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They’re Like A Lot of Us: 40 Celeb Women Who Had Unwed Pregnancies

Posted on May 3, 2017

Bellyitch Rewind

About 4 years ago, we blogged about how tons of celebrities welcome babies with men they ar not married to and how they, unlike most women, are not shamed for it.

Several, like Heidi Klum and Kelis break up before the baby is even born. The mention is not to bash different lifestyle choices or situations but just to point out the prevalence of premarital pregnancy in Hollywood.

Of the several dozens women Bellyitch has “bumpwatched” since its inception in 2007, the lion’s share or bulk of them were technically single (though possibly attached or engaged) while pregnant.

Also, to a certain extent, these blessings, each of them, are celebrated and cheered. Meanwhile, average non-celebrity women who have children out-of-wedlock are traditionally trashed, bashed and shamed, by society.

It’s a double standard, no doubt. But alas, these are changing times and traditional notions and norms are altering too.

Here is a list of 40 celebrity women ( from our old post in 2013, there have been many more since then) who got pregnant before going down the aisle, including some that didn’t even want a ring, and some that are still happily single (in no particular order):

1. Kim Kardashian

2. Salma Hayek

3. KimZolciak

4. Amber Rose

5. Victoria Beckham

6. Kelis

7. Emma Bunton

8. Halle Berry

9. Natalie Portman

10. Jennifer Hudson

11. Snooki

12. Lauryn Hill

13. Kristin Cavallari

14. Melanie Brown

15. Heidi Klum

16. Fantasia Barrino

17. Isla Fisher

18. Nia Long

19. Drew Barrymore

20. Yandy Smith

21. Kate Hudson

22. Jill Scott

23. Britney Spears

24. Nicole Richie

25. Kate Winslet

26. Alicia Keys

27. Jessica Simpson

28. Keyshia Cole

29. Michelle Williams

30. Lauren London

31. January Jones

32. Miranda Kerr

33. Kourtney Kardashian

34. Nivea

35. Jamie Lyn Spears

36. Adele

37. Angelina Jolie

38. Kristen Bell

39. Christina Applegate

40. Jane Krakowski

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Private Couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Welcome 2nd Child You Won’t Ever See

Posted on October 1, 2016

Congrats to actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds on the birth of their second child, PEOPLE reports.

The very private couple have not announced the name or gender of this baby. Recall, noone knew their daughter James’ name or gender for a while after she was welcomed into the family. The Reynolds’ are among a select fraternity of celebrities who have managed to successfully keep their children completely out of the public eye altogether, like Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling, Kelis, Kerry Washington, Evangeline Lily, Dido, UK stars Rochelle Humes and Lily Allen and Neve Campbell.

Doe anyone blame them given that every other month, some celeb has to defend against mean trolls who have negative and hurtful things to say about their child’s looks?

Lively gave birth in New York. The new addition joins big sister 22-month old James for in 2015.

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Whoa! Mom-to-Be Joseline Hernandez in Sheer at Hip Hop Squares Taping

Posted on September 5, 2016

Mom-to-be Joseline Hernandez is among several of our Bellyitch Bumpwatch alums who are featured in the upcoming VH1 show Hip Hop Squares. It is an updated and musical take on the old game show Hollywood Squares which featured celebrities inside a massive tic -tac-toe game. Game show contestants get an X or O (depending on their side) if the celeb answers a question correctly and they agree. If the celeb answers incorrectly and the contestant disagrees with the celeb’s answers, the contestant still gets credit for the square.

This reboot version has had among guests: Christina Milian, Kelis, and Mel B. It looks fun

And, sidebar: America’s Got Talent judge Mel B had her last kid in 2011 and since then, she’s gone back to her hard rock gym body. Kelis, like Teyana Taylor, welcomed their babies in December 2015 and also looks like she has slimmed down tremendously.

@officialmelb @kelisofficial had the best time with these beautiful …humble.. #LadyBoss’s today!! #empoweringwomen @vh1 #hiphopsquares
A photo posted by Drita (@dritadavanzoladyboss) on Sep 2, 2016 at 2:28pm PDT

Our very own #letoyaluckett on the set of #HipHopSquares with @michaelblackson #BobbyBrown A photo posted by CoreVizionTv (@coreviziontv) on Sep 2, 2016 at 10:18pm PDT

#KerisHilson #ChristinaMilian & #Kelis (LOVE her hair!) #HipHopSquares #OooLaLaBlog
A photo posted by LA LA|That Sassy Jersey Chick! (@ooolalablog) on Sep 2, 2016 at 7:51am PDT

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Saint Patrick’s Day: Did You Say You Needed a Celebrity Green Hair Muse?

Posted on March 14, 2016

Did you say you planned to wear a green wig or dye your hair green temporarily for Saint Patrick’s Day this Thursday, March 17? If you did, here are a few celebrity muses for you to draw some inspiration from: Kyle Jenner, Beyonce, Demi Lavato, Nicki Minaj, Kristen Stewart, Lady GaGa, Angelina Jolie, Katy Perry, Avril Levigne, Amber Rose, Kelis and Lil Mama!

Have a safe Saint Patrick’s Day

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30 Celebrity Moms We’ve Profiled Who Have Since Split with their Kid’s Dad

Posted on February 10, 2016

Breakups happen! When it comes to several of the celebrity women we have ‘bump watched’ over the course of the 8 years of this blog’s existence, they’re not interested in sticking it out for the baby when the relationship heads south.

And thus, not only is BellytichBlog an institution that chronicles celebrity births, it also is a memoriam, of sorts, to relationships that once were. A significant number of pregnancies we’ve bumpwatched from pregnancy through birth were part of unions that have since dissolved.

The most recent is Idris Elba and his make up artist Naiyana Garth who reportedly just broke up. The couple welcomed their first child together in April 2014.

And the breakups aren’t always pretty.

Just this week, songstress and model Ciara filed a $15 Million defamation lawsuit in response to comments her ex hip hop artist Future has said about her in the media, traditional and social media.

Last week, Amber Rose found herself caught in the middle of a Twitter beef between Kim Kardashian‘s husband Kanye West and her ex Wiz Khalifa. West mentioned Rose and Wiz’s son Sebastian and Rose had to go off on him, revealing some intimate deets about their sex life when they were together, obviously to embarrass him and teach him a lesson about dragging her into his social media fights.

“I wouldn’t have said anything if it was just between him and Wiz,” Rose said on theAllegedly podcast. “That’s two grown men hashing it out. That’s their business. I would have kept it cute and just minded my business, but you don’t bring in my baby. That’s so corny.”

She and Kim posted the same “usie” on their respective social media accounts to signal the truce.

Here is a list of 30 of our past featured women who have since parted ways with their respective significant other who they procreated a child with.

Last Summer was a big heartbreak time with the breakups of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, Sienna Miller and Tom Sturridge, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick, Charlize Theron and Sean Penn and Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.

Some celebs have broken up before the baby was even born: Christina Milian, Kelis, Heidi Klum and January Jones and many more split with their respective partners before they even gave birth.

Or shortly thereafter…. A couple of year ago, Ciara, Eva Marcille (nee Pigford) and Amber Rose split with their partners before each of their babies turned 6 months old. A few years ago, Selma Blair and her ex Jason Bleick split up 14 months after welcoming their first child together.

No matter what happens, most children grow up in wonderfully co-parenting situations and survive and thrive!

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Headlines: 50+ Celebrities we Bumpwatched in 2015 and their New Arrivals

Posted on January 3, 2016

We try to cap off each year, with some sort of acknowledgement of our Bumpwatch class and their babies. For 2015, we’re just going to do a rundown of the celebrity pregnancies we “bumpwatched”. As usual, our list this year included reality TV stars, actresses, singers, talk show hosts, wives of celebrities, and more.

To learn more about their new arrivals, simply click the headline.

January

Ali Larter and actor husband Hayes MacArthur welcomed second child, daughter Vivienne, on January 15

Love & Hip Hop star Yandy Smith welcomed, daughter, on January 27

February

Shakira and Spanish soccer star beau Gerard Pique welcomed second child, son, Sasha, on January 29

Actress Liv Tyler gave birth to her second son, baby Sailor

Carrie Underwood and hubby welcomed son, Isaiah Michael, on February 27

The Talk‘s Sara Gilbert and Wife Linda Perry welcomed son Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry on February 28

March

Molly Sims welcomes daughter, Scarlett May

TV Designer host Nate Berkus and hubby welcome daughter, Poppy, on March 23.

Extra’s Terri Seymour welcomed daughter with her model beau Clark Mallon.

April

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel welcomed son, Silas Randall.

Kimora Lee Simmons gave birth to fourth child, son Wolfe

Alfonso Ribeiro and wife Angela welcomed second child, son, Anders.

May

Duchess Catherine (nee Kate Middleton) of Cambridge and Prince William welcomed daughter, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana on May 2.

Imitation Game actress Keira Knightley gave birth to her first child with her musician husband James Righton

TV Host Haylie Duff welcomed daughter Ryan.

CaCee Cob & Donald Faison welcome daughter, Wilder

June

Jennifer Love Hewitt welcomes 2nd child, son Atticus James

Hilaria and Alec Baldwin welcome son, Rafael Thomas

Terrence Howard and Wife Mira welcome son, Qirin Love, on June 15.

Bethany Hamilton and her husband Adam Dirks who welcomed their first child

Eudoxie Agnan and Ludacris welcome daughter, Cadence Gaëlle

Tiffani Thiessen welcomes son, Holt Fisher Smith

Jack Osbourne and actress wife Lisa Stelley welcomed a second daughter, Andy

Rose

Love and Hip Hop’s Emily Bustamante and rapper beau Fabolous welcomed a son, Jonas

July

Ayesha Curry and husband Steph Curry of the NBA championship team the Golden State Warriors welcomed son, Ryan Carson on July 10.

‘The Real’s Tamera Mowry–Housley welcomes daughter, Ariah Talea, on July 1.

New Girl star Zooey Deschanel on the birth of her first child, a daughter.

Hart of Dixie alum Jaime King welcomes second son,

Musicians Brandon and Leah Jenner welcomed their first child on July 22, a daughter the couple named Eva James

Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey welcomed her second child, a girl, in July.

Ashlee Simpson and Hunger Games husband Evan Ross welcomed son Jagger in July.

August

Lucy Liu welcomed a son, via gestational carrier, on August.

Piano Man Billy Joel on the birth of his second child, daughter Della Rose Joel with new wife Alexis Roderick.

Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester and The OC’s Adam Brody welcomed daughter Arlo

September

Tennis star Andy Rodick and actress Brooklyn Decker welcome daughter.

Odette & Dave Annable welcome daughter, Charlie Mae, on September 7

The Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge welcomed 2nd child.

Country singer Jessie James Decker and NFL Eric Decker welcomed son.

Glee actress Naya Rivera gave birth to her first child, son Josey, in September.

October

Italian model Elisabetta Canalis welcomed daughter Skyler Eva.

American Idol alum and TV host Kimbery Caldwell welcomed daughter Harlow Monroe.

November

Kelis welcomed her second son

Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler welcome third child, daughter Saylor James

Coco Austin and Ice T welcomed daughter, Chanel Nicole

The Walking Dead’s Alanna Masterson

Lauren Bush and David Lauren welcomed first child James Richard on November 21

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan welcomed first child, daughter, Maxima

19 Kids & Counting stars Jessa Duggar Seewald and her husband Ben Seewald welcomed their first child together this week, November 5.

December

Reality star Kim Kardashianand her rapper, producer and clothing designer husband Kanye West welcomed son, Saint West arrived on 5 December

FABLife’s Leah Ashley welcomed first child, son, Ford Francis

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Celebrity Couples whose Union Didn’t Survive Their Baby’s First Birthdays

Posted on August 20, 2015

US Weekly reports that Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have split after 11 years together.

It is the latest in a slate of high-profile celeb break ups this summer including Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, Sienna Miller and Tom Sturridge, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick, Charlize Theron and Sean Penn, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.

Break ups are sad and we’ve notice that in the 7 years that Bellyitch Blog has been in existence, a substantial amount of celebrity women who we have had on our “bumpwatch” list have broken up with their respective significant others.

Some broke up before the baby was even born: Christina Milian, Kelis, Heidi Klum and January Jones,and many more split with their respective hubby/baby daddies before they even gave birth.

Last year, Ciara, Eva Marcille (nee Pigford), and Amber Rose split with their partners before each of their baby’s turned 6 months old. The separations have been messy, still. A few years ago, Selma Blair and her ex Jason Bleick split up 14 months after welcoming their first child together.

Others we’ve covered who have called it quits include: The Jamie Foxx show actress Garcelle Beauvais, TV host Padma Lakshmi from Top Chef, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Freeman from My Wife and Kids, Lauryn Hill, Kimora Lee Simmons (Djimon Hounsou days), Hilary Duff, Fantasia, Halle Berry, Jill Scott, Kate Hudson, Jamie Lyn Spears, Lauren London, Monyetta Shaw (NeYo’s ex), Golden Brooks from “Girlfriends”.

At this point, it’s probably safer to start chronicling those who are still together because they are the new exception, not the rule in Hollywood, it seems. But hey, so long as everyone is happier and better off apart and the off-springs are co-parented well with little to minimum drama, right?

No judgment from us, okay. We’re just pointing out the trends and facts. Just the facts, ma’am, just the facts! (*smirk*)

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Woman charged with murder for taking abortion pills she bought online still faces charges

Posted on June 10, 2015

Murder charges against a woman who took an online abortion pill to terminate her 5 1/2 month pregnancy have been dropped, but she still faces other charges

Kenlissa Jones broke up with her boyfriend and according to her brother could not afford an abortion the traditional way. She opted for purchasing the prescription drug Cyotec from a Canadian pharmaceutical company. The four pills Jones took induced labor and she delivered the baby in the back of a neighbor’s car on the way to the hospital

Hospital officials alerted authorities and police threw Jones in a Dougherty County jail and charged her with malice murder and possession of a dangerous drug.

An attorney for the National Advocates for Pregnant Women predicted the case would be thrown out. Lynn Paltrow, who is also the group’s executive director told The Guardian that Georgia case law explicitly prohibits prosecuting women for foeticide involving their own pregnancies.

Jones’ brother Ricco Riggens told the Washington Post that Jones gave birth to another child earlier who was taken away from her and given to another family member.

Riggens, who lives in Alabama, gained custody of Jones’ first child, a 20-month old child she delivered almost two years ago.

He is described at sobbing over the still born death of his nephew.

“These past four days, I cried buckets of tears; I cried in that lady’s office for a long time,” Riggins told The Washington Post. “It was gut-wrenching..I hate it. I just really, really hate it.”

Jones still faces charges for misdemeanor possession of a dangerous drugs, Doughtery County District Attorney Greg Edwards told the Associated Press.

Riggens said he doesn’t think his sister is aware of the consequences of her actions and her mother Brenda Jones said her daughter is mentally unstable.

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Saint Patrick’s Day: 10 More Celebrities with Green Hair (PHOTOS)

Posted on March 17, 2015

Kendall Jenner

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day and in keep with a Bellyitch tradition of sharing pics of celebs in green hair, here are pics of 10 more celebrities.

Beyonce

Demi Lovato

Nicki Minaj

Kirsten Stewart

Lady GaGa

Lil Mama

Katie Perry

Amber Rose

Kelis

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6 celebrity couples who split up before baby was born

Posted on November 23, 2014

Bellyitch Rewind

I saw this smokin’ hawt photo of Christina Milian today and thought boy is her ex singer/ mega producer The Dream missing out. The couple was one of several celebrity pairs to split in the middle of a pregnancy and BEFORE the baby was born.

Christina Milian was 8 months pregnant when she filed for divorce from The Dream in 2010.

Personally, I know of a few friends who wound up splitting with their boyfriend or spouse before having their baby and each of them say it was very challenging being pregnant and not at least having someone to help them through those challenging months. A few have said, in hindsight, they would’ve waited it out until baby was born. Oy! Here are four other celebrities who split before their child was born:

In 2004, four months before delivering her 1st child, son Leni, whose dad is billionaire Flavio Briatore, Heidi Klum started dated Seal, who she later married and had 3 kids with before they too split in 2012.

Rapper Nas and singer Kelis were in the middle of filming their MTV reality TV show when they split while she was 7 months pregnant with their first child together in 2009.

Alexis Knapp had to get Ryan Phillippe to submit to a paternity test to prove that the child she was carrying was his. The two split before Knapp confirmed she was pregnant in 2010.

Ex Spice Girl Melanie Brown too had to force comedian/actor Eddie Murphy to submit to a paternity test to prove he was the father to her then-soon-to-be born daughter Angel Iris born ironically on Murphy’s 47th birthday, April 3, 2007. The couple had split in 2006 and back then there was no way of proving paternity until the baby was born.

No one knows for sure who the dad is to Mad Men star January Jones’ first child, son Xander, but she announced she was pregnant in May 2011, five months after splitting with her boyfriend Saturday Night Live‘s Jason Sudeikis. Rumors swirled that Ashton Kutcher may have been the dad. The two are good friends.

Edited to Add: I found this post of 12 Celebrities that broke up before the baby was born that Crushable did a year ago which also includes Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen, Tom Brady and Bridget Moynahan, Mary Louise Parker and Billy Crudup and Tiki and Ginny Barber which I so would have added to this list had I remembered about them too!

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