Baby Fever 101: A Celebrity Baby News Roundup
The list (and their families) keep on growing.
Since the beginning of 2022, we've seen plenty of new celeb baby births and celebrity pregnancy announcements: Beauty-lingerie-fashion-music mogul Rihanna shocked the world when she bared her pregnant belly during a photoshoot in New York City with beau A$AP Rocky. Reality star Kylie Jenner and rapper Travis Scott made Stormi Webster a big sister when she gave birth to a baby boy back in February. And the youngest brother in The Jonas Brothers band, Nick Jonas, is finally a dad.
But that's not all. Below, L'OFFICIEL recaps the major celebrities growing their families this year.
On December 13, Billie Lourd's father, talent agent Bryan Lourd, revealed that the Scream Queens actress had given birth the night before. This is Billie's second child with her husband, Austen Rydell.
In possibly one of the most iconic pregnancy announcements of the year, Keke Palmer kicked off her Saturday Night Live hosting duties with a big reveal. She said in her opening monologue, "There’s some rumors going around. People have been in my comments saying ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant,’ and I want to set the record straight — I am," before opening her coat to show off her baby bump. Palmer and her boyfriend Darius Daulton have since been posting on social media, thanking everyone for their well wishes as the couple prepares for their growing family.
In a recent interview on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Greta Gerwig announced that is pregnant with her second child. "I am with child," she said to Fallon. In 2019, Gerwig gave birth to her son, Harold Ralph Gerwig Baumbach, whom she shares with her husband Noah Baumbach.
Actress Rebel Wilson has announced the birth of her first child, Royce Lilian, via surrogate. In her Instagram announcement, she wrote, "This has been years in the making…but particularly wanted to thank my gorgeous surrogate who carried her and birthed her with such grace and care. Thank you for helping me start my own family, it’s an amazing gift. The BEST gift!!"
Michelle Williams gave birth to her second child with her husband Thomas Kail. In June 2020, Michelle Williams and Kail welcomed their son Hart. Williams is also the mother of 17-year-old Matilda, her daughter with the late actor Heath Ledger.
Just three months after revealing their engagement, actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton welcomed their first child on Oct. 26. A source told Us Weekly, “Tom and Zawe are loving being new parents and are filled with joy."
On Oct. 26, model Alyssa Scott revealed that she was pregnant with Nick Cannon's 11th child. The couple previously welcomed their son Zen in June 2021 before his passing in December 2021 from brain cancer.
Actress Kaley Cuoco is expecting her first child with boyfriend Tom Pelphrey. On October 11, the couple took to Instagram to share the exciting news that they are expecting a baby girl. "Baby girl Pelphrey coming 2023. Beyond blessed and over the moon. I love you @tommypelphey!!!," she wrote.
The Academy Award-winning actress, Hilary Swank, announced that she is expecting twins with husband Philip Schneider. "I'm gonna be a mom," Swank shared the news on Good Morning America.
On October 3, Fashion model Daisy Lowe took to Instagram to share the happy news that she and her fiancé Jordan Saul, are expecting their first baby. "I wanted to share some news with you- Jordan & I are having a baby," Lowe wrote on Instagram.
On September 23, Nick Cannon took to Instagram to announce that he and TV host Brittany Bell welcomed their son Rise Messiah Cannon.
On September 14, Nick Cannon welcomed his ninth child, a daughter named Onyx Ice Cole Cannon, with model LaNisha Cole.
On September 15, Blake Lively showed up to the 10th Annual Forbes Power Women's Summit where she posed for the camera with a visible baby bump. Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds are already parents James, 7, Inez, 5, and Betty, 2.
It was revealed on September 5 that Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine are expecting their third child together. The couple was spotted taking a stroll with Prinsloo sporting a cute baby bump. The Maroon 5 lead singer and former Victoria's Secret model are already parents to two daughters, Dusty Rose and Gio Grace.
The Hunger Games actress gave birth to her first child back in February, per TMZ. Lawrence and her husband have remained incredibly private about their baby, as not much other information is known. In her October 2022 cover interview with Vogue, the actress finally revealed the name and gender of her first child. Lawrence confirmed she gave birth to a baby boy named Cy.
"Andre likes to scare me...everywhere! In the market... in the bathroom..." she wrote in her first TikTok. The post continued with the words, "But today...is...payback!!!" Viewers then saw a positive pregnancy test. The supermodel revealed that she was having a boy about two months later in a separate TikTok. On September 5, the model announced that she gave birth to her son, Cyan, on August 29 in a heartfelt Instagram post. "Cyan now is our favorite color... the color of our baby boy's eyes," she writes.
On August 24, model Brittany Bell and rapper Nick Cannon, took to Instagram to announce the couple is expecting their third baby together. Cannon shared the news with a behind-the-scenes video of the duo's maternity photoshoot, in which Bell shows off her bare baby bump. The Wild N' Out host shared their excitement with the caption, "Time stopped, and this happened..."
The former Sports Illustrated model took to Instagram, showing off her newly announced baby bump. After tragically experiencing the loss of their third child Jack back in 2020, Teigen certainly has a renewed her sense of optimism, writing in the caption, "Joy had filled our home and hearts again."
On July 13, multiple sources revealed that the two were expecting their second child via surrogate. The news comes a few months after Thompson fathered a child with another woman in December. The two share 4-year-old daughter, True Thompson. On August 6, it was announced that the pair welcomed their second child to the family, a baby boy.
The reality star and rapper welcomed their second child, a boy, into the world on February 2, after announcing Jenner was pregnant in the middle of 2021. The two kept Jenner's first pregnancy, with child Stormi Webster, under wraps until she gave birth.
In January of this year, the couple shared identical posts on their Instagrams revealing that they had welcomed their first child together via surrogate. It was later revealed that they chose the name Maltie Marie for their baby girl.
News broke in January that the couple, already parents to a 6-year-old and 4-year-old, was expecting their third child together this summer. On July 6, Hilton shared to her Instagram that she had given birth to a baby boy.
The model and style icon gave birth to her second child, a baby girl on 02/02/2022, she shared on Instagram. The baby's name? Isabella James Statham.
Twins alert! On January 7, the model shared to Twitter that she had given birth. Her tweet read, "Justin and I are so excited to share that our baby boys are here. They were born early this morning at home and are happy and healthy. I’m taking some time to heal up and connect with my husband and three boys, but I truly can not wait to share more with you all. Much love, AG." This marks baby #2 and #3 for the couple.
The younger sister of Duchess Kate Middleton, welcomed her third child in June, People reports. The couple already has two children—a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl, who she was pregnant with at the time of the photo.
The former Victoria Secret model announced at the end of May via Instagram that she is expecting her second child with her fiancé. The two welcomed their first child in 2020.
In April, Spears announced she was pregnant in a caption on one of her Instagram posts. "I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ … I thought “Geez … what happened to my stomach ???” My husband said “No you’re food pregnant silly 🤪 !!!” So I got a pregnancy test … and uhhhhh well … I am having a baby 👶🏼 … " Unfortunately, a little over a month later, Spears revealed on Instagram that she had lost the baby.
The former Empire co-stars are expecting their first child together. Grace Byers posted pictures of her and Trai holding her baby bump on a red carpet on her Instagram on October 15. The couple got married in 2016, and are ready to expand their family.
