HIGH School Musical star Olesya Rulin has welcomed her first child with her husband, Joseph Noel Pauline.
The 36-year-old actress, who played Kelsi Nielsen in the iconic Disney Channel film franchise, has shared the exciting baby news with a sweet video.
Olesya had been keeping fans updated on her pregnancy with baby bump photos over the last few months.
On Tuesday, she announced that the time had finally come and her baby girl had arrived.
Along with an adorable video of the little one bundled up and sleeping, she wrote: “Thank you for choosing @joeypauline and I to be your parents.
“You have an army of a family that’s been waiting for you.
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“Thank you to all of the life lessons that have brought us to a place where we can welcome you with love in our hearts, peace in our minds, and gratitude in our souls.”
She shared that her newborn daughter is named Ondine Michelle Pauline.
Drew Seeley, who did most of the singing for Zac Efron's character Troy in the first film in the DCOM franchise, commented: “Yay!!!! So happy for y’all. Congratulations!”
Olesya announced her pregnancy in March with a photo of herself in a white tank top pulled up and jeans unzipped to reveal her baby bump.
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"COMING SOON 2022," the Disney alum captioned the shot.
Olesya married her husband Joseph in 2021, and she revealed the news with a sweet but simple Instagram post.
In December, she shared black-and-white photos of the pair all smiles at their ceremony.
The caption featured simply the date that the two had gotten hitched, "11.11.21."
Olesya played Kelsi – the cap-wearing, piano-playing, student-composer for East High’s musicals – in Disney Channel’s beloved movie series, High School Musical.
She starred alongside fellow cast members Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman in the film franchise.
The first flick premiered in 2006, with the second out the following year, and High School Musical 3: Senior Year releasing in theaters in 2008.
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From 2015 to 2016, Olesya played Calista Secor on the TV series Powers, while her most recent TV work saw her play Zasha Gagarin on NCIS: Los Angeles and as Danielle Bloomfield on The Rookie.
When she isn't on-screen, Olesya has turned her hand to writing and is the author of Hounds of Love, a collection of poems that "takes readers on a journey of raw love and course heartache."
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