What’s up? It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and we all know that 2020 has been rough, but
the amount of pregnancy and baby announcements have been a huge
silver lining. And is it just me, or did the quarantine make a lot of babies... happen
Many celebs were bored in the house for the majority of this year. We all can relate! And
with that, came quite a few shocking pregnancy and baby announcements.
I mean, what better way to turn 2020 around than by bringing new life into the world right?!
So in the spirit of spreading some good news and positivity, we’re going to round up some
of the most surprising celebrity pregnancy and baby announcements from this year.
Starting with Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik.
This one was a big surprise for all of us because many fans weren’t 100%
sure that Gigi and Zayn were 100% back together.
Zayn started popping up on Gigi’s social media pages again around the holiday season last year,
but given these two are pretty private about their on again off again relationship,
we didn’t know if they were officially back on.
In February, Gigi confirmed they were back together with this pic of Zayn on
her 2nd Instagram account writing “HEY VALENTINE. Z on the farm ♡ Dec 2019”
But fans were still surprised when rumors started swirling around that Gigi and Zayn were expecting.
TMZ broke the story back in April and Gigi confirmed it herself later that month.
Gigi did seem a bit bummed that TMZ shared the news before she and Zayn could,
but she was grateful for all of the love and support from fans.
“You know we wished could’ve announced it on our own terms but we’re very
excited and happy and grateful for everyone’s well wishes and support.”
We now know that Gigi and Zayn welcomed their baby girl last month
and they’ve been adjusting to their life as new parents!
Alright, next up in surprising baby and pregnancy announcements is Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom.
Katy revealed she was pregnant with their first child
together back in March in her music video for her song Never Worn White.
Katy also took to Twitter to share the news writing “omg so glad I
don’t have to suck it in anymore. or carry around a big purse lol.”
And fans were definitely surprised by this major music video Easter egg.
On an Instagram Live following the video's release,
Katy said that her pregnancy was the “longest secret” she’s ever had to keep.
Katy and Orlando welcome their baby girl Daisy Dove Bloom in August.
We will forever be obsessed with that name!
Next up, let’s talk about how Kelly Rowland recently announced her pregnancy.
Last week, Kelly shocked fans with her pregnancy announcement on the cover
of Women’s Health magazine and to say she looked stunning would be an understatement.
Kelly and her husband Tim Weatherspoon are expecting their second child together,
but this pregnancy was even a surprise to Kelly herself.
She shared this video on Instagram shortly after her
Women’s Health cover came out writing “I still can't believe this belly.”
Kelly also admitted to Women’s Health that she and Tim got pregnant right away,
but they weren’t expecting it so soon given she turns 40 in February.
Kelly said quote, “We had been talking about it loosely, and then COVID happened,
and we were just like, 'Let's see what happens.’ … And being able to have a child...
I'm knocking at 40's door in February. Taking care of myself means a lot to me.”
Kelly hasn’t revealed when her baby is due, but we hope she shares even
more pregnancy photos as she gets further along and we can’t wait for her baby #2!
Nicki Minaj also surprised fans this year with her pregnancy announcement,
but die hard Barbz kind of had a feeling Nicki had a bun in the oven.
There were plenty of clues, like Nicki covering up her belly, or her husband Kenneth
Petty touching her belly, or Nicki writing captions like “there’s a lot to celebrate.”
But she surprised fans in July with her official pregnancy announcement.
Nicki shared these pics writing “preggers” as the caption.
She also shared this photo and wrote “Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with
excitement & gratitude. Thank you all for the well wishes.”
Then, earlier this month TMZ reported that Nicki gave birth in Los Angeles.
The name and sex of Nicki’s baby still haven’t been revealed,
but we can’t wait until she’s ready to reveal more about her baby Barb.
Alright, last but not least on this list of
surprising celebrity pregnancies is Riverdale’s Vanessa Morgan.
Vanessa took to Instagram in July to reveal that she was expecting a baby boy writing quote,
“Exciting news... I am overjoyed to be welcoming my baby boy into the world this January.
This little guy has already brought me so much happiness and a feeling of such
a greater purpose. I cannot wait to meet you!!”
But what was even more surprising than the pregnancy announcement
was the news that Vanessa’s husband Michael Kopech filed for divorce.
The two tied the knot in January of this year, but according to the Chicago Tribune,
Michael filed for divorce on June 19th, around a month before her pregnancy announcement.
A rep for Vanessa told the Chicago Tribune that Michael is indeed her baby’s father,
despite some speculation that he might not be.
Thankfully though, Vanessa has been surrounded by her friends
and castmates on set of Riverdale as she enters her 6th month of pregnancy.
Madelaine Petsch has even been attending ultrasound appointments with Vanessa.
“Many of you may not know that Vanessa’s actually pregnant right now. In a week I’m 6 months.
Very exciting I think Mads is coming with me to my ultrasounds appointment.
I’m so excited. Tomorrow or the next day.” And January is going to be a very exciting
month for Vanessa with Riverdale being back on air and her baby boy being due!
Here’s to looking ahead to 2021 am I right?!
And obviously there were a lot more exciting celebrity baby announcements and pregnancies
like Sophie Turner, Jessica Biel, Bindi Irwin, Emma Roberts, Ashley Tisdale, and so many more…
While we can’t talk about every single one here today we are wishing all the
babies and new parents all the love in the world!
If you want a look at Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas’ life as parents, click
right over here for another Clevver News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below which
2020 celebrity baby was the most surprising to you!
I’m your host EMILE ENNIS JR., bye guys!