Marissa Jaret Winokur is dancing with joy.
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The Dancing with the Stars sixth-season celebrity participant and her husband Judah Miller welcomed their first child on Tuesday, People reported Thursday. Son Zev Isaac Miller was carried to term via a surrogate mother and weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces at birth.
"He is so perfect," Winokur told People. "My little miracle baby is here, and I can't believe it."
The 35-year-old Broadway star was diagnosed with cervical caner seven years ago and needed a hysterectomy. While she made a full recovery, Winokur has previously stated she thought the cancer scare meant motherhood would most likely be out of the question.
However that all changed thanks to the surrogate mother.
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"I told Judah the minute Zev was conceived our lives changed," Winokur told People. "I'd say he's got a Winokur face and a Miller body."
Winokur was paired with Dancing with the Stars professional Tony Dovolani for the show's sixth-season this past spring. She announced in March that she and Miller -- a writer for Fox's King of the Hill -- were expecting their first child. Somewhat ironically, Dovolani subsequently announced that he and his wife were expecting twins.
Winokur and Dovolani eventually finished third during Dancing with the Stars sixth-season finale broadcast.
"One minute I'm totally fine, and the next minute I'm overwhelmed with emotion," Winokur told People. "I can't believe I am sitting here next to my baby. This is the one thing that's been missing from our lives. Now our house is really going to be a home."
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