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When it came time for Nancy O’Dell to lose her pregnancy weight, the Access Hollywood anchor asked her close friend Lisa Rinna for her personal trainer, Jeff DePeron, who has helped Nancy almost get back to her pre-pregnancy weight in just two months. The 41-year-old and mom to Ashby, 3 months, tells OK! how she did it.

On the exercise routine: Jeff’s workout regimen combines Pilates, tai chi, ballet and Olympic-style disc throwing. He and Nancy meet five days a week for one hour.

I start on the elliptical and get five minutes of warm-ups, and then we do twists, which is kind of like disc throwing. It gets your bum, your abs and your arms because you’re holding the ball at the same time. We do arms after that, but they alternate every other day. In between, I’ll go down and do push-ups. I’ll do another muscle group so that we’re not wasting any time. And the hour, believe it or not, goes by so quickly. I’ve [also] been running at least 30 minutes.

I confessed to Jeff that it’s really hard for me to cut out Coca-Cola. He said try to limit it to half a can a day.

I put on 30 pounds, and I’ve taken off 28. I want to get back to where I was before I got pregnant, and I’d like to [lose] five more. I’m fine with being a size six. I’m tall, and I’ve got hips. My husband [Keith Zubchevich] likes to see the curves. He made me feel good because I was walking around naked, and he’s like, ‘You’re looking good.’

Nancy O’Dell, 41, is back at work after her three month maternity leave following the birth of daughter Ashby Grace, 11 weeks, and she’s coming back at a busy time — she broke news of Halle Berry’s pregnancy and now must rush into preparing for the September 16th Emmy Awards.

However, interview questions aren’t on Nancy’s mind — instead, it’s her boobs! The Access Hollywood host is nursing Ashby for ‘at least six months — a year if I can do it‘ and is concerned about her duties as a mom and as a co-host colliding on the red carpet.

It’s my first big test. On the Emmys, you don’t get a break. I’ll go immediately from the red carpet to the one-on-one room with the winners. I’ll have to find time in a private place to pump. I can imagine having time for only one side and then going out lopsided. They’d definitely be different sizes.

There could be problems with my dress. I already told my stylist, ‘Don’t get thin material.’ You know, you have all these issues you have to deal with for red carpet gowns anyway — the microphone, having fabric that’s sweat proof. This is certainly another dimension.

Breastfeeding is a whole ‘nother profession. The skill that it takesto breastfeed. [laughs] It’s a whole other career in itself.

Nancy also has four more pesky pounds to lose before she’s back to her pre-pregnancy weight — she’s lost 26 of the 30 lbs she gained while expecting. However, she’s placing Ashby first and is being smart about her workout routine.

Maybe I’ll get the last four by Emmy time. Before I was pregnant, I had a bulging disc, so I wasn’t able to do the high-energy workouts I like to do. Four weeks after she was born, my doctor said it was OK to start back in. I’m trying to be so dedicated. I’ve also gone running up and down my driveway when I know it’s about feeding time so the baby won’t have to wait.

Click below for how Nancy views starlets like Lindsay Lohan now that she’s a mom, and her hopes for Ashby’s future.

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The other day someone said to me, ‘So what’s up with Lindsay Lohan?’ I said, ‘I have no idea, but if you want to know how to change a diaper, I’ll be happy to tell you!’

She knows by the way Ashby cries if she needs to be fed or have her diaper changed.

She loves Keith’s foot massages. He now has little feet and big feet to rub.

Breastfeeding is the best diet [plan]. I want to eat healthy for Ashby, so it’s easy to say no to pizza.

I keep flashing a little light on her at night just to look at her. It’s love like I’ve never felt before. My life is finally complete.

Source: People, August 27 issue, pg 88

Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell and husband, Keith Zubchevich welcomed daughter Ashby Grace yesterday. Just before the birth, Nancy handpicked and purchased this range of items from MilkShop — Angelina Jolie also loves it and recently bought items for Pax from there. Continue reading for a variety of items from Splendid, Eye Spy, Da-Nang, Trumpette and Petit Bateau.

Jelliecat Bunglie Bunny ($25).

Inky Dink Rock ‘n’ Roll onesie in light pink ($25).

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While giving a tour of her nursery on tonight’s edition of Access Hollywood, host Nancy O’Dell announced — albeit by accident — that her baby girl, due in June, will be named Ashby Grace.  The slip-up occurred as Nancy showed viewers the slumber bear which is affixed to Ashby’s crib. 

It makes womb sounds, so that Ashby will still think … Oops!  I just said her name!  Shall I go ahead and reveal it?

Nancy chose the name in tribute to her grandfather, who was also named Ashby.  The name is dual-gender — meaning strength, like the ash tree — and comes complete with certain alphabetical perks, Nancy noted.

We figure that with an ‘A’ name, she will have a chance to be first in line for some things.  At least where they don’t go alphabetically by last name.

The name ‘Grace’ runs in husband Keith Zubchevich’s family "and we both said from when we first met each other that if we had a little girl we would want Grace as part of her name," Nancy said.

Source:  Access Hollywood — watch the video at the link.

Thanks to CBB reader Susan.

Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell, 41, who is expecting a baby girl with husband Keith Zubchevich in June, is the cover model for the Mother’s Day issue of Pregnancy.  In a six-page spread in the magazine, Nancy models summer pregnancy looks and chats about her pregnancy and daughter-to-be. The new baby will join big brothers Tyler, 11, and Carson, 7, from her husband’s previous marriage. Access Hollywood will air behind the scenes footage of Nancy’s cover shoot this week.

On cravings: I was craving baked beans at the beginning, big time. All of a sudden, if I didn’t have some baked beans, I was going to go crazy. So we went to the store and bought 15 cans, and the craving lasted one day. So now I have 14 cans in my pantry. Also, I was craving animal crackers one time, but they had to be the kind in the circus box.

Surprises about being pregnant: The chivalry that’s out there for pregnant women — everybody’s just so incredibly nice. They’re just willing to help you carry anything. They open up all the doors. The other thing that has surprised me is how many times you have to go up in your bra size. I used to complain that I wanted a little more and a little more. Now I’m like, ‘OK, they can stop now. They don’t need to grow any more.’

Finding out the sex: We’re the kind of people, if somebody gives a gift, we’ve got to open it right then. We just really wanted to know. We have two boys, so we kind of wanted to be able to tell them, so they could prepare a little bit too.

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Update: It’s a girl! Nancy tells People,

We are beyond ecstatic that we are having a little baby girl. We knowwe are blessed to be bringing a little life into this world. No matter what the gender, we would have been happy. Butsince we have the two boys, it will be nice to mix up the family recipea little bit with a girl. I already have my sports partners, now I will have a shopping partner.

She tells Access Hollywood (the show she hosts),

Every time I feel my baby girl moving in my belly, I think of howabsolutely amazing the whole process of creating a little life is, sowe know we are blessed and would have been happy with either gender.However, since we have our two wonderful boys, it will be fun to ‘addsugar, spice, and everything nice’ to the mix. Plus, Iwill get to braid my little girl’s hair…my stepsons won’t let me dothat to theirs!

CBB reader Erika, who met Nancy in Vegas last month, says Nancy told her the baby will be named after her grandfather. Erika also says Nancy is even more beautiful in person and her husband, Keith, is quite attractive himself!

Originally posted December 12th: Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell, 40, announced this evening that she and husband Keith Zubchevich are expecting their first child next summer. The new baby will join Tyler, 11, and Carson, 7, Keith’s sons from his first marriage.

Back in February, CBB readers had written in, wondering if Nancy was pregnant. This time, it’s the real deal!

Source: Access Hollywood

Thanks to CBB readers Blu, Jennifer, Steven, Doreen and Denise.

Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell, 41, poses before hosting the Miss USA pageant this week. She’s due with her first child in June.

Photo by Kevin Winter for Getty Images.