The 30 Most Shocking Celebrity Birth Announcements Throughout the Years
Kylie is just the start.
Kylie Jenner
After months and months of keeping fans guessing about her pregnancy, Kylie Jenner finally confirmed the news after she had given birth.
Natalie Portman
When Natalie Portman skipped the Academy Awards in 2017, rumor had it that it was because she very pregnant. The real shocker came when fans learned that she'd actually given birth days before the ceremony—news she kept secret until early March.
Donald Glover
In 2017, Donald Glover thanked his son in his Golden Globes acceptance speech and it was the first official confirmation the actor gave that he was a father.
Laura Linney
Laura Linney stayed quiet about the birth of her son for more than two years.
"Well, I was an older mother-to-be, and it had taken me a very long time to have a child," she said of her decision to keep the pregnancy secret. "I wanted to make sure that my child actually arrived, and was safe and healthy."
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys
Even though everyone knew the couple was expecting, they were so low-key about their pregnancy that news Russell had given birth didn't break for a few weeks after their child was born.
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway pulled off her biggest lie ever when she welcomed her son, Jonathan, in March 2016 (news didn't break until April).
"I get very flushed when I lie, so I am very bad at keeping secrets. People can always tell what's up," she said of keeping the secret. "The only secret that I kept, and I will tell you I got really good at lying, was when I was pregnant. I lied about everything having to do with it."
Tyra Banks
In January 2016, the supermodel shocked fans when she announced that she welcomed her first child via surrogate.
"The best present we worked and prayed so hard for is finally here. He's got my fingers and big eyes and his daddy Erik's mouth and chin. As we thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone. York Banks Asla, welcome to the world," she wrote on Instagram.
Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser
The notoriously private couple welcomed their first child, a son, in December 2015. No one knew and no one would have known if Bledel's Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life costar Scott Patterson hadn't spilled the secret.
"She's really blossomed as a woman and now she's a proud new mother and married and happy," he told Glamour magazine.
Leighton Meester and Adam Brody
The teen dream couple has been super secretive about everything to do with their relationship. In September 2015, news broke that the couple had welcomed their first child and they had never even confirmed the pregnancy.
Carey Mulligan
When news broke in October 2015 that Carey Mulligan and her husband, Marcus Mumford, welcomed their first child, it shocked many fans who didn't even realize she was expecting.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
The actor and his wife, Tasha McCauley, kept the entire pregnancy and birth of their child a secret.
Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen
When the couple welcomed their third child, they kept the birth such a secret that the only real announcement was when Isla attended an event and wasn't pregnant anymore.
Ellen Pompeo
The Grey's Anatomy star and her husband, Chris Ivery, welcomed their daughter, Sienna, via surrogate and kept the birth a secret for two whole months before revealing it to the world.
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes
The couple knows exactly how to keep a pregnancy a secret. Not only did they keep their second pregnancy a secret, they pulled off the same feat with their first, shocking the world when news broke in 2014 that they'd welcomed daughter Esmeralda Amada.
Jimmy Fallon
News broke in July 2013 that the late night host and his wife, Nancy Fallon, had welcomed their first child.
Adele
Adele confirmed her pregnancy on her website in July 2012 and then basically vanished from the public eye until after her son was born in October, meaning the news of his birth was a pleasant surprise for the singer's fans.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
In 2011, the couple welcomed their daughter, Faith Margaret, via surrogate.
"We just decided this was our thing together. It kind of just perpetuated itself," Kidman said of keeping the news a secret until the birth. "[And] it protects her and it protects everyone in the situation."
Beyoncé
Beyoncé knows how to make the most of a pregnancy announcement. In 2011, she announced that she was expecting her first child with Jay Z at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Viola Davis
Octavia Spencer broke the news that Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, had become parents during the 2011 ELLE Women in Hollywood event. Spencer told the crowd that Davis became a mom "like, two days ago." The couple had just adopted their daughter, Genesis.
January Jones
When January Jones gave birth in 2011 the biggest shocker was what she chose not to announce—the father's identity.
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