On the seventh day of Perezmas, pop culture gave to us…
7 surprise celebrity pregnancies!
Ahh, who doesn’t love some good old baby news??
In 2019, several stars decided to either start or expand their families — and we couldn’t be happier to see more beautiful baby bumps and adorable squishy faces (hey, Atlas!) on our feeds.
Ch-ch-check out seven surprise pregnancy announcements that warmed our hearts this year:
Anne Hathaway
It’s baby number two for Anne Hathaway!
On July 24, the Princess Diaries alum announced she and husband Adam Schulman were expecting their second child together. The pair also have 3-year-old son Jonathan.
Check out how she shared the happy news, which we almost confused for a movie prop (below):
It was in the caption of Hathaway’s post where she revealed the journey to baby number two was far from easy:
“It’s not for a movie…#2. All kidding aside, for everyone going through infertility and conception hell, please know it was not a straight line to either of my pregnancies. Sending you extra love.💕”
The touching pregnancy post went viral and shortly after, the 37-year-old actress opened up to Entertainment Tonight and further explained:
“There is a one-sided narrative to this, and of course it’s wonderful that we celebrate the happy moment when it’s ready to share. I think there is a silence around the moments before that and they are not all happy, and in fact a lot of them are quite painful. I think that pain is that these women feel like we’re the only ones going through it.”
On how she didn’t want others to feel bad about their own pregnancy journeys, Anne added:
“I just knew that somewhere my announcement was going to make somebody feel worse about themselves because — and it wouldn’t be their fault that that happened — you just can’t help it when you want something so bad and it feels like it’s happening to everyone else but you. And I just wanted that person to know that they’re included in my story too and that my story didn’t just have happy moments too.”
Keeping it thoughtful and classy as ever! We definitely applaud her for giving a shout-out to all the women out there struggling to conceive. The path to creating a family is different for everyone!
Wait, She Popped?!
A huge congratulations are in order, as Hathaway appears to have given birth recently! The Oceans 8 star and her hubby were spotted in NYC on December 8 walking with their three-year-old son Jonathan (see the photos HERE) along with a car seat.
Malika Haqq
Now, this #ad-announcement seemed to come right out of the (clear) blue!
Malika Haqq told the world she was expecting with a surprising sponsored IG post for Clearblue where she promoted their at-home digital ovulation tests to her followers, as seen (above).
Aww, congrats!
It’s clear our girl found a way to turn her special milestone into a check and we’re not mad at it, either. In November, Khloé Kardashian‘s BFF also shared the sex of her baby — she’s having a BOY! It’ll be super cute to see little Miz True Thompson and Malika’s son grow up relatively close in age together along with the rest of the KarJenner babies! They’ll make the next generation of KUWTK fans proud, for sure.
Initially, the Dash Dolls star thought she was having twins when doctors detected two heartbeats in an early ultrasound appointment, but it was later confirmed there would only be one fetus.
A few days after the big reveal, we learned the starlet’s longtime ex-boyfriend, rapper O.T. Genasis, is the father. Although the amicable pair split back in June (around the same time their future kid was conceived), it’s unclear at this point if and how they’ll co-parent together. Malika reportedly has plans to open up about that in the near future, though.
Shay Mitchell
Shay Mitchell might be a Pretty Little Liar — but there was no way she could keep this happy secret under wraps!
Back in June, the 32-year-old announced she and her boyfriend of two years, Matte Babel, were finally going to become parents. It was certainly happy news to hear as Mitchell previously revealed she suffered a miscarriage in 2018.
For this pregnancy, the actress decided to document the journey to motherhood on her new YouTube Original Series, Almost Ready. In a message alongside a teaser for the series, Shay emphatically shared:
“There is something in the oven and it’s not my pizza!!! WOW… It’s kind of surreal processing the fact that another human is growing inside of you. It’s exciting, nerve-racking, difficult and emotional all at the same time. Everyone waits for the right time to make the announcement and for me it wasn’t until I couldn’t hide it anymore and was tired of wearing oversized sweatshirts. We’re beyond excited and looking forward to starting a family. I’ve learned so much about myself and parenthood over the past 6 months, and feel like I haven’t even scratched the surface! It’s going to be a wild ride!!”
And it was a wild ride, indeed! The series chronicled every noteworthy moment from managing her busy lifestyle while pregnant, to the grueling 33 hours of labor she endured before her baby’s arrival in late October.
Feast your eyes on Shay’s precious daughter Atlas Noa, here:
What a sweetheart!
Blake Lively
Blake Lively revealed she was pregnant with her and Ryan Reynolds‘ third child by stepping out in a yellow dress that showed off her baby bump (above) in May at the New York City premiere of her husband’s film, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu.
A surprise, indeed!
We definitely weren’t ready for the bright and glowing mommy energy the Gossip Girl alum served us, but we were certainly happy to see it!
The happy couple shocked us again just a few months later in October when Us Weekly reported their youngest quietly made her arrival over the summer — well before the rest of us found out about it!
At the time, the outlet’s source claimed the A Simple Favor actress’ baby was “about 2 months old,” but we estimate the tiny tot must be at least four months by now. Blake and Ryan are usually very private when it comes to their family, but we were lucky enough to get our first technical glimpse of the newborn in this lovey-dovey partial family photo Reynolds tweeted, (below):
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— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) October 17, 2019
As you know, the proud parents already share 4-year-old daughter James and 2-year-old daughter Inez, and we’re sure both girls are so thrilled to be big sisters!
Jenna Dewan
Perhaps the only thing more surprising than Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum calling it quits in 2018, was the Step Up star’s announcement less than a year later that she and her new man, Steve Kazee, were expecting their first child together!
Dewan even revealed her bump in an adorable photo cuddling with her and Tatum’s six-year-old daughter Everly in a sweet princess fort, as seen (below):
The caption of the heartwarming shot really said it all:
“Becoming a mother is quite simply the absolute best most incredible thing that has ever happened to me
@stevekazee you are a gift from above and i couldn’t be more excited to be expanding our family together…! Thank you guys for all the love!!”
Not to be outdone, Kazee also shared his own post celebrating the expansion of their family, too!
For any of our readers wondering, the Magic Mike star reportedly received a heads up about his ex’s news before it broke — according to sources, he took it pretty well and is very supportive of the situation.
Ashley Graham
Ashley Graham and her husband of nine years, Justin Ervin, announced they were expecting on Instagram to mark their ninth wedding anniversary on August 14.
In addition to a cute video where the pair cradled Ash’s bump, the glowing momma-to-be wrote:
“Nine years ago today, I married the love of my life. It has been the best journey with my favorite person in the world! Today, we are feeling so blessed, grateful and excited to celebrate with our GROWING FAMILY! Happy anniversary, @mrjustinervin ❤️ Life is about to get even better. 😘”
In the June issue of Allure, the 31-year-old opened up about her journey to motherhood — and how important race conversations will play a factor in raising her biracial family:
“I want to know as much as I can as a white woman who is going to be raising black children. We’re going to have to have that conversation of ‘Mommy’s white, Daddy’s black,’ and I want to be prepared.”
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin became a father of four this year when he and husband Jwan Yosef welcomed their son, Renn Martin-Yosef. The little one joins the pair’s 10-year-old twin sons, Matteo and Valentino, and 10-month-old baby daughter, Lucia.
The Latin international pop star doesn’t post much about his kids on social media, so it was definitely a surprise to see another tender little newborn appear on his feed!
Martin previously opened up about his unconventional family’s personal mission in conversation with Out magazine, where he noted:
“I want people to look at me and see a family and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with that.’ It’s part of my mission. It’s part of my kids’ mission as well. My kids ask me about having two daddies and I tell them we are a part of a modern family. This is a beautiful sense of freedom.”
How beautiful. Keep making those sweet babies, Ricky!
So, Perezcious readers, which piece of baby news surprised YOU the most? Did we miss anyone on our list?
Let us know in the comments section, (below)!
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