From Cannes red carpet reveals to heartfelt Substack announcements, 2026 has already delivered a steady stream of celebrity baby news. Some couples are welcoming their first child after years of waiting. Others are barely catching their breath between pregnancies.
A few of the announcements carry extra emotional weight, arriving after loss, illness, or personal reinvention. Whatever the circumstances, the list keeps growing, and the names on it span Hollywood royalty, actual royalty, and a couple of very famous athletes.
1. Aubrey Plaza
Aubrey Plaza’s rep confirmed in April 2026 that the 41-year-old actress is expecting her first child with partner Christopher Abbott, due in the fall. The news landed with unmistakable emotional context. Plaza’s husband, screenwriter Jeff Baena, passed away in January 2025. The couple had reportedly separated four months before his death.
Plaza and Abbott previously co-starred in the 2020 film Black Bear and appeared together in the off-Broadway revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. On the SmartLess podcast, Plaza described getting an ultrasound the same day as her dog, then deadpanned: “She had to get an ultrasound on her stomach, and then I got an ultrasound on my stomach, and there is a baby in there.” When asked if she was excited about motherhood, she added: “I’ve always wanted to see what that’s all about, you know? It just seems so interesting, that whole thing.” A source close to the couple described the pregnancy as “a beautiful surprise after an emotional year,” adding that the pair “feel very blessed.”
2. Natalie Portman
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Natalie Portman, 44, confirmed in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar that she is expecting her third child and her first with French electronic music producer Tanguy Destable, who performs under the name Tepr. “Tanguy and I are very excited,” she told the outlet. “I’m just very grateful. I know it’s such a privilege and a miracle.”
Portman is already mother to son Aleph, 14, and daughter Amalia, 9, from her marriage to choreographer Benjamin Millepied, from whom she divorced in 2024. She said she had “more energy than I thought I might” and has been spending a lot of time with her children. Destable has collaborated with artists including Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, and has contributed to film scores including the Oscar-nominated I’m Still Here. For Portman, who grew up the daughter of a fertility doctor and has spoken at length about the difficulties of conception, this pregnancy carries particular meaning.
3. Hailee Steinfeld & Josh Allen
Sinners star Hailee Steinfeld and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen tied the knot in an intimate Santa Barbara ceremony in May 2025 and announced they were expecting their first child in December. On April 2, the couple announced via Steinfeld’s Beau Society Substack that they had welcomed a baby girl.
Steinfeld shared some of her anticipation in her newsletter in February, writing, “This week, I was sitting on the couch in my family room, and the reality that our little family is about to grow really started to settle in.” She told Bustle last November, “I literally thank God every day that I found my person, and it’s the greatest thing in the world. Life makes sense.” The couple did not share the baby’s name or date of birth in their announcement, keeping things characteristically private for two people who generated a considerable amount of public attention in 2025.
4. Derek Hough & Hayley Erbert
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert announced the birth of their daughter, Everley Capri Hough, in a joint Instagram post on January 5, 2026. Everley was born on December 29, 2025.
The couple shared a black-and-white photo of their hands holding their newborn’s feet and wrote, “Every step of our lives has led us to you. Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed.”
Everley’s arrival came after an emotional period for the couple, including a previous pregnancy loss and Erbert’s lifesaving emergency brain surgery in 2023. In a separate pregnancy announcement, Erbert reflected on that journey, writing, “Two years ago I was fighting for my life, and now, here I am creating life.”
Their story became one of the most emotional celebrity family announcements of the year, marking a joyful new chapter after a difficult road.
5. Barbara Palvin & Dylan Sprouse
Barbara Palvin debuted her baby bump at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, walking the red carpet for the premiere of Parallel Tales alongside husband Dylan Sprouse. The couple later confirmed the pregnancy on Instagram with an ultrasound photo where the baby appears to be throwing a rock-on hand gesture, a move the parents then mirrored in the following slide.
Sprouse and Palvin, who started dating in June 2018, got married in Hungary in July 2023. According to reports, the baby is expected to arrive around August or September. Palvin had previously revealed in August 2025 that she has endometriosis and had surgery to help ease symptoms, making the pregnancy announcement all the more welcome.
6. Princess Eugenie
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank announced they are expecting their third child with an Instagram post showing their two sons holding a sonogram, captioned “Baby Brooksbank due 2026!” Buckingham Palace confirmed the news with a statement saying the baby is due this summer, and noted that King Charles has been informed and is delighted.
Eugenie is already mother to sons August, 5, and Ernest, 2. The announcement came against a complicated family backdrop, with royal watchers noting that Eugenie’s growing family represents something joyful at a time when her father’s various controversies have loomed over the York family name. The straightforward warmth of two little boys holding up a sonogram managed to cut through all of that.
7. Olivia Culpo & Christian McCaffrey
Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey announced in May that she is pregnant with their second child, roughly nine months after welcoming their first. Culpo shared the news on her 34th birthday with an Instagram carousel from a pregnancy reveal photo shoot, captioning the post “Best birthday gift. Baby #2 coming soon.”
The couple welcomed their daughter, Colette Annalise McCaffrey, in July 2025, just over a year after marrying in Rhode Island. Colette became a fixture at 49ers games almost immediately, and McCaffrey has spoken openly about how fatherhood has shifted his perspective off the field. A second baby so soon suggests neither of them needed much time to recalibrate.
8. Rebel Wilson & Ramona Agruma
Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma announced in December 2025 that they are expecting their second child together, with Agruma carrying the baby. Agruma confirmed the news on Instagram, writing: “The happiest news in our family. It will be 4 of us soon! Baby number 2 is on her way.”
The couple welcomed their first daughter, Royce Lillian, via surrogate in November 2022, before tying the knot in Sardinia in September 2024. Wilson and Agruma have been open about their journey to parenthood from the start, and this announcement was no different. warm, direct, and enthusiastically received. For a couple that has shared their relationship with the public on their own terms, the news felt entirely in keeping with who they are.
9. Bonnie Wright
Bonnie Wright, best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films, announced on Easter Sunday that she is expecting her second child with husband Andrew Lococo, due this autumn. She shared the news alongside photos of her 2-year-old son, Elio Ocean Wright Lococo, writing: “Two babies on my lap. Our second little earthling joining us this autumn.”
Wright and Lococo have kept most of their personal life out of the spotlight since marrying in 2022, and the pregnancy announcement was no different. low-key, genuine, and warmly received by fans who have followed her since the Harry Potter days. Wright’s former co-star Evanna Lynch was among those congratulating her in the comments. For those who grew up watching her on screen, the news landed with a particular kind of nostalgia mixed with real happiness for someone who has clearly built a life entirely her own.
