The 'D' Is For Dad: Jersey Shore's Pauly D Has Secret Love Child

Jersey Shore's Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio is a father!

The Jersey Shore star welcomed a daughter Tuesday, E! reports, adding the gelled-up record spinner is "very excited" and ready to embrace parenthood with open arms.

A source told the site that while the reality star and the child's mother "didn't have a previous relationship ... he is hoping to develop a relationship."

The hunky GTL disciple is "ready to jump in and take responsibility as a father," no surprise considering the affable, nice guy he showed himself to be during the reality show's run.

His castmate Snooki became a parent when she gave birth to son Lorenzo, now 2.