Maks Chmerkovskiy Says Baby No. 2 With Pregnant Peta Murgatroyd Has Been a ‘Long Time Coming’: It’s ‘Incredible’

19.01.2023 - 22:13 / usmagazine.com

Couldn’t be happier! Maks Chmerkovskiy is over the moon about wife Peta Murgatroyd‘s pregnancy following multiple miscarriages.

“[It’s] incredible news,” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 43, gushed during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly on Thursday, January 19, while promoting his work with Unify Ukraine. “Long time coming. We’ve been waiting to have this baby for, you know, over two years now. … I cannot wait.”

Chmerkovskiy acknowledged that the road to conceive has been “very stressful” for the dancers, who welcomed son Shai in 2017. “If we’re gonna attribute, you know, certain things that happen or don’t happen to our bodies based on stress, you could understand what Peta was going through as well,” he added, telling Us that Murgatroyd, 36, is “almost halfway through her pregnancy.”

The Burn the Floor alum announced via Instagram on Friday, January 13, that she’s expecting a little one after previously struggling to conceive. “It brings me immense joy to finally announce that @maksimc and I are expecting our Chmerkovskiy #2 ❤️,” the expectant star wrote, sharing a glimpse of her baby bump. “After 2 years of constant struggle and heartache, 3 miscarriages and a failed embryo transfer … we have a healthy bun in the oven.”

Murgatroyd confessed that her pregnancy came as a “shock” to both her and her husband. “I want to thank ALL OF YOU who’ve been on this fertility journey with me from the beginning. It feels like I’m sharing this news with my extended family,” she continued. “This news has brought extraordinary bliss to our family and we have so much to be grateful for … coming June 2023.”

The ballroom pros tied the knot in 2017 and have been candid about their highs and lows through the years. In June 2022, Murgatroyd