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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

'Twilight' Star Jackson Rathbone To Become A Dad

Rathbone tells Us Weekly he is 'thrilled and excited' to have a child with girlfriend Sheila Hafsadi.
By Kara Warner

Jackson Rathbone
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"Twilight" star Jackson Rathbone has been a very busy man over the last few years, juggling his rising career as an actor, as well as working to establish himself as a musician with his band 100 Monkeys. It turns out that the 27-year-old is going to be even busier in the coming months when he and burlesque dancer girlfriend Sheila Hafsadi welcome a child into the world.

That's right, Jackson Rathbone is going to be a dad. According to Us Weekly, the couple will become first-time parents later this year. Rathbone's rep told the magazine that he and Hafsadi are "thrilled and excited to be expecting their first child."

Rathbone and Hafsadi, 24, who is said to be five months pregnant, reportedly met at one of his band's performances and have already been busy preparing for the baby. A source told the magazine that the actor/musician recently traded in not one, but two of his vehicles for a hybrid SUV in order to have more room for a growing family.

In addition to the anticipation and excitement that surrounds the arrival of a new baby, Rathbone will have a jam-packed 2012 with the release of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" in November, along with the potential release of several diverse film projects: "Cowgirls 'N Angels," "Zombie Hamlet," the dramedy musical "DaZe: Vol. Too - NonSeNse" and "Live At The Foxes Den."

Speaking of what fans still have to look forward to from his character Jasper Cullen in "Breaking Dawn - Part 2," Rathbone told MTV News there is a particularly poignant moment in the final film that he can't wait to see on the big screen.

"There's a very fulfilling moment for myself as an actor and as a fan of the books and of the film series that you get to see, in the end, really how much these characters love one another and how much they function as a family," Rathbone said of the franchise's final film. "Even though they are kind of an odd family of vampires. Vegetarian vampires, at that. They're an odd bunch."

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