41 Celebrity Gender Reveal Ideas That Are Too Cute to Pass Up
These days, a pregnancy announcement and the gender reveal that often comes with it aren’t just for the parents-to-be and their nearest and dearest. Social media has made it easy for pregnant couples to turn their big news into a whole to-do. Remember when we'd just take home a sonogram photo and be done with it -- or have the doctor spill the beans if it's a boy or girl by looking at an ultrasound? Oh, such simpler times.
And of course, celebrities like to turn their gender reveals into grand gestures, just like us regular folk. There are plenty of celeb parents whose announcements were a bit cliche -- like cutting into a cake to find blue or pink frosting, watching an object explode into a bomb of pink or blue paint, or popping balloons that released streamers indicating one sex or the other -- but still effective nonetheless.
Then again, some of these famous couple's reveals were super clever, whether they shared the reveal on TV (no big deal) or broke the news to friends and family at an over-the-top themed party. And who can forget the tons of stars who showed how to incorporate older siblings into the big announcement -- like having the older brother or sister open up a box, hold up a prop, or simply stand next to a sign that declared the baby's sex? (Spoiler alert: These can sometimes work for pets, too!)
And if over-the-top gender reveals are too, well, over-the-top, there are plenty more subtle ways to do it, as celebs like Lauren Conrad, Chrissy Teigen, and yes, even Kim Kardashian prove. Here's a look at some memorable celebrity gender reveals for a little inspiration that any expectant mama can make her own. Many of these seem totally effortless, super cute, and easy to implement.
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Joanna & Chip Gaines
Of course Joanna and Chip Gaines thought of an unconventional way to share the gender of their fifth child. The Fixer Upper dad gave the honor to Gage, a kid whom the family met through the Tim Tebow Foundation, who said in the clip that he wanted the couple to name their baby boy "Dragon," sticking with the "D" name theme they have for their sons. They ultimately went with the name Crew Gaines!
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend
Chrissy Teigen made like her BFF Kim Kardashian when it came to sharing the sex of her and John Legend's second child. "Mama and her baby boy," she casually captioned this photo of her pregnant self at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
Tori & Zach Roloff
Zach and Tori Roloff orchestrated a gender reveal party for family and friends that played out on their TLC show, Little People, Big World. Guests placed their bets on whether they thought their bun in the oven was a boy or a girl, and later found out -- via the release of blue balloons and streamers -- that they were having a boy.
Audrey & Jeremy Roloff
Audrey and Jeremy Roloff also hosted a gender reveal party on Roloff Farms for family and friends (and the show), except they found out via a paint bomb that they were expecting a baby girl.
(Fun fact: The couple requested party-goers wear either pink or blue to "vote" for their pick.)
Carrie Underwood & Mike Fisher
Then-pregnant Carrie Underwood's CMA co-host Brad Paisley "accidentally" revealed during an on-stage bit that she was expecting a boy with hubby Mike Fisher. "Hey, we could name him Garth!" he said, clearly spilling the beans.
Cardi B & Offset
Cardi B didn't need an over-the-top gender reveal to match her over-the-top baby shower -- she simply shared in an interview with Howard Stern that she and Offset were expecting a girl. This came after her sister accidentally spilled the pink beans on social media, but it still counts.
Kate Hudson & Danny Fujikawa
Kate Hudson went with the typical balloon pop method for her gender reveal. But her reaction to learning she was having a girl was anything but typical. The actress, who already had two sons, literally jumped for joy at the news and it was adorable.
Brittany & Jason Aldean
Brittany and Jason Aldean's gender reveal was a family affair. Though the couple knew the sex of their baby since the got pregnant via IVF (like they did with 8-month-old son, Memphis), they filmed the moment Jason's daughters found out they were getting another sister by hitting a ball that turned pink!
Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Shannon & Joshua Efrid
Honey Boo Boo's big sister Pumpkin learned she'd be having a daughter by biting into pink frosting inside a cupcake. Best yet -- she did it all in front of the WE TV cameras, and the gender reveal served as a promo for season two of the family’s reality show, Mama June: From Not to Hot.
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West
Kim Kardashian shared the sex of her and Kanye West's second child in the most casual way possible. "You're such a good daddy to North [and] you will be the best daddy to our new son, too!” she captioned this sweet photo of 'Ye and big-sister-to-be, North.
Hilary Duff & Matthew Koma
Fellow "boy mom" Hilary Duff had a similar reaction to finding out her second child would be a girl. She and boyfriend Matthew Koma -- plus their entire extended family -- learned the sex of Luca's half-sibling on Mother's Day by releasing cannons filled with pink confetti.
Lauren Conrad & William Tell
Lauren Conrad wins for one of the most nonchalant celebrity gender reveals ever. The fashion designer and former Hills star casually posted this birth announcement she found at her grandma's house to share that she and her hubby were expecting a "guy."
Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler
LC's former co-star's gender reveal for baby number three was just as on-brand. Kristin Cavallari revealed she was having her first daughter via a black-and-white photo in which a teary-eyed mama held pink converse as she hugged her hubby, Jay Cutler.
(Aww!)
Kylie Jenner & Travis Scott
Unlike most gender reveals, Kylie Jenner's came after daughter Stormi was born, in the form of a nine-minute video chronicling her pregnancy and birth. To be honest, it was pure genius and so, so cute.
Jwoww & Roger Mathews
Jwoww and her hubs cut into a cake to find out Meilani was getting a little brother. What made this reveal so unusual, though? Jenni had her BFF-slash-Jersey-Shore co-star, Snooki, do the cake-cutting honors.
Snooki & Jionni LaValle
Snooki, meanwhile, had her son, Lorenzo, help her in finding out if he was getting a little brother or sister. Nicole's husband Jionni put pink balloons in a box and filmed the reality star and their son opening it. The video was then posted to Snooki’s YouTube channel for the whole world to see.
Deena Cortese & Chris Buckner
Fellow meatball Deena Cortese’s gender reveal brought quite the crowd. She and her husband's entire family were on hand at a summer barbecue to find out they were having a boy.
Jessica Alba & Cash Warren
Jessica Alba posted a boomerang of blue streamers and balloons cascading on daughters Honor and Haven to reveal the sex of Warren baby number three. They even used an Honest box for the occasion, because this family is so on-brand.
Kendra Caldwell & Joseph Duggar
So many of the Duggar kids have had clever gender reveals, but Joseph and Kendra Duggar's, in particular, was super cute. The newlyweds posed in front of a blue color bomb explosion for photos that made their way to the Duggar family blog (and TLC website).
Lauren Comeau & Javi Marroquin
Teen Mom 2 dad Javi Marroquin and his girlfriend, Lauren Comeau, teased their gender reveal for days on social media. They eventually shared this photo taken at the exact moment the couple, plus big brother Lincoln, found out they were having a boy.
Jessie James & Eric Decker
Jessie James Decker and husband Eric Decker had their kids, Vivianne and Eric Jr., do the honors when finding out the sex of their sibling. The kiddos opened up a box and found blue balloons inside -- it’s a boy!
Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale
Gwen Stefani definitely had a tinge of gender disappointment in her Instagram post that revealed she and then-husband, Gavin Rossdale, were expecting their third son. “I was ready to hand over the crown," she captioned this photo. "But I guess I am still queen of the house."
Tia Mowry & Cory Hardrict
Tia Mowry revealed the gender of her and her husband's second child in a YouTube tutorial about how to make baked goods for a gender reveal party. How meta!
(PS: Tia revealed at the end by biting into a cake pop that they were having a girl.)
Kelly Clarkson & Brandon Blackstock
Pictures of cute babies are always the way to go, and that’s just what Kelly Clarkson did to announce the sex of her second child. "In other news, River's gonna have a little baby brother :)," the singer captioned this sweet Instagram pic of her daughter.
Hilaria & Alec Baldwin
Hilaria and Alec Baldwin had their gaggle of kids (well three, to be exact) on-hand as the soon-to-be mama of four cut into a "magic cake" that turned blue.
Talk about sweet!
Nicole & Michael Phelps
Obviously, Michael Phelps and his wife Nicole announced the sex of their first child with a poolside photoshoot. The mama-to-be held up a mini "MP" Speedo while the Olympian, rocking his swim cap, cradled her growing belly.
(Aww.)
Amber Portwood & Andrew Glennon
Amber Portwood of Teen Mom OG timed her gender (and pregnancy) reveal to the holidays, posting a photo on Instagram of a cartoon Christmas tree ornament that read, "It's a boy!" Leah's baby brother James was born five months later.
Chelsea & Cole DeBoer
Chelsea DeBoer kept her simultaneous gender and third pregnancy reveal simple. The Teen Mom 2 star posted the ultrasound photo on Instagram against a lettering board that read, "It's a girl!"
Jordin Sparks & Dana Isaiah
American Idol alum Jordin Sparks's gender reveal coincided with Thanksgiving, so she and her hubby ran with it. "We have so much to be thankful for and this is definitely at the top of the list!" the songstress captioned a photo of herself and her husband wrapped up in blue crinkle paper.
Erika Christensen & Cole Maness
Don't have a former only child who's getting upgraded to older sib to help with the gender reveal? No problem! Actress Erika Christensen let her pet do the honors. "This boy is getting a little sister. A human sister," she captioned a Twitter photo of her dog.
(It's paww-fect.)
Vanessa & Nick Lachey
Vanessa and Nick Lachey used their wedding anniversary as an excuse to share their news of a baby-on-the-way. "Can't think of a better way to celebrate 3 years of marriage to my beautiful @VanessaLachey than this!" the '90s boy bander captioned this photo of son Camden standing next to "It's a girl" written in the sand.
Savannah Guthrie & Michael Feldman
Savannah Guthrie harnessed the powers of a TV gender reveal when she made her big announcement on The Today Show. After asking fans and her fellow anchors about what they thought she was having, Savannah drank from a blue milkshake as a plane flew over the studio holding a sign that read, "It's a boy."
Real subtle. (LOL.)
Carly Waddell & Evan Bass
Bachelor in Paradise couple Carly Waddell and Evan Bass, along with his three sons, posed in front of a tropical-themed backdrop to announce they were having a little girl. All. Pink. Everything.
Lauren Akins & Thomas Rhett
Country star Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins got pregnant when they stopped trying, so they just had to celebrate with an extra-special gender reveal. The couple opened up their "twinkle twinkle" cake to find pink frosting inside, much to theirs -- and their family's -- delight.
Bryiana Noelle Flores & Rob Dyrdek
The MTV star and his wife took a different approach to "twinkle twinkle little star." They used the classic lullaby as the theme of their gender reveal party and found out after popping black and white balloons that son Kodah would be getting a little sister.
(Spoiler alert: It's even better in slow motion!)
Jana Kramer & Mike Caussin
After multiple miscarriages and tons of heartache, One Tree Hill alum Jana Kramer and her hubby were overjoyed to find out they'd be giving their daughter a little brother. They did the ol' hit-a-pinata-with-a-bat trick, which released blue streamers when it broke.
Yael & Scooter Braun
Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, and his wife Yael cut into a three-tiered chocolate cake to find out their third child would be a girl -- after two boys.
Anyone else think Scooter looked absolutely terrified?
(LOL.)
Jenny Mollen & Jason Biggs
Leave it to author and comedian Jenny Mollen to make a penis joke while revealing the sex of her and Jason Biggs’ second son. "To quote Beyonce, 'I have two penises' (not twins. Just mine and the one inside me.) #Itsaboy," she captioned this baby bump shot.
Karly Skladany & Chris Kirkpatrick
The concept behind Chris Kirkpatrick's "crossbow" gender reveal was simple: The parents-to-be shot a crossbow at balloons filled with blue or pink paint. The end!
(PS: It was a "boy boy boy!")