From Kylie Jenner to Rihanna: Which celebrity baby announcements broke the internet?

Billionaire and make-up mogul Kylie Jenner stunned her followers on Tuesday 7th September 2021, when she announced her second pregnancy with Travis Scott through an emotional video tribute. The video captured a series of precious moments and blew up on social media with 82,129,046 views on Instagram in the first 24 hours. The post shows Kylie’s pregnancy journey from the positive result on her pregnancy test to Stormi and Travis by her side during doctor scans. The video‘s other tender moments include Stormi surprising her mother, Kris Jenner, with a baby scan photo and Stormi lovingly kissing Kylie’s growing bump.

Dominican American rapper Cardi B delighted fans when she posted an artistic picture of her pregnant belly in a white cast in June 2021. The post had the simple caption ‘#2!’ alongside a heart emoji and gained instant popularity with 14,149,533 likes. This was only the beginning of a series of pregnancy announcements posted by Cardi B. More posts including; her rapper husband Offset kissing her neck while he cradled her bump and daughter Kulture placing a caring hand on Cardi B’s stomach. The musical duo announced the safe arrival of their baby boy on the 4th September 2021, with a picture of the pair looking lovingly down at their newborn in the hospital, with the post receiving 13,302,425 likes.

Beyoncé’s followers were delighted when the pop queen announced that she and her husband, rap icon Jay Z, were expecting not one but two new additions to the family back in 2017. The post received 11,054,952 likes and saw the singer showing off her natural pregnancy glow, surrounded by a floral display, wearing a pastel green veil and holding her bump. The iconic photograph has inspired other celebrity pregnancies announcements, with many adopting her style of proudly showcasing and honoring her bare bump. The caption read, “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters”

Singer Halsey shocked the world when she announced her pregnancy with screenwriter and producer Alev Aydin in January 2021, with the very relaxed and casual Instagram post captioned “Surprise.” Fans couldn’t wait to congratulate Halsey with well-wishing comments and 7,598,724 likes after the brave singer has so openly discussed her previous reproductive challenges suffering three miscarriages, numerous surgeries, and chronic pain from endometriosis. Halsey’s picture captures her true happiness as she glances towards the camera, wearing a rainbow-colored crochet bralette and a pair of unbuttoned mom jeans showing her growing bump.

Last week, Priyanka Chopra shared the news on her Instagram that she and her husband, Nick Jonas, welcomed a baby via surrogacy. With a few simples lines written in the notes app of her phone, Priyanka requested privacy during this special time as they focused on the family. It was only a month ago in an interview with Vanity Fair where the former Miss World spoke about starting a family with Nick, saying, “They‘re a big part of our desire for the future. “By God’s grace, when it happens, it happens.” Their post has since garnered 3,405,938 likes on the platform and attracted a slew of congratulatory comments from celebs, including Joe and Kevin Jonas, Mindy Kaling, and Octavia Spencer.

Little Mix fans went crazy when Perrie announced her pregnancy with boyfriend Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain on Instagram last year. In two black and white photos, Perrie and Alex can be seen holding Perrie’s stomach and grinning from ear to ear, showing the joy and happiness between them at their announcement. In the post, Perrie also describes Alex as her ‘soulmate’ and gushes about how they can’t wait to meet baby Ox. The post received nearly 3 million likes, and Perrie gave birth to her baby boy, Axel, in August last year.

Fans of Little Mix were treated to not one but two announcements when Leigh-Anne announced her pregnancy with Andre Gray just six days before her bandmate, Perrie. In the post, Leigh-Anne and Andre posed together, with Leigh-Anne in a billowing floaty green dress and Andre topless, both smiling and holding bump. Leigh-Anne didn’t reveal that she was pregnant with twins, giving birth on the 16th of August. Both parents have since limited their children’s presence on their social media channels as a way to keep their privacy.

Comedian and SNL cast member Colin Jost took to Instagram last year to confirm to the world that he and his Hollywood actress wife Scarlett Johansson had welcomed their baby into the world in his witty and straight-to-the-point manner. The couple has been very private about the whole pregnancy, only announcing that the baby is named Cosmo and that he is very loved, with the post receiving 242,587 likes on Instagram.