down." But first, John hit an ugly downward spiral culminating in a humiliating DUI arrest in June 2015. "He's actually a really lonely guy," said an insider.
Photo credit: Getty Images
But, the source, added: "He know he could've killed someone, and he feels terrible." Now John is showing he's serious about a 2015 comment he made to
Ryan Seacrest, saying: "It's time to grow up and act like an adult!"
Photo credit: Getty Images