Eddie Murphy Children 2015: Actor To Be A Father For The 9th Time As Girlfriend Paige Butcher Is Pregnant [VIDEO]
Eddie Murphy will soon have nine children calling him, Dad!
The comedian and actor announced that his longtime girlfriend, Paige Butcher, is expecting. This will be baby number nine for Murphy, who has eight children from previous relationships.
A rep for the couple, who has been together for about four years, confirmed to E! News that they are, “Pleased to announce that they are expecting a child in May.”
This is the first child for Butcher.
The two are normally private about their relationship. But in a rare interview with Vanity Fair back in 2013, Butcher did say that she was a little hesitant to put their relationship out in the public eye.
“I’m in a relationship with a celebrity, so I felt like there’s already enough of me out there. I felt like I was giving too much information. I was giving people too much access. I like to keep a much private as possible now.”
Meanwhile, Murphy is getting ready for his latest role in the Richard Pryor biopic, directed by Empire co-creator Lee Daniels.
When it comes to his other children, he has five with his ex-wife Nicole Murphy. Some might remember she starred in VH1’s Hollywood Exes. She also recently split from former NFL star n talk show host, Michael Strahan.
Their children are 25-year-old Bria, 22-year-old Myles, 21-year-old Shayne, Zola, 15, and Bella, 13.
He does have a 26-year-old son, Eric, with his ex-girlfriend Paulette McNeely and 25-year-old son, Christian, whose mother is woman named Tamara Hood. His youngest child is 8-yet-old Angel by singer Mel B.
