HGTV stars Erin and Ben Napier are expecting! The couple recently announced the pregnancy—and this May their family will grow from three to four.
2020 was a busy a year for the Napiers. While most of the country was stuck inside working from home, the husband and wife celeb pair was filming two shows at the same time: Home Town in Laurel, Mississippi and Home Town Takeover in Wetumpka, Alabama. Not only did the couple spend the fall working on two shows simultaneously, in September they also found out that Erin was pregnant.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Ben said, “The last six months of 2020 really, you know, it was rough. It’s all a blur.” Erin added, “We were like, ‘Ooh, this is going to be tough, but we can do it.’ We don’t remember anything, but I’m glad somebody was filming all of it.”
Erin and Ben officially announced the pregnancy on Home Town in a very special double reveal. Along with Erin’s baby news, they also shared another family pregnancy. Ben’s brother Jessie and his wife Lauren were featured on the episode as the couple’s clients—but that wasn’t all. They also announced their own pregnancy too.
Despite doubts that she could conceive, following a decade of abdominal pain brought on by a perforated appendix, Erin learned she was expecting the couple’s first child Helen in May of 2017. Four years later, in May of 2021, the family will welcome their second child!
There’s no shortage of celeb baby news in 2021. Along with Meghan Markle’s announcement and a recent rash of births including Ashley Tisdale, Hilary Duff and Bindi Irwin, you can now add another celebrity to the new parent list—Jason Derulo.
The singer and his girlfriend, Jena Frumes, are expecting their first child together! Derulo revealed the pregnancy in a recent Instagram post, writing, “Couldn’t be more excited for this new chapter in our life.”
In their IG video clip, the happy soon-to-be parents walk sweetly hand-in-hand on the beach. Derulo stops to gently rub and kiss Frumes’ growing baby bump as the couple strolls through the super-scenic setting. As the singer’s IG video comes to a close, the camera moves from the couple to the beach, with the words, “Coming soon” drawn in the sand.
Derulo and Frumes met just before the pandemic began. He later opened up to Page Six about his relationship with Frumes, spending time with his four-year-old niece Skylar, and whether he has “baby fever” saying, “You know, I think I’m getting to that age, you know what I’m saying? So, I don’t know.”
There’s a new royal! Even though it seems like everyone is still reeling from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s pregnancy pics and the announcement, this isn’t the only royal baby news. Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara Tindall and husband Mike recently welcomed their third child—a baby boy!
Tindall gave birth to son Lucas Philip last Sunday, making the newborn the Queen’s tenth great-grandchild. Unlike the other recent royal births, the new mom didn’t deliver in a swanky U.K. hospital. Instead, Tindall had her son at home.
Not only did Tindall end up having a home birth, but according to her husband/new dad for the third time, Zara had her baby in the bathroom! Mike shared the birth story on his podcast, The Good, The Bad, & The Rugby, saying, “A little baby boy arrived at my house!”
Mike elaborated on the birth experience, telling listeners that his wife didn’t have time to get to the hospital, “So, it was run into the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get a mat on the floor, towels down, ‘brace-brace-brace’.” Luckily, the couple’s midwife was able to get to their home in time to deliver little Lucas Philip.
Baby boy Lucas Philip Tindall joins big sisters Mia and Lena in this now-family of five!
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Grammy-nominated performer Elle King is pregnant! The singer and fiance Dan Tooker recently revealed their baby news on Instagram and in a PEOPLE exclusive.
The road to the couple’s soon-to-be baby joy hasn’t been easy. King, who has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), struggled with infertility and pregnancy loss.
King opened up about her fertility issues and subsequent pregnancy losses in PEOPLE saying, “It’s such a major thing that so many people go through, but it’s so secretive—like you have to go through it alone.” The singer added, “Nobody talks about it. It’s like you’re supposed to feel shame; like you’re not supposed to tell people before 12 weeks, because if you lose it, it’s going to be embarrassing for you and you don’t want other people to get their hopes up.”
The couple found out about King’s pregnancy on Christmas, but only recently announced the news publicly. King started her IG announcement with, “Well, we did something! Me and @tattooker made a little human!”
She went on to add, “We are very excited to share the news that we are pregnant. This news comes with a great deal of fear, and I hope that all mothers-to-be, in whatever sense that may be, know that I am trying to be very sensitive. You see, this miracle baby comes after two very big losses. It’s a terrifying and extremely painful experience for everyone. But the sun always rises, and I never really let go to let the universe decide when I was ready. I remember every pregnancy announcement felt like a dagger to me. So I want to be very delicate and say to YOU! That soon to be mom, who’s maybe had a loss, or has been struggling with fertility, I’m telling you, our babies come. And I love you.”
King continued with a shout out to other women who have gone through similar struggles, “What women go through on this journey make us nothing less than WARRIORS. So thank you for your prayers and love for our high risk pregnancy!”
Congrats go out to King and Tooker on their beautiful baby news!
Actress Gal Gadot is pregnant—again! Gadot recently took to Instagram, announcing her baby news in a sweet family pic post.
The Wonder Woman franchise star and hubby Jason Varsano are already parents to nine-year-old Alma and three-year-old Maya. According to Gadot’s post, the family of four is about to expand into a party of five sometime soon.
Gadot’s post features a super-smiley photo of the actress/mama, Varsano and their two girls. Varsano has his hand placed gently over his wife’s tiny baby bump. Younger daughter Maya also sweetly touches Gadot’s burgeoning belly. The soon-to-be mom of three captioned the photo with a simple, “Here we go again.”
Not only does Gadot play the iconic Wonder Woman character, this actress is a real-life wonder woman. While five-months pregnant with now-three-year-old Maya, Gadot filmed the action-intensive Wonder Woman film!
Will Gadot need to film while pregnant again? The actress has yet to dish on her due date—so we’ll need to wait for more info. In the meantime, congrats go out to the Varsano-Gadot clan.
Superstar surfer Bethany Hamilton recently welcomed her third son! Hamilton recently announced the birth of baby boy Micah, with hubby (and new dad times three!) Adam Dirks.
The couple announced Micah’s Valentine’s Day birth on Hamilton’s website and in a sweet YouTube video. Dirks wrote, on Hamilton’s site, “Mama is happy and healthy. We are just so thankful that everything went really smooth!” The new third-time dad added, “We’re excited baby is here… the perfect Valentine’s Day present!”
Newborn Micah joins big brothers Tobias, five, and Wesley, two. Micah’s proud dad also posted a sweet YouTube video, announcing his (and Hamilton’s) baby news. In the video, Dirks says, “The boys have been excited. We made birthday cookies and now they’re going with grandma to go play.”
Dirks also added info about the birth, noting, “Everything went real smooth. Mama’s happy. She’s healthy. We’re just so thankful that everything went smooth. And it’s just really just an amazing blessing.” The happy-to-help husband also showed the delish looking fruit plate he prepped for Hamilton—filled with fresh coconut, blueberries, and papaya.
Olympian Shawn Johnson East and hubby former NFL player Andrew East recently shared their baby news reveal with the world! The couple, who are expecting their second child later in 2021, took to YouTube with a behind the scenes look at their sweet (and completely comical) family baby announcement idea.
There’s no end to the creative pregnancy announcement ideas online. When Johnson East and her husband wanted to share their baby joy with the East fam, the couple explored some of the more humorous options. After nixing the idea of a literal bun in the oven, East decided to put together a family photo portrait reveal.
The soon-to-be second time dad devised a plan that involved his parents, sisters and their families. In a perfect world, the entire extended family would gather together, smile sweetly, and get a surprise when the pair announced the pregnancy. Even though this sounded like a workable idea, reality struck. With kids who wouldn’t stand still and scheduling issues, the photo idea never happened.
This left the couple on the hunt for another pregnancy reveal idea. Johnson East was ready to spill the secret without any fanfare—but her hubby wouldn’t give up on the idea of a creative announcement.
Instead of a fam photo, East built four snow people: Dad, mom, older sib, and a new baby. He hid the baby snow person until the just-right time. Of course, everyone in the East clan was elated at the announcement. To see the full reveal, and everything leading up to it, watch the couple’s YouTube video here.
Johnson East also posted a YouTube video of her parents’ reaction to the baby news. Watch the hilarious clip here.
Our news feeds have been filled with many announcements from celebrities expecting babies in 2020 and 2021. We cannot wait to see who will be sharing more good news with us. Until then, here is a rundown of the stars who announced that they are expecting a bundle of joy this year.
Morgan and her husband, MLS player Servando Carrasco are expecting a baby girl in April 2020. The couple shared the news in an adorable Instagram post featuring pics from a maternity shoot.
Update: Charlie Elena Carrasco was born on May 7 at 11:30 a.m., weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces.
America Ferrera and husband Ryan Piers Williams announced they were expecting their second child on Instagram in a sweet New Year’s Day post. The new baby will join the couple’s 19-month-old son Sebastian.
When Perry released the video to her new song, “Never Worn White”, she also revealed that she and fiancé, Orlando Bloom are expecting a baby this summer.
Badgley and Kirke announced the happy news on Kirke’s Instagram account. This will be the first child together for the couple and the second child for Kirke. The new baby will make Kirke’s 10-year-old son, Cassius, a big brother.
Solo and husband, former NFL player, Jerramy Stevens are expecting boy/girl twins. Solo revealed her baby news while co-hosting the beIn SPORTS Weekend Winners Show.
Ciara and Wilson both shared their baby news on Instagram. The couple are already parents to two-year-old Sienna Princess and the singer’s five year-old son Future Zahir.
Kevin and Eniko Hart announced the good news on Instagram, sharing a black and white maternity photo. Eniko and Kevin are already parents to 2-year-old son Kenzo Kash. Kevin shares daughter Heaven, 15, and son Hendrix, 12, with ex-wife Torrei Hart.
Hilaria and Alec Baldwin have another baby on the way. The happy couple both announced the pregnancy on their Instagram accounts. The new baby comes after two losses last year and joins big sisters Ireland and Carmen and brothers Rafael, Leonardo and Romeo.
Update: Eduardo Pau Lucas Baldwin arrived Sept. 8.
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are expecting their first baby. Hadid confirmed the good news during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The actress and husband Christopher French announced they were expecting their first child. The couple dressed in coordinating white outfits for the reveal which was posted to each of their Instagram accounts.
Rose Leslie debuted her baby bump in the new issue of Make Magazine. She and husband Kit Harrington portrayed star-crossed lovers Jon Snow and Ygritte on Game of Thrones.
Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting their first child! The royal couple, who wed in October 2018, made the special announcement via Instagram early on Sept. 25.
Hilary Duff announced that she is expecting her third child. This will be her second child with husband Matthew Koma. Duff showed off her baby bump in a sweet Instagram video featuring Koma hugging her from behind.
Leslie Odom Jr. and his wife Nicolette Robinson recently announced they are expecting their second child. Odom Jr. shared the good news on Instagram with a photo of the couple and their daughter Lucille.
Along with the photo of a bikini-clad belly bumping Ciara, the singer’s post included the caption, “Number 3.” Wilson also posted his own version of the announcement on IG—with a photo of himself in the foreground and his wife posed behind him.
Ciara and Wilson are already parents to two-year-old Sienna Princess and the singer’s five year-old son Future Zahir (with rapper Future).
As of now there’s no information on when Ciara is due or whether the couple is expecting a boy or a girl—but we’ll keep you posted when the details become available.
Olympian Usain Bolt and his girlfriend Kasi Bennett have big news! The couple recently announced Bennett’s pregnancy via Instagram with some seriously stunning pics.
Both Bolt and Bennett shared the pregnancy pics (taken by Adrian McDonald/Lexon Photography) on IG. Bolt captioned his post, “I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE” and tagged mommy-to-be Bennett.
Bennett shared three different photos from the same shoot, adding her own captions, “Our golden child. Coming soon,” “Our greatest celebration..” and “Our biggest blessing…”
The couple’s baby news isn’t exactly unexpected. In May of 2017 Bolt told People, “I have a girlfriend for four years now (and) it’s going steadily, so we’re thinking about kids very soon.” The Olympian added, “We’ll see how it goes, we’re taking our time.”
