'American Idol' Alum Bucky Covington is Going to Be a Dad

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Bucky Covington, the country singer who finished eighth on Season 5 of American Idol, is expecting a child with his fiance and publicist Katherine Cook.

"Katherine came and threw a pregnancy test in front of me — three of them actually — and they all said the same thing. The only problem was I didn’t know what they were! I was like, ‘What is this? Are you okay?" Covington revealed to People magazine.

He went on to add, "So she told me and I got so excited!"

Covington went on to joke that he's been watching Modern Family's Phil Dunphy for fathering inspiration, admitting, "I’m definitely going to be a fun dad, but there’s going to be boundaries."

This will be the couple's first child, the baby is due in the fall and they cannot wait to find out the gender.

Congrats!