Actress/singer/songwriter, Minnie Driver, 38, and boyfriend, San Francisco musician Craig Zolezzi, are expecting their first child in August. Craig has a son named Caden from a previous relationship. Minnie revealed their baby’s August due date this past weekend at Hotel Café in Hollywood, following a performance of a set from her 2^nd album Seastories, which was released last summer. Currently, Minnie stars in the F/X series The Riches, which earned her an Emmy nomination, as well as a Golden Globe nomination. Minnie has acted in movies such as Good Will Hunting, Grosse Pointe Blank, Return to Me and Ella Enchanted, to name a few.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in March, Minnie confirmed the on-going pregnancy rumors were not rumors at all. During that TV appearance, the new mom-to-be asked Jay, “Are you calling me fat? You’ve noticed my tummy haven’t you?”, after he joked about her gaining weight because of too many trips to the buffet. He asked her if she was pregnant and she said, “Yes I am”. Minnie then performed the song “Mockingbird” from Seastories.

Pregnancy hasn’t slowed Minnie’s touring the least bit. In fact, her tour will still take her to, “France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and England”, she says, adding, “and I’m going to do a movie with Uma Thurman!” Minnie went on to say she’s really hoping for stamina, but she knows how to take care of herself.

Minnie admits, even though she loves pregnancy, she has been plagued with one not-so-fun aspect of it: morning sickness. “I am sick morning, noon and night,” Minnie told Jay Leno. She’s also said she hasn’t been as hungry as everyone told her she’d be during pregnancy- probably due to the morning sickness, I would bet. Any mother who’s been through this type of seemingly never-ending morning sickness can relate to not being interested in many foods until the nausea finally subsides. Minnie’s worst food aversions so far have been to eggs and raisins.

Minnie and Craig have been spotted out-and-about together several times, although Minnie has been trying to keep Craig’s identity quiet for now, despite being questioned by Jay Leno. Jay asked if he might know the father, but Minnie told him she didn’t think so. She told him, “I figure, I’m the public person, and he can stay private.” There had been previous reports of the father’s name being “Mathew“, because of a phone conversation overheard outside of a doctor’s office recently. Guess eavesdropping isn’t a good source of information afterall! Minnie has been romantically linked to John Cusack, Good Will Hunting co-star Matt Damon, illusionist Criss Angel and in 2001, she was engaged to No Country for Old Men star Josh Brolin.

Minnie appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show in March, telling Ellen she has chosen to wait to find out the gender of her unborn baby. She said, “I feel like it‘s one of the last great mysteries of life.” During the chat with Ellen, Minnie said, “Most of the women in my family get super girthy early on and I’ve got to say that’s why I have this nice chiffon dress on. I’m fat.” You’re not fat, Minnie, you’re pregnant and beautifully glowing! Congrats, Minnie and Craig!

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