A Baby Backstreet
By Marcus Errico

Get ready for the newest Backstreet Boy.

Singer Brian Littrell's wife, actress Leighanne Wallace, has the 
couple's baby on board.

"We're expecting a baby boy at the end of this year and we're very 
excited," the twosome said, appropriately enough, in a pre-Labor Day 
statement.

The news comes almost exactly two years after Littrell, 27, and 
Wallace, 33, wed. (They celebrated their second anniversary on 
September 2.)

"The only thing we have to deal with now is our puppies being jealous," 
the couple added. "We'd like to thank the fans for all of their support 
and love."

Pending puppy problems notwithstanding, Littrell will become the first 
Backstreeter with his very own brood.

His bandmate (and cousin) Kevin Richardson is the only other married 
Backstreeter, tying the knot with dancer Kristin Willits just three 
months before Littrell.

A third member, A.J. McLean, will tip the Backstreet balance from 
bachelor- to hitched-heavy in January, when he's scheduled to walk the 
aisle with his steady, singer Sarah Jo Martin. The two became engaged 
last December.

Nick Carter and Howie Dorough are the remaining unbetrothed Boys.

As for Littrell and Wallace, the parents-to-be met while shooting the 
band's 1997 video "As Long As You Love Me," in which she was an extra.

She has also appeared in such TV series as Silk Stalkings and One Life 
to Live. They became engaged in 1999 and reside in suburban Atlanta.

Until recently, the band had been lying low (and, for Littrell at 
least, making babies) since winding down their tumultuous 2001 concert 
tour, which was sidetracked while McLean completed rehab.

The Backstreeters are currently in the studio laying down tracks for 
the follow-up to 2000's Black & Blue. Meanwhile, for those who can't 
get enough BSB, Carter's solo debut, Now or Never, is slated for 
release on October 22.