2023 is already heating up quickly to be a year full of celeb babies, with Chrissy Teigan and nearer to home, Jayley Woo recently welcoming new additions to their family. As for other famous expectant mums so far are Sheila Sim, Blake Lively and most recently, tennis champion Naomi Osaka. Keep scrolling to see more of the celebrities who’re expecting babies in the coming year.
The four time Grand Slam champion pulled out of a tournament in January but gave no official reason, however soon after that she posted a life update on Instagram featuring a sonogram and a caption saying she would be back on court next year.
The screenshots accompanying the image outlined her hopes for the future saying, “I realize that life is so short and I don’t take any moment for granted, everyday is a new blessing and adventure. I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I’m looking forward to is for my kid to watch my matches and tell someone, ‘that’s my mom’.”
Actress/host Nadiah M Din was surprised this year to find she was once again pregnant after giving birth to her third child, a son, in December, 2021.
Writing in the Instagram post where she revealed the pregnancy to her husband, “…I kept convincing him it will never happen as I was fully breastfeeding and assuming I was not ovulating (also cuz I had no period after ezhaan yet) hahaha but sis was wrong and Dr Citra was right with the joke. “I might see you soon enough ya because your ovaries have a lot of eggs”.” Seems like her gynae got it right and her family will be welcoming a little girl soon!
After announcing her pregnancy, actress Carla D revealed on Instagram how meaningful the pregnancy was after years of trying. She writes how she found out about the pregnancy in 2022 on July 9, 1:45am, but needed two days and four pregnancy tests to believe it was real. Now she and her husband will be celebrating ten years together with a new addition to the family!
After only recently announcing her pregnancy, Amanda Chaang and Jon Chua are expecting to become parents in June this year. In her post about the event, Chaang revealed that kids hadn’t been in the plan for her and Chua but that they would go into parenthood with “hope and intention”.
Melissa Koh announced that her family would be welcoming a fifth member (coincidentally after celebrating their fifth anniversary). After two boys, the Internet is wondering if the influencer will be having a girl (with comments judging the shape of her belly bump to wage guesses). As with both her previous kids we’re sure she’ll be sharing all the upcoming details as she and her husband prepare to welcome another child.
Since announcing her second pregnancy in August 2022, Sheila has been spending most of her time with her hubby Deon Woo and daughter Layla Woo. In one of her updates on Instagram, the blissful mum wrote: “Being able to feel her moves, her kicks, her hiccups, her tossing about is just about the most magical feeling in the world.”
After suffering a tragic loss in 2020, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are expecting their rainbow baby sometime in January or February 2023. Already parents to Luna and Miles, they lost their son Jack, pre-term, due to complications. Teigen, known for her openness and willingness to share on social media, was more cautious announcing this pregnancy.
UPDATE: Teigen and husband John Legend welcomed a baby girl in early January with Legend announcing it at a concert that his wife had given birth earlier that day. Following that, Teigen posted on January 19 welcoming Esti Maxine Stephens to the family.
Blake, who’s expecting her fourth child with husband Ryan Reynolds, celebrated Christmas this month by donning an adorable festive loungewear set that showed off her baby bump.
Malaysian influencer Cheryl and YouTuber Titus Low got engaged in June 2022. Fast forward a few months, Cheryl posted an ultrasound scan photo on her Instagram to announce that she’s expecting. The couple did a gender reveal party in November 2022, announcing that they’re expecting a girl.
The former Victoria’s Secret Angel model is expecting her third child with singer Adam Levine. In September 2022, Behati shared a photo gallery on an Instagram post and simply captioned it “Recent”. The first image showed a side view of her baby pump, and her followers reacted with congratulatory comments.
Grace surprised her Instagram followers in November 2022 with a video post that she captioned: “The Most Precious Gift in the World.” In it, she could be seen gently rubbing her baby bump before leaning in to kiss her hubby, actor Kevin Cheng. What a lovey-dovey couple!
UPDATE: Chan posted on January 22 that they had welcomed their son Carlos to the family.
Actress Jayley Woo confirmed her pregnancy to Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao and also posted a sonogram in October. She and her fiancé, who works behind the scenes in the same industry, were introduced by friends and are expecting a girl.
UPDATE: Woo’s twin sister Hayley confirmed her sister had given birth, posting a picture of them and the baby together on January 20. Congratulations to the new mum (and aunt)!