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Nick Carter and wife Lauren are expecting a baby: Will it be a Backstreet boy?

Backstreet Boys singer and "Dancing With the Stars" hopeful Nick Carter and wife Lauren have a baby on the way.
/ Source: TODAY

Backstreet Boys singer and "Dancing With the Stars" hopeful Nick Carter and wife Lauren have a baby on the way!

"My wife and I are happy to personally announce that we are pregnant. It has been our dream to have a family together and we cannot wait to welcome our first child into the world," the happy couple said in a statement.

Image: "Dancing With The Stars" Season 21 - November 2, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 02: Singer Nick Carter (L) and wife Lauren Kitt attend 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 21 at CBS Televison City on November 2, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)David Livingston / Getty Images Contributor

And we now know that first child will be a boy!

On Monday night's episode of "Dancing," Nick followed up a perfect score on the dance floor with the perfect post-routine reveal.

With Lauren's help, he opened a giant sparkling box and blue balloons floated up to the ceiling.

"Aw! It's a Backstreet boy!" "Dancing" co-host Erin Andrews exclaimed.

“We’ve been trying to have a baby for about a year now," Nick said during the show. "It’s been rocky, to be quite honest with you. There have been times when we thought it wouldn’t happen."

Lauren previously suffered a miscarriage.

But now she's 16 weeks pregnant, and they're both thrilled.

"It still seems unbelievable," he added.

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