Anne Heche expecting 2nd child

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Anne Heche's publicist has confirmed the U.S. actress is pregnant with her second child.

The baby will be the first for Heche and her boyfriend James Tupper, whom she met on the set of the now-defunct series "Men in Trees" when both were still married to other people.

Heche also has a 6-year-old son named Homer with her ex-husband.

"They are thrilled," the actress's representative told Usmagazine.com about Heche and Tupper's baby news.

The couple are to appear in an upcoming episode of the TV comedy "Samantha Who?"