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Fans all know\u00a0Jane the Virgin<\/i>\u00a0star\u00a0Gina Rodriguez<\/b><\/a>, but some don\u2019t know as much about her husband,\u00a0Joe LoCicero<\/b>, whom she met on the set of the hit CW series! Three years after the two married<\/a> in May 2019, Gina announced that she was pregnant<\/a> and they were expecting their first child together in July 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more about Gina\u2019s husband, Joe.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Joe is an actor and has even starred opposite his wife in her hit CW telenovela as the stripper named Don Quixote, who was accidentally sent to perform for Jane as she was lecturing prospective college students. According to his IMDb<\/a> page, the Long Island, New York, native also appeared in episodes of\u00a0The Bold and the Beautiful<\/i>\u00a0from 2019 through 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Aside from acting, Joe is also a professional MMA fighter. He has even shared moments from his career via Instagram, including one occasion when he posed for a picture next to Gina.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe new #WCK Middleweight California Amateur Muay Thai Champion,\u201d he captioned a post in June 2018, with him wearing the champion belt next to the\u00a0Deepwater Horizon<\/i>\u00a0actress. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to turn 30 without a #muaythai belt. Ryan Rahimpour gave me [five] of the most fun, creative and toughest rounds of my 20 years of Martial Arts, and he did it on [three] days\u2019 notice. Thank you, Warrior. Everyone who was there and helped me prepare, I love you [sic].\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Joe and Gina first met when he guest starred on her show as the stripper. He then returned several times from 2016 through 2019 as different characters including \u201calien soldier man,\u201d \u201cPrince Charming,\u201d \u201cthe masked figure\u201d and \u201cBlooki,\u201d per IMDb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While the\u00a0Miss Bala\u00a0<\/i>actress typically kept her relationship with the MMA star private, she revealed to\u00a0Us Weekly<\/i><\/a>\u00a0in August 2018 that he had proposed to her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI have a very, very special man in my life. I am engaged. You\u2019re the first people that I\u2019ve told,\u201d the Golden Globe winner said at the time. \u201cI have been very, very blessed with a very incredible man. \u2026 I am marrying a feminist. I am marrying a man that is incredible and loving and understanding and kind and patient. I\u2019m marrying a really incredible human being. That what it is. I met a human that like, knows he\u2019s a human.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In July 2022, the happy couple announced that Gina was pregnant with baby No. 1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis birthday hits different,\u201d the CW alum captioned an Instagram<\/a> montage video, which ended with a clip of her showing off a positive pregnancy test next to her husband.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Joe also shared a touching tribute for his wife just hours beforehand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWherever you go, my heart follows.\u00a0Happy Birthday, my goddess,\u201d he captioned an Instagram<\/a> post of Gina walking away from the camera in the forest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Although he didn\u2019t mention his wife\u2019s pregnancy, Gina took to the comments section to make a note about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMe and baby love you, papa,\u201d she wrote. The happy couple welcomed baby No. 1 in early 2023. While neither Gina nor Joe revealed details of the birth, the\u00a0Not Dead Yet <\/em>actress was spotted on a stroll in Los Angeles carrying the little on in a baby carrier on March 18 in photos obtained by Page Six<\/a>. <\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nJoe Locicero Has Several Professions<\/h2>\n
Gina Rodriguez Met Husband Joe During \u2018Jane the Virgin\u2019<\/h2>\n
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