Pregnant Celebrities: All the Stars Who Announced in 2024 That They’re Expecting Babies
The baby bump reveal has come to occupy a rarefied cultural space for pregnant celebrities! Be it a Super Bowl Halftime Show (Rihanna), a Marc Jacobs ad campaign for the gender reveal (Bhad Bhabie), or an underwater photo shoot posted after you already had the kid (Halle Bailey), stars can’t just post mirror selfies anymore. Or you could just host SNL like Keke Palmer! It has to be a production. And of course, walking a red carpet with child is always going to be a classic (Blake Lively).
Will these kids be the next generation of powerful nepo babies, or will they pursue entirely different paths? Only time will tell.
Jenna Dewan’s announcement kicked off a new year of pregnant celebrities with a double reveal: She’s expecting her third child, and this will be her last. Dewan shares one daughter with ex-husband Channing Tatum and a son with her fiancé, Steve Kazee; this will be her second kid with Kazee.
“He’s so naturally domestic and nurturing, and he’s so loving, and he’s funny, and he’s really…he’s just incredible,” she says. “It’s one of those things where people just have a natural ability for parenting. I’m so excited to see him with a little baby again,” she told Romper as part of her pregnancy-announcement interview.
“You don’t race to the end because this is the last time,” she added. “So there’s a bit of joy and a little sadness. I’m really trying to enjoy it all and not try to just get through the days. I really love being a mom…. That’s something I knew my whole life, but I really know it now.”
From families adding to their already plentiful brood to first-time moms making waves in the tabloids, here are all the celebrities who announced in 2024 that they are expecting little ones.
Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images1/5Ashanti and Nelly
In a playful skit posted to her Instagram on April 17, Ashanti revealed that she is expecting her first child with rapper Nelly. The video depicts the backstage chaos ahead of a performance, when Ashanti's mom asks how much time she'll need. Ashanti appears from behind a curtain, holding a pregnancy test, and says, “I'll need about nine months.”
The singer also confirmed the news in an interview with Essence, where she also revealed that she and Nelly are engaged. “Motherhood is something that I have looked forward to, and sharing this with my family, fiancé, and loyal fans, who have been so supportive of my career, is an amazing experience,” she said.
TikTok2/5Ashley Tisdale and Christopher French
Another HSM alum is pregnant! Ashley Tisdale and her husband, who share daughter Jupiter, announced that they were expecting via Instagram, with Tisdale posting pictures from a maternity shoot and writing to her future child, “We can’t wait to meet you 💫.”
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Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker
The Tick…Tick…Boom! star and the MLB player are expecting, months after tying the knot in Mexico. And she made the announcement in the most A-list way possible: with a bump reveal at the Oscars.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin4/5Elisabeth Moss
Elisabeth Moss confirmed that she is expecting on Jimmy Kimmel Live,after the host asked if she was pregnant or “just an incredibly committed method actor,” in reference to her role on The Handmaid’s Tale. Laughing, the Emmy-winner replied, “Little bit of both.”
Moss famously likes to keep her personal life as private as possible and hasn’t revealed whether she’s in a relationship or not. But, in a 2019 Marie Claire interview, she was clear about wanting children someday. “I’d like to have that experience of loving something more than you could ever possibly love anything other than yourself,” she said.
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Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee
The Rookie star and her fiancé of four years, singer-actor Steve Kazee, announced their new addition on Instagram on January 17. Dewan filmed herself taking a relaxing soak in the tub while Kazee played guitar for her and wrote, “Think if I make @stevekazee serenade me every night the baby will get his voice??” We’re not ob-gyns, but…yes.
