We've all been staying home a lot more this year — including the celebrities — and for several of them, the past several months provided the perfect escape from paparazzi cameras and red carpet events. Some celeb moms had the chance to hide their pregnancies until they themselves were ready to reveal the news on their own terms, a gift that isn't always afforded to stars.
Truth be told, a number of celebrities hid their pregnancies this year, with several of the celeb mothers able to keep things under wraps until after their little one was born. Keeping a secret in this day and age is almost impossible between social media and cameras following their every move, so it's pretty impressive that so many moms were able to hide their baby bumps and births as long as they did.
Just because they're in the public eye doesn't mean they want all aspects of their life to be public, and we admire their ability to keep this big secret until they were ready to share.
Jessica Biel
In July, Jessica Biel reportedly gave birth to a second child for her and Justin Timberlake. The celebrity parents didn't confirm the news themselves, but Justin's friend, Brian McKnight, did. He told Hollywood Life that Justin "just had a new baby" and added, "I think that's going to be really inspiring for him and he'll have some new music based on that, I'm sure."
Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts' baby news broke in June when the media started to report on her pregnancy, but the actress waited two more months before she confirmed anything herself. That's when she finally posted a couple of bump shots to Instagram. She reportedly was also pretty peeved when her mom confirmed the tabloid rumors before Emma got a chance to.
Mindy Kaling
The Office star didn't just hide her pregnancy, she hid her birth, too. It wasn't until after her son Spencer was born that she revealed the news that she'd been pregnant with her second child. She broke the story on Stephen Colbert's late night show, saying, "This is news to a lot of people." Sure was!
Nicki Minaj
In May, Nicki Minaj confirmed reports that she was pregnant, but she declined to share a baby bump picture right away. "The world ain't ready yet," she tweeted, adding that she would post one in a couple of months. Sure enough, in July she uploaded one to her Instagram, captioning it, "Preggers."
Emily Maynard
The former Bachelorette welcomed her fifth child in October, a girl named Magnolia Belle Johnson. Most fans didn't even know that Emily was pregnant, and she only gave her followers a heads up days before the birth when she posted a bump photo and captioned it, "Ready or not #5."
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried didn't share any baby bump pics until after her second child's birth this past September. Only then did she post a throwback photo of her older daughter, Nina, putting her hands on Amanda's big belly. She captioned it, "The Before." She's since posted a couple of photos of her newborn, always carefully covering his face.
Karla Souza
The How to Get Away With Murder star waited until the month before her son Luka's birth to share that she was pregnant. She did so with a cute photo shoot where she and her older daughter wore matching shirts that said "mama bird" and "little bird" while Karla held her baby bump.
Meghan McCain
The View co-host Meghan McCain decided to keep her pregnancy to herself so that people would leave her alone. "People keep asking and requesting I show pics & details of my pregnancy. Given that people write on photos I put up of my family they are glad my Dad got cancer and he’s in hell, I thought I would leave my unborn child out of the social media cess pool as much as is possible," she tweeted.
Lily Rabe
Lily Rabe gave birth to her second child this past June, but the media didn't get wind of it until August when the actress posted a throwback photo of her pregnancy belly. "Looking back at a day in May," she captioned the shot. What a power move to be the one to break the news to the tabloids instead of the other way around.
Katharine McPhee
Actress Katharine McPhee and her husband, David Foster, are expecting their first child, but don't expect Katharine herself to confirm the news anytime soon. She prefers to stay relatively private, and the media only caught wind of the pregnancy after she was spotted shopping for baby items.
Rachel McAdams
In September, Rachel McAdams was spotted looking about ready to pop while picking up food in California. She'd managed to keep her pregnancy a secret until then, and she'll likely keep the bith under wraps also. She already has a young son, and she rarely talks about him in order to give him his privacy.
Rooney Mara
Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix are a notoriously provate couple. They never commented on their pregnancy, or the birth of their son, but thanks to Joaquin's friend, director Victor Kossakovsky, we finally got some details in September. Victor shared that the couple had welcomed a baby boy and named him after Joaquin's late brother, River Phoenix.
Sophie Turner
It wasn't until after Sophie and Joe Jonas' daughter, Willa, was born that Sophie finally shared baby bump photos on Instagram. The couple prefers to stay private, even if some of their intimate moments have ended up being broadcasted — like when Diplo live-streamed their private wedding.
Ed Sheeran's wife, Cherry Seaborn
In August, a source told Us Weekly that Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry, were expecting their first child — and they were also expecting to keep things private. "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," the source said. In September they finally did reveal the news, announcing their daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.
Robin Thicke's fiancée, April Love Geary
It's baby number three for Robin Thicke and his fiancée. They kept the news hidden for a while before she finally posted a baby bump photo in early October, writing, "Sorry we can't hang out, there's a pandemic & I’m pregnant… again. We love consistency!"
