Renowned guitar virtuoso and Alice Cooper band member Nita Strauss has announced that she is expecting her first child with her husband and manager, Josh Villalta.
The 39-year-old Los Angeles–based guitarist shared the joyful news on Instagram on Thursday, January 1, posting a photo of a sonogram and ultrasound. Alongside the image, Strauss expressed her excitement and gratitude for the long-awaited milestone.
“Looks like 2026 will be the best year yet,” Strauss wrote. “We’ve waited so long for this miracle and now the time is finally here! He will come into this world surrounded by so much love! So excited to meet our little man this summer.”
Strauss and Villalta were married in May 2024 at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. Their wedding was attended by a wide range of notable guests from the music and entertainment worlds, including Alice Cooper and bassist Chuck Garric, Disturbed frontman David Draiman and his wife Sarah Uli, Disturbed bassist John Moyer and his wife Brandi, pop star Demi Lovato and her husband Jordan “Jutes” Lutes, as well as celebrity chef Chris Santos and actress Natalie Makenna.
Villalta proposed to Strauss on July 6, 2023, during the record-release party for her latest solo album, The Call Of The Void, held in West Hollywood, California.
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