Ethan Hawke will soon be on diaper duty again

Melbourne, Jan 31 : Hollywood actor Ethan Hawke will soon be a dad again, as his girlfriend Ryan Shawhughes is expecting their first child together.

The would be parents met for the first time when Ryan worked as a nanny for the Great Expectations actor while he was married to Uma Thurman.

Hawke's publicist confirmed the news saying that the couple is ecstatic about the pregnancy.

"I can confirm and they are thrilled," news.com.au quoted Hawke's publicist, Mara Buxbaum, as telling to The Associated Press.

However, Buxbaum did not give out anymore details on the couple's front.

In an e-mail she said: "No further details will be made available."

The 37-year-old actor already has two children, a daughter Maya Ray, and son Levon Roan with the Kill Bill beauty.

ANI