Eddy Murphy expecting baby No.9 with girlfriend Paige Butcher

At 54,Eddie Murphy is going to be a dad for the 9th time. The actor and his 36 year old girlfriend of three years, Paige Butcher will welcome a newborn in May 2016. This will be his ninth child, his first with Butcher.According to an exclusive report by Mailonline,

'He couldn't be happier. Eddie really is a family man and loves all of his children, so he's so excited about having another one on the way,'

Murphy fathered five children with his ex-wife Nicole Murphy, whom he divorced in 2006 after 22 years of marriage.He also had three children by three different women outside of the marriage,including his last Angel Iris, 8, by former Spice Girl singer Melanie 'Mel B' Brown.

'Even though he has eight children by four different women, they all come together on holidays and for sporting events and hang out at his mansion as one big blended family. 'All of the children love each other dearly and the women, having all moved on with their own relationships, co-exist very well together,' the source said.