Many celebrities have proven that it is quite possible to keep certain aspects of their lives to themselves, even when so much of their lives is public. It has even been possible for very public stars like Paris Hilton to keep news as big as having a baby a complete secret from the public. Paris and husband Carter Reum welcomed their baby via surrogate, which may have made it easier for them to keep the news from going public, but plenty of other celebrities have managed to keep even their pregnancies a secret.
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Kylie Jenner did her best to enjoy her first pregnancy away from the public eye and didn't confirm the news until after she gave birth. Even though the news eventually leaked, she was able to keep most of the details of her pregnancy under wraps and avoided being photographed with her baby bump at all costs. Other stars have also successfully been able to give birth without the world even knowing they were expecting. Scroll through to see which celebrities have been able to surprise their fans with the news a baby has arrived.
Paris Hilton became a mom in early 2023.
Her announcement that she and husband Carter Reum had become parents to a baby boy came via a photo on social media. The photo shows her perfectly manicured hand with a darling little baby hand wrapped around her thumb. The caption reads, "You are already loved beyond words ."
Nessa Diab and Colin Kaepernick shared their baby news in August 2022.
"I thought long and hard about sharing our life changing news today. I decided to do so because today is the first day in a few weeks where I stepped out for work with a new life title – MOM!" wrote Nessa when she shared a picture of her beautiful family on August 28, 2022.
Adrienne Bailon and Israel Houghton also shared ‘magnificent secret’ in August 2022.
"We have quietly prayed while sitting on this most magnificent secret for the last 9 months. He is worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. Everything," she shared via Instagram. The baby’s name is Ever James.
Naomi Campbell made a big announcement in May 2021.
"A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother," the model captioned a since-deleted post that announced the arrival of her daughter. "So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love."
James Rodríguez and Shannon de Lima welcomed a son via surrogate in 2019.
James and Shannon had kept the fact that they were awaiting the arrival of a baby via surrogate a secret. Then, on October 28, 2019, James posted a picture of his hand and an infant holding one of his fingers and wrote, “Hello, I want to share with you an immense joy. Today God allows me to be a father again, honoring us with the arrival of Samuel to our family.”
Romeo Santos shocked the world when he revealed he was a dad again.
The singer welcomed his second child and announced the news in March 2019. He welcomed his first son when he was much younger, but he said he felt much more prepared this time around to welcome baby Valentino. Although he hasn't confirmed her identity, he had the child with his longtime girlfriend.
Ricky Martin added a little lady to his family.
Ricky didn't share the news that he was awaiting the arrival of a third child until the little girl arrived in December 2018. He announced the news with a pic of the baby Lucia's tiny hands.
Drake was forced to publicly face the music.
Drake kept the news that he had welcomed a son to himself for months, before another rapper accused him of hiding his child from the world. The Grammy winner has been more open about his baby boy, Adonis, ever since.
Joy Huerta shared so many secrets about her life in one post.
In a single Instagram post in April 2019, not only did she reveal that she had a baby on the way, but she also came out and revealed that she was married. Her wife, Diana Atri, welcomed their baby girl Noah a month later, in May.
Kylie Jenner wanted to enjoy her pregnancy away from the public eye.
Rumors that Kylie was expecting a child began to surface in 2017, with some even believing that she was being a surrogate for sister Kim Kardashian. While the famous family kept tight-lipped throughout the pregnancy, various outlets announced the news. Kylie didn't break her silence until she gave birth to Stormi in February 2018, after staying away from social media and the public eye for months.
Alexis Bledel might be the best secret keeper.
The actress and then-husband Vincent Kartheiser welcomed their only child in 2014 but they kept the baby news a secret for a whole year! One of her former Gilmore Girls costars was the one who revealed the news, and the parents then confirmed that they had a baby together.
Zoe Saldaña and Marco Perego know how to keep things to themselves.
From secret weddings to secret babies, these two are to be trusted with any important information. While they already had two sons, the pair never announced that they were expecting a third until after the little one joined the family in 2017.
Chris Brown's fans were shocked to hear that he was a dad.
Chris was dating model and actress Karrueche Tran when news broke in 2015 that he was a father to a 9-month-old baby named Royalty, whom he had with a woman named Nia Guzman.
DJ Pauly D's first child came from a fling.
The Jersey Shore star had a short romance with a woman that led to him becoming a father for the first time. The process of him confirming that the baby girl was his took a while, and that prevented him from sharing his baby news with the world.
Trey Songz had his fans in a frenzy.
The R&B heartthrob sent fans into detective mode when he shared a photo of a baby's foot on Instagram in May 2019. Later that day, he revealed that he had in fact welcomed a son named Noah, but he didn't reveal who the baby's mother was.
Enrique Iglesias has always been super private about his personal life.
He might be a global superstar, but he somehow manages to keep many aspects of his life private. It wasn't until his twin babies—Nicholas and Lucy—with Anna Kournikova had already been born in 2017 that fans learned that they had been expecting.
It seemed like everyone was over the moon when Gabrielle Union became a mom.
The actress had been so open with fans about her struggles with infertility that when she revealed that she had welcomed a baby via surrogate in 2018, it seemed like everyone was cheering for her and husband Dwyane Wade. Gabby waited until her baby girl was in her arms to share the news with the world.
Lucy Liu didn't tell a soul she was having a baby.
She took to Instagram in 2015 to debut her son to the world with a sweet black-and-white pic. "Introducing the new little man in my life, my son Rockwell Lloyd Liu. In ❤️!" she captioned the post at the time. It was later revealed that she had welcomed her boy through a surrogate.
Tyra Banks kept her baby news a surprise.
While other parents-to-be are happy to announce that they have a bundle of joy on the way, Tyra waited until her son—who was born via surrogate—was already in her arms. "The best present we worked and prayed so hard for is finally here. He's got my fingers and big eyes and his daddy Erik's mouth and chin," she captioned an Instagram pic of a baby hat on January 27, 2016. "As we thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone. York Banks Asla, welcome to the world."
Rashida Jones kept her baby's arrival under wraps for a month!
In an impressive feat, the Parks and Recreation star and her boyfriend, Ezra Koenig, welcomed their son, Isaiah, in August 2018, but her pregnancy was never reported. The child's arrival wasn't announced until a month after he was born in September.
Anahí denied pregnancy rumors for as long as she could.
In 2017, people speculated for months that the singer was expecting her first child, and she and husband Manuel Velasco even denied she was when a publication reported that she was pregnant. Soon after, the former RBD member shared the news of her pregnancy with fans.
Karla Souza was far into her pregnancy before she revealed it.
In 2018, she took everyone by surprise when she appeared on Instagram sporting one big baby bump. She had managed to keep her pregnancy under wraps for a while, then decided to share the news herself.
