Pregnant Celebrities Hiding Baby Bumps in Quarantine Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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Pregnant Celebrities Hiding Baby Bumps in Quarantine Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Under wraps! Pregnant celebrities, from Nicki Minaj to Lily Rabe, have hidden their baby bumps in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The rapper hinted that she was pregnant with her and husband Kenneth Petty’s first child in May 2020 when she tweeted, "Lmao. No throwing up. But nausea and peeing non stop. Omg what do u think this means guys???? Lmaooooooooooo.”

The Grammy nominee added that she would share a photo of her budding belly “in a couple months,” explaining, "The world ain’t ready yet.”

True to her word, the “Good Form” rapper debuted her baby bump two months later. “#Preggers,” Minaj wrote via Instagram in July. "Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with excitement & gratitude. Thank you all for the well wishes.”

In the maternity shoot pictures, the Queen Radio host cradled her bare stomach. Later that same month, she showed her pregnancy progress while dancing to “Move Ya Hips” in an Instagram video.

Prior to her reveal, Minaj was vocal about her plans to become a mother. "[My biggest fear] is that I'll become so consumed with work that I'll forget to live my personal life to the fullest,” she told Complex in 2014. "If I'm done with my fifth album and I don't have a child by then, no matter how much money I have, I would be disappointed, as a woman, because I feel like I was put here to be a mother. … I definitely will be married before I have my baby. I want to make sure I do it in that order. I've always felt like that since I was young; my mother always put that in my head."

As for Rabe, the American Horror Story alum secretly welcomed her second child with boyfriend Hamish Linklater in June 2020 after keeping her pregnancy under wraps. The actress showed her baby bump in a throwback photo in August, writing via Instagram: "Looking back at a day in May. #wearamask.”

The New York native and Linklater have yet to share their little one’s name, in addition to their eldest daughter’s moniker. As for the Newsroom alum’s daughter with his ex-wife, Jessica Goldberg, the teenager's name is Lucinda.

Keep scrolling to see how more celebrity parents kept their pregnancy news hidden during the COVID-19 spread, from How to Get Away With Murder’s Karla Souza to Ed Sheeran’s wife, Cherry Seaborn.

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Pregnant Celebrities Hiding Baby Bumps in Quarantine Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Under wraps! Pregnant celebrities, from Nicki Minaj to Lily Rabe, have hidden their baby bumps in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The rapper hinted that she was pregnant with her and husband Kenneth Petty’s first child in May 2020 when she tweeted, "Lmao. No throwing up. But nausea and peeing non stop. Omg what do u think this means guys???? Lmaooooooooooo.”

The Grammy nominee added that she would share a photo of her budding belly “in a couple months,” explaining, "The world ain’t ready yet.”

True to her word, the “Good Form” rapper debuted her baby bump two months later. “#Preggers,” Minaj wrote via Instagram in July. "Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with excitement & gratitude. Thank you all for the well wishes.”

In the maternity shoot pictures, the Queen Radio host cradled her bare stomach. Later that same month, she showed her pregnancy progress while dancing to “Move Ya Hips” in an Instagram video.

Prior to her reveal, Minaj was vocal about her plans to become a mother. "[My biggest fear] is that I'll become so consumed with work that I'll forget to live my personal life to the fullest,” she told Complex in 2014. "If I'm done with my fifth album and I don't have a child by then, no matter how much money I have, I would be disappointed, as a woman, because I feel like I was put here to be a mother. … I definitely will be married before I have my baby. I want to make sure I do it in that order. I've always felt like that since I was young; my mother always put that in my head."

As for Rabe, the American Horror Story alum secretly welcomed her second child with boyfriend Hamish Linklater in June 2020 after keeping her pregnancy under wraps. The actress showed her baby bump in a throwback photo in August, writing via Instagram: "Looking back at a day in May. #wearamask.”

The New York native and Linklater have yet to share their little one’s name, in addition to their eldest daughter’s moniker. As for the Newsroom alum’s daughter with his ex-wife, Jessica Goldberg, the teenager's name is Lucinda.

Keep scrolling to see how more celebrity parents kept their pregnancy news hidden during the COVID-19 spread, from How to Get Away With Murder’s Karla Souza to Ed Sheeran’s wife, Cherry Seaborn.

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Michelle Kwan

The Olympian figure skater debuted her baby bump — and her baby girl, Kalista — in a January 2022 Instagram slideshow, writing, “I’ve always wanted to be a mom and, to me, she’s a perfect miracle. … I’m always full of surprises and tend to keep my personal life private. I’ve wanted to share this happy news for many months, but each milestone seemed to be exciting and daunting at the same time. Each step of the way, I knew that there was still more time needed until I could hold her in my arms.”

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Emily VanCamp

The Resident actress shared throwback photos of her bump in August 2021 with her announcement that she and husband Josh Bowman had secretly welcomed "sweet little Iris" amid the pandemic. "Our hearts are full," she added.

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Scarlett Johansson

Us confirmed in August 2021 that the actress had given birth to her and Colin Jost's first child together, one month after she notably missed the Black Widow premiere. During her July 2021 press tour, Johansson was interviewed at home with her baby bump out of frame.

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Troian Bellisario

The Pretty Little Liars alum announced her second child’s surprise arrival in June 2021, writing via Instagram: "Ms Elliot Rowena Adams joined us on May 15th under the wildest of circumstances. A whole new ERA for this family. Welcome, my love.”

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Emmy Rossum

The Shameless alum kept her pregnancy under wraps, waiting to reveal her baby bump until one day after she gave birth in May 2021.

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Lauren Morelli

The Orange Is the New Black screenwriter and her wife, Samira Wiley, did not share their pregnancy news ahead of daughter George's arrival. One month after the little one's April 2021 birth, Morelli wrote via Instagram: "Four weeks ago today, our daughter came into the world and changed everything. We are so happy, so grateful and so tired."

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Natalie Dormer

The Game of Thrones alum secretly gave birth to her first child in January 2021, waiting three months to share the news. “It's the perfect thing to do during a pandemic, is get pregnant and have a baby,” the actress joked during an April 2021 episode of the “That’s After Life!” podcast. "She’s just three months, and she’s an absolute joy."

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Ellie Goulding

The singer found out about her pregnancy in August 2020, waiting to debut her baby bump until six months later.

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Halsey

The singer debuted their bare bump via Instagram in January 2021, writing, “Surprise!”

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Chrysti Ane

The fitness guru made “a confession” in January 2021 after giving birth to her daughter, Genevieve, telling her Instagram followers: “I’ve been pregnant for basically this entire quarantine. Ry[an Guzman] and I decided to be a little selfish this time around and keep this journey between us. I’m so happy we did that. It was so special.”

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Emma Stone

Us exclusively confirmed the Oscar winner’s pregnancy in January 2021. “She seems very happy and very excited about becoming a mother — she’s constantly oohing and cooing. She looks great, she looks healthy, she’s glowing,” a source told Us at the time. “She’s been keeping up with friends and work lately, she’s always staying active and gets her daily exercise in.”

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Constance Wu

The Fresh Off the Boat alum secretly welcomed her and boyfriend Ryan Kattner’s first child in summer 2020, her rep confirmed to Us in December.

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Cheyenne Floyd

The Teen Mom OG star wanted to keep her pregnancy news private “as long as [she] could,” debuting her baby bump in December 2020 maternity pics.

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Morena Baccarin

The Homeland alum surprised the Talk cohosts in December 2020 when she stood up and showed off her budding belly in a pink sweater.

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Jenny Slate

The Saturday Night Live alum told Seth Meyers about baking "a lot of bread" in December 2020, joking, "I just want to say I think I might have baked too much bread or eaten too much bread. It's different. I feel different. Um, how have the exact last nine months been? They've been real pregnant for me."

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Emily Maynard

One day after showing her baby bump in October 2020, the former Bachelorette gave birth to her fifth child, a baby girl named Magnolia.

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Mindy Kaling

The Mindy Project alum secretly welcomed a baby boy named Spencer in September 2020, sharing the news with Stephen Colbert the following month.

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Katharine McPhee

Us confirmed in October 2020 that the American Idol alum is expecting her and David Foster's first child together.

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Amanda Seyfried

The Mamma Mia! star secretly welcomed her and Thomas Sadoski's baby boy in September 2020 and shared a throwback baby bump photo the following day. "The Before," she captioned the pregnancy pic via Instagram.

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Rachel McAdams

Us Weekly broke the news in August that the Mean Girls star was expecting her and Jamie Linden's second child.

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April Love Geary

Us broke the news of the model's third pregnancy with fiancé Robin Thicke in September.

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Lily Rabe

Us confirmed the Miss Stevens star's latest arrival in August.

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Cherry Seaborn

That same month, Us confirmed that Sheeran and the financial advisor had a baby on the way. A source shared at the time: “They are keeping details of the baby’s sex and due date just to family until after the baby is born, which will be soon. Ed will make a great dad. He loves kids, and he built his big home in Suffolk, [England], with the plan to start a family.”

The "Perfect" singer announced Lyra Antarctica's birth in September.

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Emma Roberts

Us broke the news of the Scream Queens alum's pregnancy in June. Two months later, the actress shared baby bump pics via Instagram with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund at her side.

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Karla Souza

The Mexico native debuted her baby bump in May, then gave birth to Luka the following month.

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Rooney Mara

In May, Us confirmed that the New York native and Joaquin Phoenix were expecting their first child.

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Meghan McCain

The View alum explained in May why she was choosing to hide her baby bump, tweeting, "Given that people write on photos I put up of my family they are glad my Dad, [John McCain], got cancer and he’s in hell, I thought I would leave my unborn child out of the social media cesspool as much as is possible."

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Nicki Minaj

"She has wanted to become a mother for a long, long time, and now her dream is finally coming true!" a source exclusively told Us of the rapper in July. "She feels so blessed to be pregnant and can’t wait to meet her mini-me.”