Oh, baby! Little ones are on the way.
A number of celebrity women have announced pregnancies slated for 2024. From singers to influencers, comedians, filmmakers and athletes, the stork has been busy! Some are having their very first child while others are having their second and third.
Actress Skai Jackson is celebrating having her first. After some speculation when the starlet was invasively photographed out and about sporting what appeared to be a baby bump, the 22-year-old Disney kid confirmed that she is pregnant.
The beauty did not share publicly with whom she’s having her little one, but she’s looking forward to balancing her career with her title to come: mommy.
“I’m thrilled to begin this new chapter in my life — embracing motherhood and diving into new acting projects. My heart is so full!” she told PEOPLE.
She’s not the only gleeful mama-to-be. Scroll down for more on this future mama, as well as a growing list of well-known women who are welcoming a bundle of joy in 2024 or already have done so.
Skai Jackson, known for her work on a number of Disney projects, including the show Jessie and playing the character Zuri Ross, is expecting her first child soon. She didn’t reveal the identity of the boyfriend she’s welcoming the baby with, but said “My heart is so full!” when sharing the good news. She revealed her bump in a photo shoot with photographer DIGGZY (who also helped Rihanna and ASAP Rocky reveal they were pregnant with their first son, RZA), sporting a stomach-baring ensemble, including a super cropped top, matching purple bra and jeans.
The beautiful British actress is expecting her first child with husband Zackary Momoh. You didn’t know she was married? Join the club! Momoh is also a British actor, known for HBO’s The Nevers and Harriet, where he played Harriet Tubman’s husband, John. While they’re low-key, he’s actually been by her side publicly since 2022 when they were first photographed together at an event in their native London. While she showed off her bump at The Day of the Jackal premiere, it was there, in a gorgeous copper gown, when she and Momoh attended the BFI London Film Festival Luminous Gala on October 1.
The Flash actress welcomed her first child with former NBA player J.R. Smith, announcing the news in September 2024. This is Smith’s fifth child. He is still legally married to Jewel Harris, whom he shares three daughters with.
The stunning model, who is the sister of fellow model Duckie, has found love again. The result? A bundle of joy! She’s expecting her third child. Thot has daughters Ava and Zoe from her six-year marriage to YouTuber Jamie Perkins, which ended contentiously.
Lil Vincent is on the way! Briana and Vincent, who were one of the few success stories in recent years from Married at First Sight (the Atlanta edition), are expecting their second child. It’s a boy! He will join his big sister, Aury Bella, making them a family of four.
The actress and beauty first announced in early July that she was welcoming her first child with partner James Karnik. “So in love with this man, our family of 4 coming this month. Surprise! Thank you GOD,” she wrote on an Instagram post announcing the news. A little over a month later, she revealed that she and Karnik welcomed daughter Kaia Autumn Skye just a few weeks after their original announcement. “Born July 27th. Been enjoying all the baby snuggles these past 3 weeks with our angel,” she wrote. “Beyond grateful.”
Cardi B is preparing to welcome her third child with Offset, whom she is said to be divorcing, and shared the news with an Instagram post of her showing off her growing bump. “I love you so much and can not wait for you to witness what you helped me accomplish, what you pushed me to do!” she wrote. “It’s so much easier taking life’s twists, turns and test laying down, but you, your brother and your sister have shown me why it’s worth it to push through!” The little one joins big sister Kulture and big brother Wave.
The stunning model, who has covered Vogue and walked for the biggest fashion houses in the world, has her biggest gig yet on the way: motherhood. The 24-year-old told Vogue that she’s overjoyed about having her first child, whom she’s welcoming with partner Samuel Elkhier. “I always said I wanted to be a young mom because I love the idea of growing up with your kids.” One thing’s for sure, that baby will be gorgeous!
After announcing on June 24 that she was expecting and due any day now, the actress welcomed her second child, son Raj. “Riley’Rosa & Raj’Howard Est. June 26th at 6:30pm,” she wrote. “I’m a #boymom pinch me!!! 🦋🦕🐋🐬 my prince is here!”
In June, which was a very active month for pregnancy announcements, author, journalist and birthFUND founder Elaine Welteroth announced that she was expecting her second child with husband Jonathan Singletary. She shared the news in a sweet video of their oldest child, son Silver, bringing a very surprised Singletary her positive pregnancy test.
The beautiful daughter of reality TV personality Evelyn Lozada is expecting! She shared the good news on her birthday, which was Father’s Day, by posting a photo of herself holding onto her bump on the beach. “Another trip around the sun and in my purest birthday suit yet,” she wrote, jokingly adding, “Oh and Happy Fathers Day baby daddy.”
In June, Anansa Sims and fiancé Matt Barnes announced that they were having their second child, their seventh together. They also shared the good news on their We TV reality show, The Barnes Bunch.
The Holding Court host shared the good news that she is having her first child, and she’s doing so as a solo mom. She utilized a sperm donor and did IVF using eggs she’d frozen to conceive because she wasn’t interested in waiting to go the traditional route. “There will always be that voice that says, ‘Maybe I should have waited to meet a man and remarry before I had a baby? Maybe I should not be trying to do this alone.’ But f–k that!” she told PEOPLE. “I’m not waiting. I’m 40 years old. I’m not waiting to build assets. I’m not waiting to build my career. I’m not waiting to travel. And I’m certainly not waiting to start a family. I just refuse to wait one more day, that’s where I’m at. Everything I want to do, I’m doing right now. And I’m excited. I feel as ready as I’m ever going to be.” Williams is due in August!
Keeta Vaccaro and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill are expecting their first child together after saying “I do” in November 2023, and overcoming some marital discord at the top of 2024 (which included a divorce filing that was dismissed). Hill has quite a few kids already, including three with his former fiancé. When asked about having so many little ones, the 30-year-old attributed it to the fact that “I grew up in the South, man.”
Green is expecting her fourth child with longtime love and fiancé Nick Young. The former Lakers star popped the question to Green in 2019 and on Mother’s Day of this year, he showed her some major love. “Happy Mother’s Day Super Mom @keonnanecole .. thanks for making me the luckiest man in the world a true blessing #4 on the way.”
The beauty, who recently starred in the last season of Netflix’s hit series Top Boy, is expecting her first child. She glowed on the carpet at the Met Gala as she used the event to make the announcement. She did so in a cropped look from H&M. She’s expecting her baby with her partner, cinematographer Daniel Wheatley.
What a year it’s going to be for Ashanti! The singer told ESSENCE exclusively that she’s expecting her first child with fiancé Nelly. “This new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope, and anticipation,” she shared. “Motherhood is something that I have looked forward to, and sharing this with my family, fiancé, and loyal fans, who have been so supportive of my career, is an amazing experience.” The couple are welcoming their first child together after reuniting in 2023. Prior to that, they weren’t in contact with one another following their breakup in 2013 (after a decade-long relationship).
The rapper and Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta star revealed on a recent episode that she and boyfriend, fellow rapper Blacc Zacc, are expecting their first child together. She further confirmed the news, revealing that she’s due this summer, via Instagram. In a video of her partner cutting a gender reveal cake, it showed that they’re expecting a boy. “You have a big family ready to spoil you rotten,” she wrote.We can’t wait to see your little face!!!” While this is the couple’s first child, Renni has two teenagers from a previous relationship when she was a teen herself. Their names are Cour’don and D’couri.
The actress, of Dear White People fame, announced that she’s expecting her first child with husband Darroll after undergoing an intense IVF, which she shared via a recap video of their experience preparing for baby and learning that they were pregnant. Baby Jenkins is due in August. The couple have been married since September 2021.
After being an open book regarding her efforts to freeze her eggs and prepare for IVF, Candiace and husband Chris announced that they are expecting their first child. The singer and reality TV personality, who recently stepped away from Real Housewives of Potomac after six seasons, said for a long time she didn’t know when she would be ready to be a mother, but decided to make the leap and have one of their frozen embryos implanted, hoping it would all be successful. “I kind of woke up and realized that I was never going to be 100 percent ready,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “I just had to … trust the process and trust my doctors and stop being afraid and just do it. So once we decided together that we were going to do that — together — it just was kind of all moving by faith from there.”
After a harrowing 2022, which saw Brittney detained in a Russian prison for 10 months, the reunited couple spent the last year back in each other’s arms – and preparing to welcome their first child. In a joint post, the Griners revealed that they’re expecting and will welcome their little one in July. They’ve been married since 2019.
Joie Chavis is preparing to welcome her third child. She shares a daughter with rapper Bow Wow, a son with rapper Future, and is expecting her little one on the way with Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs (brother to fellow NFL star Stefon). She dropped the news without a caption, showing off her growing bump in a bathing suit.
Kash Doll and her partner Tracy T are expecting their second child, and the rapper says she found out she was pregnant during a getaway with her beau. “We were having fun. I was drinking and kept getting sick,” she told PEOPLE. “I couldn’t keep anything down! I took a test and it said yes!” The star says the only person who might be more excited than her and Tracy is her 2-year-old, Kashton. “He loves babies already. When he sees babies, he gets so excited,” she told the site. “He wants to touch them, hug them and feed them.”
Following some speculation after she was seen with what some suspected to be seen with a bump at a Houston Rockets game recently, the Mint Swim founder let it all hang out, sharing that she’s welcoming a baby girl in May. She’s said to be having her child with current boyfriend, NBA player Jalen Green. She already has sons Kniko and Jru from previous relationships. She turned off comments when announcing her pregnancy due to controversy over the fact that Green is close in age to her eldest son. Despite that, she’s focusing on the joy she feels and the little one on the way.
“We are overjoyed to share our love for you, little girl. I’m am excited to speak words to the daughter I never thought I’d have,” she wrote in her announcement. “We are anxious about your arrival, but take your time — this world can be tough. But know you are being brought into a space of love, security, and adornment.”
The actress of Twenties and Insecure fame recently announced that she’s welcoming her third child with husband Ryan Duke. She did so while sharing photos of a look worn to a recent event in February, saying she attended with “my newest plus one.” The couple already have two sons.
Deion Sanders’ oldest child, Deiondra, from his first marriage with Carolyn Chambers, is expecting her first child with crooner Jacquees. She shared that she was having the child after being told she wouldn’t be able to carry one to full term due to fibroids.
“Even though this was not planned nor expected, this is still something God allowed to happen. I’m not having my baby to keep a man,” she wrote. “I am having my baby for all the times I was told I wouldn’t be able to. I’m having my baby for the 4 myomectomy surgeries I have had. I am having my baby for all the years I stayed on birth control even though it gave me breast tumors. I’m having my baby for all the Doctors that told me I wouldn’t make it out the first trimester. I’m having a baby for the 7 current fibroids that surrounds my uterus to this day. I’m having a baby for all the high risk moms that was scared everyday thinking they would miscarry. I’m keeping my baby for the 3 Months I continued to bleed everyday after I found out I was pregnant. I’m having this baby to give hope to all the other women that may be in my situation. No matter what Doctor’s say, GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY!”
Actress Gabourey Sidibe is expecting her first child with husband Brandon Frankel. Make that first two children, as the star announced in late February that she’s expecting twins this year. The couple, hilarious cat lovers, have been married since 2021.
Five is the magic number! Rapper Tobe Nwigwe and his wife, fellow musician Martica, better known as “Fat,” recently announced they are expecting again. The couple are set to have welcomed five children in five years.
The daughter of Lionel Richie and new wife of music executive Elliot Grainge announced in January that she’s having her first child. “I’ve learned more in the past six months than I have in my entire life,” said the 25-year-old mama-to-be to Vogue.
The comedian and radio host broke the news in February that she’s having her second child after her partner, a guy named Chris, called in to her show The Breakfast Club to show love to her and revealed his excitement over their upcoming “bundle of joy.” She confirmed it, saying she’s three months pregnant. The little one on the way will join her oldest son Ashton.
The talented singer announced that she is having her first child with boyfriend, rapper/singer Don Toliver, in January. She shared it in a sweet video that combined both clips of them at doctor’s appointments and sharing sweet moments together, with video of them both as babies back in the day.
The filmmaker and The Gilded Age director revealed that she’s expecting her first child with new husband, actor Omar Dorsey, at their “Celebration of Marriage” that happened on New Year’s Eve. “What better moment to reveal that we are expecting a new member of our family than when surrounded by our beloved friends and family?” she asked ESSENCE.
The wife of MLB star Tim Anderson let people know in a low-key way that she’s expecting their third child together, breaking the news in a reel from an Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Founders’ Day celebration in January.
Back in November, retired Olympic champion Allyson Felix revealed that she would be having her second child in April 2024, saying that she, along with husband Kenneth Ferguson and 5-year-old daughter Camryn, would be “Adding a little more love to our family.” The former track star also revealed that it was a journey to have baby number two. “From the ups and downs of infertility to the terrifying realities of childbirth as a Black woman, this road has been a rollercoaster,” she wrote as a caption to a picture of a great number of syringes surrounding a baby’s onesie. “Grateful for God’s grace and the blessing of IVF that made expanding our family possible.”
