Anneliese van der Pol, known for her role as Chelsea Daniels on the popular Disney sitcom That’s So Raven, has some really great news. On a personal note, she and her musician husband, Johnno Wilson, are expecting their first kiddo! The two were married in late December 2022 in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. They could not be more excited about the news that they are getting ready to welcome a baby girl!
At 40, van der Pol made the decision to begin IVF with Wilson. This decision opened up a whole new world of opportunity and fun, creating a thrilling new chapter in their lives. Their path to parenthood has been a beautiful process, and as they both plan for a bigger family, we couldn’t be happier for them!
In a fit of colonist invention, van der Pol broke her pregnancy news to Wilson. She laid the pregnancy test atop his pillow and the scene is dripping with love and hope. The couple, who portrayed a divorced couple on the Disney spinoff sitcom Raven’s Home, introduced their characters in season 3, where Wilson played Chelsea’s ex-husband, Garrett Grayson.
Van der Pol’s ties to Disney date back decades. She first found stardom on the Disney Channel series That’s So Raven, which ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007. The Disney Channel series was recently rebooted in 2017 with Raven’s Home, with van der Pol reprising her role for five additional seasons.
The 42-year-old actress took to Instagram to share her excitement about the upcoming new addition to their family, writing,
“I have two sisters and I could not be happier to bring another girl into the sisterhood.” – Anneliese van der Pol
As their family grows and the couple is about to enter the new journey of parenthood, they’re excited about what that will bring. Van der Pol in her work as an older sister, she’s accumulated some useful experience. Hopefully this will empower her as she starts the beautiful adventure of motherhood with her partner, Ben.
