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50 of the Most Creative Celebrity Pregnancy Announcements

EntertainmentPublished Jan 25, 2018
By Kayla Boyd
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When it comes to pregnancy announcements, celebrities can get pretty clever sometimes. Since they're sharing this information with tons and tons of fans and followers, we're sure many celebs put a lot of thought into how they want to break the news. Whether it's through a heartfelt photo, a video, or a funny tweet, we love when our favorite celebrities share their baby news with us. 

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Some celebrities are of course more creative than others -- but I mean, we can't all premiere our baby bump on stage while performing a hit song at the VMAs. Sometimes their intimate photos with their significant others or their kids or just the mom-to-bes and their bumps are enough to get a huge reaction. 

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Fans love when celebrities share these special moments with them, and a cute baby announcement is always exciting. So we rounded up some of the most fun, cute, creative, and special ways that celebrities decided to share their big news. There are so many great ideas that could work for anyone's baby announcement. 

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1. Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson-placeholder
1. Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson
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1. Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson

Jessica Simpson confirmed her first pregnancy on her website on Halloween with an adorable pun. She captioned the photo: 

"It's true -- I'm going to be a mummy!"

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2. Beyonce & Jay Z

Only Queen Bey could announce her pregnancy while performing live at the VMAs. In 2011, at the end of her song "Love on Top," she opened up her jacket to reveal her baby bump to the world.

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3. Aaron Paul & Lauren Parsekian
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3. Aaron Paul & Lauren Parsekian

Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and his wife Lauren took the throwback route on Instagram when Lauren announced her pregnancy. She shared a collage of her and Aaron when they were kids and their baby on the way.

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4. Fergie & Josh Duhamel
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4. Fergie & Josh Duhamel

When Fergie was pregnant with her son, she announced in on Instagram with this funny Photoshopped image or her and her husband's baby pictures. She wrote: 

"Josh & Me & BABY makes three!!! #mylovelybabybump."

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5. Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson
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5. Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson

In her long awaited pregnancy confirmation, Khloe Kardashian chose to announce it on Instagram by posting this intimate black and white image. Khloe wrote:

"My greatest dream realized! We are having a baby! I had been waiting and wondering but God had a plan all along. He knew what He was doing. I simply had to trust in Him and be patient. I still at times can't believe that our love created life! Tristan, thank you for loving me the way that you do! Thank you for treating me like a Queen! Thank you for making me feel beautiful at all stages! Tristan, most of all, Thank you for making me a MOMMY!!! You have made this experience even more magical than I could have envisioned! I will never forget how wonderful you've been to me during this time! Thank you for making me so happy my love!"

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6. Kelly Rowland & Tim Weatherspoon
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6. Kelly Rowland & Tim Weatherspoon

Kelly Rowland announced she was pregnant back in 2014 with a cute Instagram photo of "big" and "little" sneakers. The former Destiny's Child star captioned the photo: 

"I'll be stuntin' like my Daddy."

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7. Pink & Carey Hart

When Pink was announcing baby number two with husband Carey Hart, she posted this beautiful photo of her and her daughter and simply captioned it: "Surprise!" -- and let her bump to do the talking.

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8. Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler
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8. Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler

The Hills alum Kristin Cavallari and her husband, NFL player Jay Cutler, announced one of their babies by posting this adorable image of them that focused on pink baby shoes. Kristin wrote:

"The boys are so excited for a little sister!!!!!"

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9. Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale
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9. Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale

Gwen showed was still queen of the house when she announced she was pregnant with her third son. She wrote on Instagram: 

"I was ready to hand over the crown. but I guess I am still queen of the house."

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10. Vinessa Shaw & Kristopher Gifford
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10. Vinessa Shaw & Kristopher Gifford

Although this was actually Vinessa's second announcement via Instagram, it's pretty epic. The Hocus Pocus actress captioned this, "Maybe I should have used this for my pregnancy announcement??" after first posting a photo of her and her husband to announce the news. 

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11. Macklemore & Tricia Davis

When Macklemore (aka Ben Haggerty) and his now wife were expecting a baby, they chose the absolute sweetest way possible to share the news. The couple posted a YouTube video of footage of them in the doctor's office, getting an ultrasound.

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12. Beyonce & Jay Z (again)

Probably one of the most talked about pregnancy announcements of all time was when Beyonce announced her second pregnancy. This stunning photo was posted with the caption:

"We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters"

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13. Jessica Alba & Cash Warren

Jessica Alba had the help of her daughters to announce baby number three. This adorable video was captioned: 

"@cash_warren and I are officially going to be outnumbered #babyonboard #herewegoagain #blessed."

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14. Cheryl Cole & Liam Payne

Singer and former X Factor (UK) judge Cheryl Cole showed off her baby bump for the first time in the L'Oreal Paris and Prince Trust's "All Worth It" campaign. The campaign aimed to transform self-doubt into self-worth.

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15. Serena Williams & Alexis Ohanian
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15. Serena Williams & Alexis Ohanian

Serena Williams actually announced her pregnancy to the public by accident. The tennis star didn't mean to post this "20 weeks" bump selfie on her Snapchat story, but she did and the Internet was overjoyed to get the news.

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16. Chelsea Peretti & Jordan Peele
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16. Chelsea Peretti & Jordan Peele

Actress Chelsea Peretti announced she's expecting a child with her husband, comedian Jordan Peele, in a pretty humorous way. It was around the time that everyone was talking about Beyonce's pregnancy announcement (with the twins), so Chelsea captioned her casual bump photo:

"Beyonce schmonce."

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17. Ryan Lochte & Kayla Rae Reid
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17. Ryan Lochte & Kayla Rae Reid

Playboy model Kayla Rae Reid and Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte announced their baby news with this sweet underwater image. Ryan wrote:

"My Christmas gift came early this year, can't wait for next year! Best news I've ever received."

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18. Jason Aldean & Brittany Kerr

Singers Jason Aldean and wife Brittany Kerr made their announcement in cute coordinating T-shirts and a play on "bun in the oven." Jason wrote on Instagram:

"Been hard to keep this secret but we couldn't be happier to add to our family. This year just gets better and better. #bunintheoven." 

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19. Chrissy Teigen & John Legend

In a cute Instagram video, model Chrissy Teigen let her daughter Luna help her out. Chrissy said: "Luna, what's in here?" Luna preciously responds: "Baby." And, because Chrissy is ... well, Chrissy, she humorously captioned the video:

"It's John's!"

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20. Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz

Both Alicia Keys and her husband Swizz Beatz posted flawless photos to announce baby number two. The cool thing about their announcement is that it was made on their actual anniversary. Alicia wrote:

"Happy Anniversary to the love of my life @therealswizzz !! And to make it even sweeter we've been blessed with another angel on the way!! You make me happier than I have ever known! Here's to many many more years of the best parts of life!"

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21. Michael Buble & Luisana Lopilato

Singer Michael Buble and his wife Luisana Lopilato made a YouTube video to announce their baby news. The sweet video plays to the song "I Just Haven't Met You Yet" and viewers can see a sonogram of the baby. It's beyond cute!

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22. Lauren Conrad & William Tell
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22. Lauren Conrad & William Tell

Lauren Conrad posted this sonogram on her social media to announce her first pregnancy. She wrote: 

"Happy New Year! I have a feeling 2017 is going to be the best year yet..."

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23. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham
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23. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham

This Victoria's Secret supermodel made her pregnancy announcement in a very tropical setting. When she was expecting her first child with actor Jason Statham, she shared this beautiful beachy image that he took of her. She captioned it:

"Very happy to share that Jason and I are expecting!! Lots of love Rosie x."

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24. Robert Downey Jr. & Susan Downey
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24. Robert Downey Jr. & Susan Downey

Leave it to Robert Downey Jr. to announce a baby so nonchalantly. He tweeted that his wife, Susan, was pregnant with the couple's second child by being very straight to the point.

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25. Nikki Reed & Ian Somerhalder

With this lovely pregnancy photo, Nikki and Ian announced on social media that they were expecting their first child. Ian wrote:

"To our friends, family, and rest of the world. In my 38 years on this earth I've never experienced anything more powerful and beautiful than this. I can't think of anything more exciting than this next chapter and we wanted you to hear this from us first. This has been the most special time of our lives and we wanted to keep it between the three of us for as long as possible so we could enjoy this time with each other and our little one who is growing so fast...because that's what they do, they grow so fast. Thank you for your kind energy."

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26. Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds

Even though her lifestyle site Preserve is no longer up and running, Blake Lively actually used it to announce her first pregnancy. Blake showed off her baby bump during a photo shoot for her former site. The caption reads:

"What was just put on Preserve.us?? More babies, more bumps, more cakes, more cradles, more decorations, more diys, more friends, more feasts ... Join us ..."

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27. Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel
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27. Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel

Justin posted this cute announcement on his birthday. He wrote on Instagram: 

"Thank you EVERYONE for the Bday wishes! This year, I'm getting the GREATEST GIFT EVER. CAN'T WAIT."

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28. Carrie Underwood & Mike Fisher-placeholder
28. Carrie Underwood & Mike Fisher
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28. Carrie Underwood & Mike Fisher

This American Idol alum had some fun on "Labor" Day with her pregnancy announcement -- which also included her cute pups. She wrote:

"In honor of 'Labor' Day, Ace & Penny would like to make an announcement. Their parents couldn't be happier ..."

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29. Jessa Duggar & Ben Seewald

This Duggar couple used a cute little onsie to announce their baby on the way. They simply captioned the announcement: "#BabySeewald."

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30. Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner

Ivanka Trump used cute number cut-outs with her kids to announce baby number three. She wrote:

"Arabella, Joseph and I have a very special announcement to make!"

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31. Brooklyn Decker & Andy Roddick
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31. Brooklyn Decker & Andy Roddick

Sometimes, it's great to keep things sweet and simple. Model and actress Brooklyn Decker and former tennis player Andy Roddick announced their news with an easy-going, cheerful baby bump shot. Brooklyn wrote:

"So this happened ... #the3ofus."

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32. Ciara & Russell Wilson

Singer Ciara announced her first child with husband Russell Wilson by posting this beautiful image on her birthday. She wrote: 

"On this special Birthday I received an abundance of love from friends and family ... and I'm excited to Finally share one of the Greatest Gifts of All that God could give ..."

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33. Olivia Wilde & Jason Sudeikis
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33. Olivia Wilde & Jason Sudeikis

Olivia announced baby number two with this adorable picture of her and her son. She wrote: 

"Matching baby bumps."

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34. Coco Rocha & James Conran

Model Coco Rocha announced her first child with this unique 360 degree video clip of herself. She captioned it: 

"@JamesEdwardConran and I are absolutely thrilled to announce that after 4 years of marriage we are expanding our family and expecting our first child spring of 2015! - James & Coco"

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35. Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson (again)
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35. Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson (again)

Jessica Simpson announced that baby number two was on the way via Twitter. This cute image of Jessica and Eric's daughter Maxwell let fans know that she was going to be a "big sister." 

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36. Torrey & Chanel Smith
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36. Torrey & Chanel Smith

NFL player Torrey Smith and his wife had one of the funniest, most creative announcements ever. They used a jar of Prego pasta sauce to break the news on Instagram ... and we're still obsessed with it.

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37. Keshia Knight Pulliam & Edgerton Hartwell
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37. Keshia Knight Pulliam & Edgerton Hartwell

Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam used a cupcake to announce her baby news. She wrote: 

"Surprise!!! We have a new addition coming soon... "

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38. Kobe & Vanessa Bryant
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38. Kobe & Vanessa Bryant

NBA legend Kobe Byryant announced that he had another baby girl on the way with this onsie photo, which was a play on his nickname "Black Mamba." He wrote on Instagram:

"Beyond blessed and excited to share that we are expecting our third baby girl!!!"

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39. Russell Brand & Laura Gallacher
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39. Russell Brand & Laura Gallacher

Russell Brand announced that his now-wife was pregnant by posting a photo of his new dad handbook. He wrote on Instagram:

"Right then. My Mum bought me this. Time to get ready!"

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40. Kevin & Danielle Jonas
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40. Kevin & Danielle Jonas

Kevin Jonas shared that his wife was pregnant again with this cute and funny picture. He captioned it: 

"Prepping for baby number two! #babyjonas2"

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41. Rob & Bryiana Dyrdek
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41. Rob & Bryiana Dyrdek

When former skateboarding pro Rob Dyrdek shared that his first baby was on the way, he posted this adorable photo on Facebook. He wrote:

"I love Bryiana Noelle Dyrdek in so many ways and on so many different levels. I could never create the words to express how deeply and truly I love her and us. When you have a forever love so great the ultimate way to express it is by creating a child together. I am so happy to announce my beautiful wife is pregnant with our first child. We are so blessed, so happy and look forward to bringing an amazing young boy into this world."

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42. Bar Refaeli & Adi Ezra
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42. Bar Refaeli & Adi Ezra

When Israeli model Bar Refaeli and her husband announced they were expecting their first child, Bar kept it simple. She posted a photo of a positive pregnancy test on New Year's Day with the caption: 
"2016 is going to be like ..." with a few baby emojis.

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43. Michael & Nicole Phelps
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43. Michael & Nicole Phelps

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps shared a photo showing him and his wife holding a tiny Speedo beside a swimming pool. He wrote: 

"We found out 8 weeks ago we were expecting ... Today we're over 12 weeks and it looks like we're having a boy!!! #babymp #mp #lifeabouttochange #mpswim."

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44. Alec & Hilaria Baldwin
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44. Alec & Hilaria Baldwin

Hilaria Baldwin posted this cute photo of her and Alec holding a blue bear to announce that they had another baby on the way. She captioned it:

"Ireland, Carmen, Rafael, Alec, and I are excited to share with you that we are going to have another addition to our family. A little boy coming this fall."

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45. Ellie Kemper & Michael Koman

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt announced that she was expecting while on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. She told Fallon:

"[My pregnancy] didn't really affect filming until the very end. We had a table read and I saw that my character was supposed to be on a roller coaster ... I was Googling pregnant women on roller coasters. I felt like a pregnant lady on a roller coaster is not ideal. I had to tell my boss Tina Fey ... Because it was still so early on we decided we'll just tell people that I have a back injury and that's why I can't ride the roller coaster."

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46. Nev Schulman & Laura Perlongo
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46. Nev Schulman & Laura Perlongo

Catfish star Nev Schulman and his now-wife, writer and photographer Laura Perlongo, revealed their baby news by posting intimate photos from their ultrasound. Nev wrote on Instagram: 

"IT'S A GIRL! No words can capture the excitement and joy I feel about becoming a father. I am so in love with you Laura and thank you for giving me this incredible gift. You inspire and excite me every day."

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47. Blac Chyna & Rob Kardashian
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47. Blac Chyna & Rob Kardashian

Leave it to Blac Chyna to announce her pregnancy via personalized emoji. She posted this image on Instagram. She and Rob Kardashian welcomed baby Dream Kardashian in November of 2016.

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48. Gal Gadot & Yaron Versano
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48. Gal Gadot & Yaron Versano

Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot announced that she was having another baby with this cute Instagram. She wrote: "So excited to share this wonder with you ... #mommyforthesecondtime."
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49. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson & Lauren Hashian
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49. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson & Lauren Hashian

The Rock announced his third baby girl was on the way with this sweet photo of his daughter. He wrote: 

"Our Jasmine Lia would like to make a big announcement - IT’S A GIRL! @laurenhashianofficial and I are boundlessly grateful for this blessing as this spring we’ll welcome our second baby. Plus, Jazzy is excited to boss around and protect her lil’ sis. And once again, big daddy is completely surrounded by beautiful estrogen and loving, powerful female mana. All girls. One dude. And a boy dog. I wouldn’t have it any other way."

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50. Jamie Lynn Spears & Jamie Watson

Jamie Lynn Spears announced baby number two on social media with this family photo. She wrote:

"Looks like we are starting off 2018 with another big milestone ... sooo happy to announce that Maddie is FINALLY going to be a big sister👶🏼2017 was filled with some of the biggest challenges of my life, as well as some of the biggest blessings, so I made a choice to lay low this year to focus on truly becoming my best self as a person and as an artist. During that time, I continued working on my music and telling my story, which has created some of my most honest work and I CANT wait to share that with you all very soon. 2018 is going to be filled with many milestones both personally and professionally. I appreciate each of you for your patience and support through it­ all. 2018 has a lot coming, so GET READY."

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