At last night’s BET Awards, Cardi B indisputably stole the show with the reveal of her stunning baby bump and the news that she’s expecting a second child with her on-again husband Offset, from whom she’d filed for divorce in October 2020 before swiftly reconciling. It appears that baby girl Kulture will be getting a little sibling with a new baby on the way, and while we have to hand it to Cardi for this reveal, it’s worth noting that Kulture got an equally dramatic baby bump reveal to the world in April 2018, when the “WAP” singer let her pregnancy slip on Saturday Night Live. From Cardi to Beyoncé and beyond, stars know the world is watching when it comes to their growing families, and sometimes, they like to have a little fun with how they drop the big news. So, who else kept their pregnancy under wraps until they could reveal it to a crowd?
While a surprising number of stars have rocked maternity fashion on red carpets to show off their growing bumps, it’s a smaller number of celebs who have managed to keep their pregnancy a secret up until that highly-photographed day. Of course, the pandemic gave a few stars greater privacy to cover up their growing bumps, allowing comedian Jenny Slate to go under the radar until she appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers, and let Jessica Biel welcome a baby in complete privacy without ever intending to keep it a secret.
Read on for all the stars who have made their bump reveal in front of a crowd à la Cardi B.
Cardi B
Cardi B’s BET reveal may have us shaking but the rapper had us just as shook with her first pregnancy reveal in 2018, when she used her guest appearance on SNL to show off her baby bump and let the world know she was expecting her first child, daughter Kulture, with husband Offset.
Cardi B
Cardi B wowed us again by revealing she was pregnant with baby #2 at the 2021 BET Awards, taking the stage with on-again off-again husband Offset as they confirmed baby Kulture would be getting a little sibling.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé first hinted that her eldest daughter Blue Ivy Carter would be joining the world with this suggestive pose on the 2011 MTV VMAs red carpet, confirming the news that evening during her performance of “Love on Top” as she unbuttoned her jacket and said “I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside of me.”
Emerald Fennell
Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell revealed her pregnancy to the world with her bump debut at the 2021 Oscars, confirming at the show that she was expecting her second child with husband Chris Vernon.
Ellie Kemper
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Ellie Kemper announced her family’s expansion on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show back in 2016, showing off her bump to the excited host and confirming she was expecting her second child with husband James Miller.
Krysten Ritter
Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter announced her pregnancy in this form-fitting dress at the 2019 Oscars red carpet, confirming she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Adam Granduciel that night.
Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate revealed her pandemic-year pregnancy in December 2020 on a virtual appearance for Seth Meyer’s late-night show, cracking a joke about eating too much bread in lockdown before standing up to reveal her baby bump. The comedian welcomed her first child with fiancé Ben Shattuck in February 2021.
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