Over the decades, celebrities have shared their pregnancies with their fans. We start with the most notable, Lucy and Dezi.

Celebrity Pregnancies

Celebrity pregnancies generate curiosity and excitement from the media and fans. When a female celebrity becomes pregnant, it creates a buzz among her fans, with some pregnancies standing out more than others.

Lucille Ball, I Love Lucy — 1952

Just about every household in America turned on the television in 1952 when the I Love Lucy show’s star, Lucille Ball, included her real-life pregnancy in the storyline. The script couldn’t use the word “pregnancy” and substituted it for “expecting.” The last episode of the season, the birth, hit the highest ratings.

Elizabeth Taylor — 1957

Elizabeth Taylor married many times, but had one mega pregnancy. Her third husband, Mike Todd, disproves false rumors of marital difficulties by declaring with bluster to the newshounds that his wife was blissfully pregnant.

Gwyneth Paltrow — June 2004

Paltrow posed for a magazine cover when pregnant with her first child, Apple, in 2004. She explained her baby’s name on Oprah. “It sounded so sweet, and it conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet, and they’re wholesome, and it’s biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and … clean! And I just thought, Perfect!”

Madonna — 1996

The release date of Evita happened simultaneously with Madonna’s first pregnancy. Madonna played Eva Peron in the musical, and she won a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar for best original song. The baby’s father, Leon, is a fitness trainer. They named the baby Lourdes, and we’ve seen her grow into a beautiful young woman.

In this picture, she is unsuccessful in incognito.

Angelina Jolie — 2006

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s relationship seemed unclear in the minds of their adoring fans. When Angelina announced she was pregnant with Brad’s baby, we all knew they were a couple. Hoping to avoid the media frenzy surrounding the birth, Angelina gave birth to daughter Shiloh in Namibia with her husband present.

The couple reportedly borrowed a private jet from Tom Cruise to comfortably travel before and after the birth. They sold their first baby pictures for $7.6 million to People and Hello! Magazines, and they donated all the profits to charity. Now, the couple is divorced, and the media captures snapshots of the kids with each parent separately.

Marie Antoinette — 1781

Marie Antoinette was a celebrity in her own right during her time (1781). Whether as a famous Queen or insufferable royalty, she influenced fashion and style.

Her first child was a girl, and the second was a boy. During these two pregnancies, she both wore and helped make the muslin dress fashionable. Such a dress hung looser and was more comfortable for women expecting a baby.

Antoinette made history by continuing to wear controversial dresses after the first child was born. Scandalous! Nevertheless, the style soon became fashionable and quite the rage for those times.

Grace Kelly — 1956

Grace Kelly wasted no time getting pregnant once she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Their cute baby girl, Princess Caroline, arrived nine months and four days after their marriage vows.

Media hounds went over the top with gossip about Grace’s pregnancy. The press photographed her often with a large Hermes purse covering her growing midsection. The large purse became known as the “Kelly bag.”

Princess Diana — 1982

The public loved Princess Diana, and when she became pregnant for the first time, scrutiny from the media hounds was inevitable. Later in life, Diana was known for popularizing dresses, hats, and other fashion items. She kept to simple outfits through both pregnancies, hoping to avoid attention.

Jackie Kennedy — 1960

The first lady Kennedy gave birth to her youngest, John-John, 21 days after John F. Kennedy won the presidency in 1960.

Jackie stayed home during her husband’s campaign because her pregnancy had complications, and she lost three babies. She still campaigned for Kennedy by participating in printed and television interviews, a syndicated column, and writing letters.

Kate Middleton, Duchess Of Cambridge — 2012

The Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy got off to a dramatic start. In December 2012, the palace announced her pregnancy when she was hospitalized for a condition known as hyperemesis gravidarum, best described as severe morning sickness.

Kate’s health improved, and the world giddily watched. Her child, George, is third in line to the throne after Prince Charles and Prince William. Now, they have two more adorable kids. The other two are Charlotte, Elizabeth, Diana, and Louis Arthur Charles.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Twins — 2017

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s twins are worth mentioning because their births hit the headlines with fake and real news. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the couple and their new babies are so famous that, reportedly (E! News), a celebrity’s company filed trademark documents in late June.

Why trademark your kids’ names? The trademark request relates to various merchandise, including baby items. To liven up the excitement, Jay-Z released his album 4:44. In it, he discusses infidelity rumors, his twins, and his wild and crazy friendship with Kanye West.

Loretta Young and Clark Gable’s Secret Daughter — 1935

Decades after Loretta Young’s pregnancy, Judy Lewis revealed she was the daughter of Young and Clark Gable. The pregnancy is worth mentioning because it seems unique. Twenty-two-year-old and unmarried, Young and Gable, 34 and married to Maira Langham, had a short romance while filming The Call of the Wild in Washington State.

While pregnant, she stayed in Europe to ward off rumors and a scandal. Their baby arrived on November 6, 1935. A little over a year and a half later, Young brought her home and told the media she had adopted the child. Lewis passed away in 2011 at the age of 76.

Celebrity Babies Grow Up

The news coverage of celebrity pregnancy has died down recently. The excitement is not the hot news it used to be. Though seeing the first pictures of the babies is exciting, it is even more impressive when they grow up and start looking like their parents.