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Jared Padalecki and his wife, actress Genevieve Cortese will soon become parents, his rep confirms to JustJared.com.

“OK yall I’d rather you officially hear it from me.. So, yes. Genevieve is pregnant. We’ll be welcoming a new member to our family in 2012 :)” the 29-year-old Supernatural star tweeted.

Jared had been teasing his Twitter followers about the baby news, writing, “Hey guys- I’ve been hearing a lotta rumors and getting a lotta questions so I’d like to go ahead and say that OF COURSE I’m not pregnant!”

“Ooohh!! Jeez well now I feel silly. Sorry, i simply fundamentally misunderstood the inquiries. To clarify, ‘I’ am not pregnant, and Genevie,” he said in another tweet, later adding, “Stupid character limit! Sorry-I was about to tell yall something and it cut me off! Wont happen again. Now what was it y’all were wondering?”

Jared and Genevieve tied the knot in February 2010.

Congrats to the happy couple and parents-to-be!

Jared Padalecki and his wife, Genevieve, make their way through the terminal at Vancouver International Airport on Saturday (October 8) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The happy couple was en route to Toronto for a Supernatural convention.

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Late last month, Jared was spotted shooting night scenes for Supernatural in Vancouver.

Be sure to check out “Defending Your Life,” the latest episode of Supernatural on Friday at 9/8c on The CW.

Here’s the synopsis: “Sam and Dean investigate a string of gruesome murders and discover the Egyptian god Osiris is behind the deaths. The vengeful god is putting people on trial for their past mistakes and killing them if found guilty. Osiris homes in on Dean’s guilt and decides he’s the next to stand trial. Sam steps in as Dean’s lawyer, but both brothers are unprepared when Osiris calls an unexpected witness.”

Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki attend PaleyFest 2011′s panel honoring their show, Supernatural, on Sunday (March 13) at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Jensen brought wife Danneel Harris, while Jared hit the red carpet with his wife, Genevieve Cortese, who previously appeared on the CW show.

Jensen, who directed the “Weekend at Bobby’s” episode earlier this season, said “he’d love to” go behind the camera again.

“As long as [Jared]‘s not in it,” he joked, TV Line reports.

FYI: Danneel is wearing a Jenny Han top.

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