Celebrities who became moms within the last five years

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May 7, 2018
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Celebrities who became moms within the last five years

There's a lot to envy about the celebrity lifestyle. From personal assistants who take care of every errand, to glam squads who keep hair and makeup on point, stars often have oodles of employees dedicated to making their lives easier. The designer clothes, fancy homes, luxe vacations, and A-list treatment don't sound too bad, either. But there's one part of life where they're really not that different from the rest of us: parenthood.

Newborns don't know that you won an Oscar, have your own reality TV show or signed that endorsement deal. They don't care how much that T-shirt cost鈥攖hey'll spit up on it anyway. In a way, it's almost comforting to know that celebrities get a taste of normalcy when they become moms and dads.

To this end, and in honor of Mother's Day, 麻豆原创 compiled a list of celebrities who have become moms within the last five years, based on news reports and social media posts from the new parents themselves. Sure, the 40 stars on this list might have nannies, assistants, and live-in nurses to help them out, but they still struggle with the same issues that parents face around the world. Who thought you'd have something in common with Kylie Jenner or Serena Williams? 

#40. Eva Mendes

Actors Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling kept news of their first child鈥檚 arrival extremely quiet: the press only got wind that the couple was expecting in the. Their first daughter, and little sister. Both girls share the name Amada as .

#39. Chelsea Clinton

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton became a mom in 2014 when she and husband Marc Mezvinsky . Two years later, the couple expanded their family with. And by all accounts, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are .

#38. Audrina Patridge

Former 鈥淭he Hills鈥 star Audrina Patridge  to BMX rider Corey Bohan in 2015, but a little bundle of joy arrived before they could get married.  was born on June 24, 2016; she attended  later that year.

#37. Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu didn鈥檛 go the traditional route to start a family. Instead of waiting to meet someone, get married, and try to get pregnant, the "Elementary" actress opted to . Even though she is a single mom, Liu insists she鈥檚 not raising her son alone: She told , 鈥淚t's important to ask for help. If you can manage on your own, that's fine, but people shouldn't feel that they have to be alone while doing it.鈥

#36. Hayden Panettiere

Actress Hayden Panettiere might be best known for her roles on " but she recently started a new chapter: parenthood. After getting engaged to  in 2013, she gave birth to daughter . Since Panettiere is only 5 feet 2 inches and her fiance is 6 feet 6 inches, it will be interesting to see what height Kaya grows up to be.

#35. Naya Rivera

鈥淕lee鈥 star Naya Rivera gave birth to  in 2015. He is the first child for both Rivera and her husband, fellow actor Ryan Dorsey. Since Josey鈥檚 birth, however, the family has endured some trials and tribulations: Rivera , then had the paperwork dismissed. In 2017, Rivera was . Finally, , citing irreconcilable differences.

#34. Jessica Biel

After dating on and off for five years, actress Jessica Biel  in 2012 in southern Italy. The pair started their family a few years later, when their . Though their life might look picture-perfect, Biel and Timberlake have since revealed that Silas鈥 birth was anything but ideal: Instead of the peaceful home birth they wanted, Biel  for an emergency C-section.

#33. Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody have come a long way from their days playing New York high schoolers on 鈥淕ossip Girl.鈥 These days, you鈥檙e more likely to find the pair reading a bedtime story to 2-year-old  or milling around in the Upper East Side.

#32. Keira Knightley

Actress Keira Knightley and musician James Righton . Though the new parents initially didn鈥檛 reveal much about their bundle of joy to the public, Knightley eventually loosened up. She shared a particularly juicy tidbit on "The Jonathan Ross Show" in December 2016: apparently, Edie shouted out a very adult curse word after President Donald Trump was elected.   

#31. Carrie Underwood

Country superstar Carrie Underwood often sings about epic love stories, but didn't get her own happy ending  in 2010. The reportedly happy couple waited five years to start a family, welcoming their .

#30. Julia Stiles

Julia Stiles鈥 including 鈥10 Things I Hate About You鈥 and 鈥淭he Prince and Me鈥濃攂ecame a mom in 2017 with the birth of . Stiles married Preston J. Cook .

#29. Kerry Washington

鈥淪candal鈥 star Kerry Washington also managed to keep a big secret in Hollywood: she married former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha in an . The pair started their family with , and expanded it in 2016 with son Caleb Kelechi.

#28. Anne Hathaway

Actress Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman pulled off something nearly impossible: starting their family in almost complete privacy. When the actress , the couple managed to keep their son Jonathan Rosebanks completely out of the press for several weeks.

#27. Kelly Clarkson

Singer Kelly Clarkson and husband Brandon Blackstock have quite the clan. The Blackstock family includes , , and Blackstock鈥檚 two children from a previous marriage.

#26. Emily Blunt

Most would agree Emily Blunt and John Krasinski qualify as one of Hollywood's cutest couples. They , had their first child in 2014, and gave her a little sister named Violet in 2016.

#25. Blac Chyna

Before Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian on social media, they seemed every bit the happy couple. Kardashian proposed to Chyna in 2016 and they welcomed baby Dream Renee on Nov. 10 of that same year. Chyna also has a 5-year-old son King Cairo with her ex, rapper Tyga.

#24. Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher鈥檚 relationship was foreshadowed by several of their acting projects. On 鈥,鈥 their characters Jackie and Kelso were a hilarious on-again, off-again pair. Both 鈥淔riends With Benefits,鈥 , and 鈥淣o Strings Attached,鈥 , centered on friendships that turn more serious鈥攊n other words, exactly what happened when  years after 鈥淭hat 鈥70s Show.鈥 Once they started seeing each other, it was a : They got engaged in 2014, had son Wyatt Isabelle later that year, and welcomed son Dimitri Portwood in 2016.

#23. Megan Fox

Actress and sex symbol Megan Fox is a mom to not one, not two, but : Journey River, 1; Bodhi Ransom, 3; and Noah Shannon, 4. The boys' father is her husband, fellow actor Brian Austin Green.

#22. Olivia Wilde

Actors Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis got engaged in 2013, but still haven鈥檛 tied the knot: Sudeikis even  in the United States. Still, that didn鈥檛 stop them from starting a family鈥攖he couple had son  in early 2014 and daughter  in late 2016.

#21. Blake Lively

Actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds  and their relationship still seems to be going strong鈥攖hey  all the time. Lively and Reynolds have two children together: daughters James, , and Ines, who was born in 2016.

#20. Hoda Kotb

Giving birth isn鈥檛 the only way to become a mother: NBC News' "Today" anchor Hoda Kotb joined the parents club at age 52  in December 2017. Kotb also lives with .

#19. Amber Tamblyn

Known for playing  and her activism , Amber Tamblyn also recently became a mom. She and husband David Cross . Though Tamblyn initially joked that they named the baby 鈥淒auphinoise Petunia Brittany Scheherazade Von Funkinstein Mustard Witch RBG Cross Tamblyn-Bey Jr.,鈥 she later revealed her daughter鈥檚 name is actually Marlow Alice.

#18. Gal Gadot

In addition to  for female-directed films, "Wonder Woman" took another big step forward for women in Hollywood: Its lead actress filmed the movie while pregnant. , as she wanted the crew to treat her exactly the same as anyone else on set. Gadot, her husband Yaron Varsano and daughter Alma, 7, welcomed little Maya to the family in March 2017.

#17. Ciara

After wedding  at an English castle on July 6, 2016, singer Ciara became pregnant and gave birth to . Though Sienna is the couple鈥檚 first child together, she already has a big brother: Ciara鈥檚 3-year-old son with her ex, rapper Future, who is appropriately named . After a nasty custody battle, the threat of a defamation lawsuit, and numerous Twitter rants, Ciara and Future .

#16. Zooey Deschanel

Known for her roles on " Zooey Deschanel is a mom to two kids with husband Jacob Pechenik. The pair had their first child, daughter Elsie Otter, on July 25, 2015, and welcomed son Charlie Wolf in 2017.

#15. Amal Clooney

He鈥檚 a film heartthrob beloved around the world; she鈥檚 a . Yep, we would say that George and Amal Clooney are #couplegoals. After meeting through a mutual friend in 2013, the pair , and welcomed twins  in June 2017.

#14. Lauren Conrad

After enduring years of relationship drama on 鈥淭he Hills,鈥  in a 2014 ceremony on the California coast. The newlyweds waited a few years to start their family, welcoming their first son William 鈥淟iam鈥 James on July 5, 2017.

#13. Nikki Reed

Fans of fantasy movies and TV likely know this married couple, since Nikki Reed played  in the "Twilight" film series and Ian Somerhalder played vampire-turned-human  on 鈥淭he Vampire Diaries.鈥 After a  in California in 2015, Reed and Somerhalder also chose to keep the news that they were expecting a baby鈥攗ntil two months before daughter .   

#12. Laura Prepon

鈥淥range Is the New Black鈥 and 鈥淭hat 鈥70s Show鈥 actress Laura Prepon had her first child with fiance Ben Foster in August 2017鈥攁 baby girl named Ella. Prepon has been outspoken about her decision to go back to work soon after having Ella, telling People magazine that 鈥淚 do feel guilty, and I just know that she鈥檇 be proud if she knew.鈥

#11. Serena Williams

Tennis star Serena Williams accidentally announced her pregnancy to the world when she mistakenly uploaded a photo to Snapchat. Once it was out there, she embraced it,  while pregnant. Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian  when their daughter was born.  even led the new mom to become an advocate for women's health.  

#10. Melissa Rauch

Best known for her role on 鈥淭he Big Bang Theory,鈥 Melissa Rauch recently added another job title to her resume: mom. The actress and her husband Winston Beigel  in December 2017. When she announced her pregnancy, Rauch also opened up about  in a personal essay for Glamour.

#9. Natasha Bedingfield

Musician Natasha Bedingfield is finally filling in the story she left 鈥,鈥 after  and starting a family together. The pair had their first baby together, Solomon Dylan, in December 2017.  

#8. Brooklyn Decker

Talk about a power couple: Brooklyn Decker has modeled several times for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue while her husband Andy Roddick competed on the world stage . The couple welcomed their first son Hank in 2015, and a baby girl named Stevie in 2017.

#7. Bethany Hamilton

Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton has been an inspiration to girls around the world ever since . She didn鈥檛 let the injury stop her, however: Hamilton learned to surf with one arm and . Then she passed another milestone: . The couple鈥檚 first son, Tobias, was born in June 2015, and second son Wesley came along in March 2018.

#6. Heidi Montag

The reality TV star met her future husband Spencer Pratt , but the pair didn't start their family until 2017. Montag , Gunner, on Oct. 1 of that year.

#5. Mindy Kaling

Actress, writer, and director Mindy Kaling also chose to keep the public in the dark about her pregnancy, waiting until a few months before her due date to . Her daughter , but the world still has some questions. Namely, who is the father? Kaling still hasn鈥檛 commented publicly.

#4. Chrissy Teigen

Model and social media sensation Chrissy Teigen and musician John Legend , a baby girl named Luna Simone Stephens. The couple is now , but their road to parenthood hasn鈥檛 always been easy: Teigen has been open about their decision to use in vitro fertilization to get pregnant.

#3. Khloe Kardashian

The Kardashian-Jenner baby boom continues鈥擪hloe Kardashian welcomed her first child on April 12, 2018, a daughter named . True鈥檚 father is Cleveland Cavaliers player Tristan Thompson. Though the couple appeared very much in love during Khloe鈥檚 pregnancy, casted a dark cloud over the relationship just days before True鈥檚 birth.

#2. Kylie Jenner

The youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan , when her daughter Stormi Webster was born. Rapper Travis Scott is Stormi鈥檚 father. In an unusual move for the family, Kylie managed to keep her pregnancy completely secret until Stormi鈥檚 birth: no photos or videos of her baby bump made it into the press and the Kardashian-Jenner family refused to confirm the pregnancy. Instead, Kylie announced her daughter鈥檚 birth on Instagram, posting at the same time. 

#1. Kim Kardashian West

The fifth most popular Instagram personality, with , Kim is a fashion icon, a reality TV star, and one half of one of the world's most influential power couples. She and 21-time Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West have welcomed three beautiful children in the past five years, as 4-year-old North and 2-year-old Saint met their new baby sister Chicago in January 2018.

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