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Alyson Hannigan announces she's pregnant

People magazine reported this morning that Alyson Hannigan and husband Alexis Denisof (Angel, Buffy) are expecting their first child, according to Hannigan's rep.

The Willow-Wesley spawn is due to enter this dimension this coming spring.

As any real Buffy fan will tell you, Hannigan and Denisof met on the set during Season 3, when Watcher Wesley Wyndham-Pryce transferred to Sunnydale to keep a persnickety eye on that juvenile delinquent slash Slayer, Faith (Eliza Dushku).

After a spell of bad timing (they were both dating other people) and Hannigan's adherence to some silly rule against dating people she worked with, the couple finally got together when Denisof's character was moved from her show to the Buffy spin-off, Angel.

Thank goodness for crossover episodes and low budget films like Beyond City Limits. Dating someone you work with? No. Working with someone you're dating? Sure! It's a fine line.

There's not much to report when a celebrity becomes pregnant if we know who the father is and drugs aren't involved. But since we're here, let's take a look back through the years at Willow, I mean Alyson, from cute teen to hot soon-to-be baby mama.

The softer side of Sears, 1997.

Willow's idea of a hot Halloween costume, Season 2.

Getting flamey with Tara, 2000. Magic was a metaphor for the motherland.

Evil Willow, Season 6. What? You never went off the rails at some point in your life?

With Kennedy, Season 7. All grown-up now. Never did make it back to Boystown, did she?

Present day. Lovely — and about to grow.

What was your favorite Willow Alyson phase?

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  • SubtextRules's picture

    Congratuations to the happy couple!

    I've always been in love with Alyson and I think she married a wonderful man. It made me smile when I found out these two were dating. My mother is actually a huge fan of theirs as well and she keeps asking me if they have kids. Now I can say yes! Congratulations to both of them! God bless!
    Munchkin_licker's picture

    I loved willow/Aly during

    I loved willow/Aly during season 5/6 getting all gay and evil.. hot times.
    FreewheelNat's picture

    How sweet :-)

    How sweet :-)

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    alex's picture

    love her best now

    she looks fantastic these days on how i met your mother! That last picture of her is gorgeous, and i LOVE that necklace she's wearing. cant wait to see how the writers of HIMYM are going to handle this - are marshall and lily expecting? alyson's always been a great actress with fantastic comedic timing, and i love that she gets to exploit that now. she and alexis make an adorable couple, and im genuinely excited for them!

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    girl.'s picture

    Darn.

    I'll admit I loved her the most when she was a hopeless nerd, rambling nonsensical statements. And I'm not really a fan of her in anything besides Buffy.. So, congrats. I'm not jealous -- honest..

    Oh well. The baby will be cute. And they seem genuinely happy together, so I'm glad for them. :]

    ebe312's picture

    not to be nitpicky but....

    her eskimo costume in season two comes from inca mummy girl, where they had the international party, not the halloween episode. in the halloween episode, she was the slutty ghost. and what a wonderful slutty ghost she was.

    that being said, that baby is going to be really adorable. alyson is awesome.

    bad machine's picture

    you're right

    Yes, that is from Inca Mummy Girl. You're right. *hangs head in utter shame*
    BobGirl's picture

    Halloween ftw

    Screw the shame Dara, because Halloween in season 2 gets my vote!!

    Batman's picture

    dude...

    sigh... that's our little babymama...

    woops's picture

    Congrats to Alyson and Alexis!

    Quote:
    son-to-be baby mama

    Kind of a head scratcher, that one.  How does a son go about being a baby mama anyway? :p  That's really what went through my mind before I figured out it was a typo. 0=)

    As to my favorite Alyson phase?  All of them.  Hands down.

    Also, loved the motherland reference!

    dittybop's picture

    Favorite Willow/Alison Phase?

    Definitely the "Softer side of Sears" phase.

     

    It's so weird because I was JUST thinking about that very scene the other day. 

     

     

    Jenna♪'s picture

    EVIL WILLOW

    She was just so damn sexy. What can I say? I'm a sucker for that whole good girl gone bad thing.  
    Elle Girl's picture

    Vamp Willow!

    What, no Vamp Willow? Tisk, tisk. Dara, I'm disappointed:-P But oh, God, she was hot in that episode. Vamp Willow + Faith = the hottest episode ever.

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    Keeva99's picture

    Vamp Willow!

    "Vamp Willow + Faith = the hottest episode ever."

    I second that!!

    Daisy's picture

    Favorite Phase

    My favorite Willow phase was the end of the second season and into the third season Willow, when she was still geeky but more confident....and dating Oz.

    I think I was the only lesbian that could not stand Willow and Tara hooking up. I adore Oz with a fiery passion, and I was totally distraught when he left the show. The scene when he discovers Willow and Tara are lovers and goes all crazy wolfman ("Is that her sweater? You smell like her. She's all over you, do you know that? Are you two involved?! Is she in love with you? Tell me! Is she?") completely broke my heart. I teared up. I felt so sorry for him!

    Why, Seth Green? Why did you leave the show?!!!!

    In my eyes, no pairing on Buffy will ever trump the adorableness and pure awesome of Willow/Oz.

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    dittybop's picture

    You know, I think I'm going

    You know, I think I'm going to have to change my answer to this era. 

     

    Oh, and don't worry, you're not alone.

     

    I was SO upset when she and Oz broke up.  I hated Tara for a while, then I really liked her, but started liking Willow a bit less.  Don't even get me started on Kennedy though.  Ugh.

     

    Willow and Oz were probably my very favorite pairing of the whole series.

    AMN's picture

    Hard to pick one favourite

    I'm happy for this cute couple.  With parents like that, it will definitely be a cute spawn (especially if it takes after the mother).

    As for picking a favourite Willow quote....well, that's kind of like picking a favourite episode.  You find one and determine it's your favourite...but then you watch another and now there is a new favourite.

    I guess I would say these are my current three favourite:

    Doppelgangland (S3) - "It's really nice that you guys missed me. Say, you all didn't happen to do a bunch of drugs, did you?" and "It's horrible. That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil, and skanky. And I think I'm kind of gay."

    The Initiative (S4) - "Then, talk. Keep eye contact. Funny is good, but don't be glib. And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend. Have fun!"

    Triangle (S5) - "It's so cute. He balances a bunch of stuff, including that fish in the bowl. And-- but don't try it for real when you're six, because then you're not allowed to have fish for five years."

    I'm sure I could keep on going......I haven't watched Season Six in awhile so I'm rusty there.  Now I have a task for the upcoming weeks.

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    fayenatic's picture

    I'm not gonna lie - I love

    I'm not gonna lie - I love Alyson Hannigan so much more as Lily Aldrin from HIMYM than as Willow from Buffy. Like the poster above, Alyson is a BRILLIANT comedic actress<3 She looks great and I'm so happy for her and her man! :D
    JuliaG's picture

    OMG

    I have to say that she looks gorgeous on the first picture so I would have to conclude that I like her the way she is now...

    You should have cut off the husband part of the picture though ;-)

     

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    a_peanut's picture

    I've had a major crush on

    I've had a major crush on her since I discovered Buffy way back when at at 12 years old. I think my favourite Willow was to be the clumsy geek of the third seasons when she was just falling for tara. Of course she was always a total dork which was so cute! And she's even more gorgeous and cute today :) Her character Lily in How I Met Your Mother is my favourite on that show. She comes out with the best lines and also seems to be a little bisexual... She talks wistfully about the beauty of the other woman Robin on the show and says something like "We're all a little in love with her". Hilarious.
    icanhashugs?'s picture

    AHHH!

    I squealed when I read this. Aly's going to be a great mom! And their spawn is going to have the funniest set of parents ever, Wesley (oh right... Alexis) and Alyson are so hilarious. 

     

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    shoveya's picture

    all the time!

    I would have to say, I love her all the time! haha, her in buffy as well as in American Pie, she was funny in there. But the one that really gets me is when she's with Tara...

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    Nathiest's picture

    yeah for her I guess. 

    yeah for her I guess. 

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    it_means_joy's picture

    weeeeird!

    cos they will always just be willow and wesley i'm afraid... but awww i'm sure the kid will be really cute.

    fave willow phase - season 4. with the short hair, and the new witchy/lesbian stuff... i think she made me gay :D

    Natazzz's picture

    Beyond City Limits

    That's probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

    Yet I own it on DVD. How sad.

    Oh I remember when I first saw that episode with Willow and Kennedy...

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    Clara's picture

    I thought it was his rule

    I thought it was his rule about not dating, not hers?

    I dunno which phase.. her hair was good in S3+6+7... and her character... urmm i loved her all sweet, and then near the end as well.. cus it was nice her being mature also

    Vamp WIllow

    didn't like dark Willow or her and Tara so much at first.. well i didn't dislike it its just she wa less  sweet herself, cus suddenly she wasnt the one being looked after

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    Short-stuff's picture

    My favorite is season 3

    My favorite is season 3 Willow for sure, but i love anything with Alyson Hannigan in it. Alexis is one lucky guy.