Celebs expecting babies, pregnant stars

By Wonderwall.com Editors 7:43am PST, Dec 2, 2021

Wonderwall.com rounded up all the celebrities who are expecting new additions, starting with this couple… "Breaking Bad" alum Aaron Paul and wife Lauren are going to be parents again: On Dec. 1, Lauren took to Instagram to officially confirm that they're expecting their second child. "We can't wait to meet you baby! We love you so much already," the Kind Campaign co-founder captioned a photo of daughter Story Annabelle, who was born in 2018, kissing her growing belly.

Keep reading for more stars who are currently expecting or preparing to expand their family…

On Thanksgiving Day, Cooper Hefner — a businessman and Air Force reservist who's the son of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner — and wife Scarlett Byrne Hefner, an actress from the "Harry Potter" film franchise, shared the happy news that their 1-year-old daughter, Betsy, will soon be a big sister. "Scarlett and I will be welcoming two new members of the family this spring. We couldn't be happier as we wait on the arrival of our twins. A very Happy Thanksgiving to all!" Cooper captioned a family photo debuting Scarlett's growing baby bump on Nov. 25.

Maddie & Tae singer Taylor Dye is expecting her first child with husband Josh Kerr, the country music star revealed on Instagram on Nov. 21. "Baby Kerr is joining us earthside in spring '22 and we are already so deeply in love," she captioned a slideshow of photos debuting her baby bump — and the baby's gender: It's a girl!

Julia Stiles is pregnant with her second child, she revealed when she posed for photos while cradling her growing baby bump on the red carpet at a screening of "The Humans" at New York City's Village East Cinema on Nov. 18. The "10 Things I Hate About You" star and "Bourne Identity" franchise alum and husband Preston J. Cook, a camera assistant, welcomed their first child, son Strummer, in 2017.

Eight months after revealing she'd miscarried, "Little People, Big World" star Tori Roloff announced that she and husband Zach Roloff are expecting again. "Baby Roloff #3 coming spring 2022," read a sign in an Instagram slideshow Tori posted on Nov. 17. The new baby will join siblings Jackson, who was born in 2017, and Lilah, who was born in 2019.

Sarah Palin's daughter Willow Bailey is expecting her third child with husband Ricky Bailey two years after giving birth to twin daughters Banks and Blaise. "Been keeping this guy a little bit of a secret – one more week and we'll be half way with our BOY!" Willow — who was thrust into the spotlight when her mom, then the governor of Alaska, was chosen as Republican presidential nominee John McCain's vice presidential running mate in the 2008 election — captioned a video revealing her growing bump on Nov. 7.

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez are having two more kids! "Delighted to announce we are expecting twins. Our hearts are full of love – we can't wait to meet you #blessed," Cristiano announced on Instagram on Oct. 28 alongside this selfie revealing their ultrasound images. The world-famous athlete is also a dad to four other kids: 3-year-old daughter Alana Martina (with Georgina), 4-year-old twins Eva Maria and Mateo (with a surrogate), and 11-year-old son Cristiano Jr. (with a woman he has not publicly identified).

"Glee" alum Darren Criss and musician wife Mia are going to be parents! The Emmy-winning "American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace" actor shared an Instagram slideshow on Oct. 15 featuring photos and videos teasing Mia's bump reveal. "We've been making music for years.⁣ But this time we made a BEAT.⁣ The ultimate collab droppin Spring 2022," they teased in the caption, with the second slide revealing audio of their unborn baby's heartbeat.

Rapper-actress Eve, 42, is expecting her first child! On Oct. 15, the "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" chart-topper took to Instagram to reveal the happy news: "Can you believe it @mrgumball3000 we finally get to tell everyone!!!!! You all know how long we've been waiting for this blessing!!!!! We get to meet our lil human February 2022," the Ruff Ryders' First Lady — who's been married to Gumball 3000 founder Maximillion Cooper since 2014 — captioned a slideshow of two photos showing off her baby bump. Eve's fertility struggles have been well documented over the years. On a late-2020 episode of "The Talk," she said that she "felt shameful" while struggling to conceive. "As a woman, you just think things happen naturally, and I felt like I was damaged. I felt like I was broken. I felt like, 'Oh, maybe I wasn't good enough.' It's a very sad, hurtful thing," she said. Max, meanwhile, has four older children. (Eve is very hands-on when it comes to her stepchildren — see them during a recent family vacation here.) The multi-hyphenate has more reason to celebrate this month: Her new show "Queens" debuts on ABC on Oct. 19.

"The Practice," "Full House" and "Dude, Where's My Car" actress Marla Sokoloff and husband Alec Puro, a film and television music composer who's also the drummer in Deadsy, are having another child — their third. They shared their happy news with People magazine on Oct. 13. "2021 gave us the surprise of our lives… baby girl coming early 2022," Marla told the magazine. "After losing my dad at the beginning of the year, this truly feels like an extra special gift that he sent to me." The new baby will join big sisters Elliotte Anne, 9, and Olive Mae, 6.

Former "The Talk" co-host Elaine Welteroth took to Instagram on Oct. 11 to announce that she and her husband of a year, singer-songwriter Jonathan Singletary, are expecting their first child. The baby is due in the spring of 2022.

Jeannie Mai Jenkins and her husband, music star Jeezy (real name: Jay Wayne Jenkins), are expecting their first baby together: She's pregnant, she revealed on her show "The Real" on Sept. 20. Jeannie also shared in an interview with Women's Health that she suffered a miscarriage shortly before her current pregnancy. "I wondered if I was being punished. I wondered if I'd jinxed myself or cursed myself. My entire life, I never wanted children. When I say never, I'm talking a hard-stop never," she said, but "falling in love with Jeezy made me see life differently for myself. Our love is honest, pure and safe … something I hadn't felt as a child." Jeezy is also a dad to three kids from previous relationships.

Model Ashley Graham and husband Justin Ervin are going to be parents again, she announced on Instagram on July 13. "The past year has been full of tiny surprises, big griefs, familiar beginnings and new stories. I'm just beginning to process and celebrate what this next chapter means for us ❤️," she captioned a photo debuting her growing bump. On Sept. 20, she shared more major baby news: She's pregnant with twin boys! The new babies will join big brother Isaac, who arrived in January 2020.

Former E! star Jason Kennedy and his wife, author and former fashion blogger Lauren Scruggs, are expecting a baby in the spring of 2022 after years of fertility struggles and IVF attempts, Jason told People magazine on Sept. 8. He also posted a video on Instagram showing the moment he found out Lauren was pregnant plus a clip of them FaceTiming friends (including Bill and Giuliana Rancic, Justin Bieber, Maria Shriver, Kathie Lee Gifford and more) to share their happy news.

J-Law is about to become J-Mama! The Oscar winner and husband Cooke Maroney are expecting their first child, her rep confirmed to outlets including People magazine and TMZ on Sept. 8. The same day, DailyMail.com posted the first photos of the actress, who married the art gallery director in October 2019, with a visible baby bump.

Six months after welcoming her first child with husband Jordan McGraw, daughter Row, E! host Morgan Stewart is pregnant again, she announced on "DailyPop" on Sept. 8. "We are so thrilled!" Morgan told E! News. "We can't wait for Row to become a big sister!"

The rumors are true: Days after Olivia Munn was spotted out and about with a visible pregnancy bump, it's been confirmed that the actress is expecting her first child with John Mulaney, the stand-up comedian announced on the Sept. 7 episode of "Late Night With Seth Meyers." The happy news comes nearly four months after John's rep confirmed the funnyman had split from wife Anna Marie Tendler, a makeup artist. "I went to rehab in September [2020]. I got out in October. I move out of my home from my ex-wife. I host 'Saturday Night Live' on Halloween. I relapse on drugs … then I continued using drugs," John told the host of his eventful last year, as reported by Page Six. "I went to rehab again, this time for two months. I got out in February [2021]. I lived in sober living for another month and a half. … Then, in the spring, I went to Los Angeles and met and started to date a wonderful woman named Olivia." He joyfully added, "And we're having a baby together. I was nervous when I was about to say the news. … I'm gonna be a dad!" John further credited his love and their unborn child for helping him with his sobriety. "Olivia and this baby have helped save me from myself in this early journey out of recovery," he said.

On Aug. 20, multiple media outlets reported, citing multiple sources, that makeup mogul Kylie Jenner is pregnant with her second child with back-on boyfriend Travis Scott. The couple confirmed the news themselves on Sept. 7 in an emotional video the makeup mogul shared on Instagram. The reality TV star and the rapper are also parents to daughter Stormi, who was born in 2018.

There's another Duggar on the way: On Sept. 5, former "Counting On" star Jedidiah Duggar announced on Instagram that he and new wife Katey Nakatsu are expecting their first child together. The baby is due in the spring of 2022.

On Aug. 22, model-actress Lydia Hearst and "Talking Dead" host Chris Hardwick announced that they're expecting their first child together after five years of marriage. "We are over-the-moon and beyond excited to share this news!! I cannot wait to hold my baby in my arms, to bring them for walks in the stroller, to teach them to talk, walk, use the potty, and to be a caring, respectful, and loving human being! Every single day with @hardwick is a new adventure filled with laughter and love; our hearts are overflowing with joy and we cannot wait for this next chapter as a family," Lydia — the daughter of author and actress Patty Hearst — wrote on Instagram.

On Aug. 19, model-actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley announced that she and longtime fiancé Jason Statham are expecting their second child together. They welcomed son Jack in 2017. Rosie delivered the news in an Instagram fashion-photo slideshow that ended with a baby bump pic. "Taaa daahhh !! #round2," she captioned the post.

"Sweet Valley High" alum Brittany Daniel and husband Adam Touni, a real estate agent, are expecting their first child via surrogate, they told People magazine on Aug. 19. "We are over the moon at the thought of being parents," the "The Game" star — who beat stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma nearly a decade ago — said, adding, "This has been a long time coming and we are very much looking forward to holding our baby in our arms."

On Aug. 17, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Falynn Guobadia confirmed that she's expecting a baby with boyfriend Jaylan Banks. "It is Jaylan's first baby, so welcome aboard," she said in a YouTube video filmed alongside her love. Falynn is already a mom of three boys from a previous marriage. She and Simon Guobadia, whom she divorced earlier this year, did not have any kids together.

"Grey's Anatomy" actress Kelly McCreary is expecting her first child with director husband Pete Chatmon, People magazine confirmed on Aug. 16. The couple met on the set of the ABC medical drama and married in 2019.

These two Grammy winners are having another baby! Michelle Branch revealed the happy news in an Aug. 15 Instagram post in which she also said she was "nervous" as she and her husband, The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, suffered a miscarriage in December 2020. "Baby Carney is coming early 2022," Michelle wrote in the post detailing her pregnancy craving for home-baked scones. She's also a mom to son Rhys James, who was born in 2018, and 16-year-old daughter Owen Isabelle with ex-husband Teddy Landau.

Christina Ricci is expecting her second child. On Aug. 10, the "Addams Family" alum took to Instagram to share a photo of an ultrasound image. "Life keeps getting better," she wrote in the caption, which included a tag to hairstylist Mark Hampton, who also posted ultrasound photos on Instagram (the pair had not been publicly linked as a couple before then). In early October, they announced that they'd just married. The Emmy-nominated actress also shares one child, son Freddie, with her ex-husband, film producer James Heerdegen. They officially divorced in July 2021 after an incredibly contentious breakup following seven years of marriage.

"Duck Dynasty" alum Rebecca Robertson Loflin is expecting another baby, she revealed in a July 27 Instagram post featuring her growing bump, husband John Reed Loflin and son Zane Israel, who was born in 2019. "Here comes the sun ☀️👶🏻🌈 so excited to announce our rainbow baby is due in December ( to be exact, the due date is actually Christmas Day 🎅🏽)," she captioned the slideshow. "It's been a very humbling journey for us since last October [after suffering a miscarriage] & a rollercoaster ride the past couple of weeks ( will share more on that later ) but through every obstacles we continue to see God's goodness through our little growing miracle! 🙌🏽."

At the July 19 New York City premiere of "Old," Gael Garcia Bernal's girlfriend, poet Fernanda Aragonés, publicly revealed that they're expecting a child together when she hit the red carpet sporting a growing baby bump. The actor is already a dad to son Lázaro, 12, and daughter Libertad, 10, with actress ex Dolores Fonzi, while Fernanda has a 12-year-old daughter, Emilia, from a previous relationship.

Bachelor Nation's Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk are going to be parents in 2022. The couple, who connected on "Bachelor in Paradise" in 2017 and married in April, took to Instagram on July 25 to announce that they're having a "honeymoon baby" due in January, Raven wrote alongside a slideshow revealing their ultrasound images.

Bachelor Nation star Ashley Iaconetti is pregnant! On July 15, she announced on Amazon Live that she was 10 weeks along with her first child with husband Jared Haibon. "Baby Haibon is due Feb 10th! We're are very excited for that day to come! It's so cool to think I'm creating a human that's half me and half Jared!" she wrote on Instagram the next day alongside a photo of him holding her hair back next to a toilet. "I won't lie though, pregnancy has not been a delight for me. The nausea has been relentless and I throw up multiple times most days. I knew the first trimester wasn't easy for most, but I didn't imagine my life to come to a standstill feeling like I have an extreme hangover for 5 weeks and counting."

"The Handmaid's Tale" star Yvonne Strahovski is having another baby. She revealed her pregnancy when she hit the June 30 red carpet premiere of her new movie "The Tomorrow War" sporting a visible baby bump. Yvonne and husband Tim Loden welcomed their first child, son William, in 2018.

"Duck Dynasty" star Reed Robertson — the son of Jase and Missy Robertson — and wife Brighton are expecting their first child together, a daughter who's due in November, they announced on Instagram on May 31.