01of 34COLLEEN BALLINGERErik Stocklin/InstagramThe 31-year-old actress and comedian, known for her popularYouTube character Miranda Sings, is engaged to boyfriend Erik Stocklin — and expecting her first child, due New Year’s Day.“We’re so, so excited,” Ballinger, who is 13 weeks pregnant, told PEOPLE exclusively of the double-whammy news. “We’re so in love and can’t wait to meet this kid. It’s just all happening at once; a lot of exciting things coming quickly, which is awesome. I’m the luckiest girl in the world.”
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COLLEEN BALLINGER
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The 31-year-old actress and comedian, known for her popularYouTube character Miranda Sings, is engaged to boyfriend Erik Stocklin — and expecting her first child, due New Year’s Day.
“We’re so, so excited,” Ballinger, who is 13 weeks pregnant, told PEOPLE exclusively of the double-whammy news. “We’re so in love and can’t wait to meet this kid. It’s just all happening at once; a lot of exciting things coming quickly, which is awesome. I’m the luckiest girl in the world.”
02of 34CAITLIN MCHUGHRachel Murray/GettyIn an exclusive interview with PEOPLE,Fuller Housestar John Stamos revealed he and his model-fiancée wereexpecting their first child together— sharing the big news two months aftergetting engaged.“We have the same morals and the same values, that all clicked nicely. So we said, ‘Oh, well, maybe we should have a family,'” said the actor. McHugh suggested, “‘Maybe we should have a kid [before we get married]’ and I said, ‘Why?'” Stamos recalled, revealing his fiancée jokingly responded, “Because you’re old.“The couple tied the knot in February 2018 and welcomed their son, Billy, in April 2018.
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CAITLIN MCHUGH
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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE,Fuller Housestar John Stamos revealed he and his model-fiancée wereexpecting their first child together— sharing the big news two months aftergetting engaged.
“We have the same morals and the same values, that all clicked nicely. So we said, ‘Oh, well, maybe we should have a family,'” said the actor. McHugh suggested, “‘Maybe we should have a kid [before we get married]’ and I said, ‘Why?'” Stamos recalled, revealing his fiancée jokingly responded, “Because you’re old.”
The couple tied the knot in February 2018 and welcomed their son, Billy, in April 2018.
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AMANDA SEYFRIED
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ZOOEY DESCHANEL
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05of 34MILA KUNISNoel Vasquez/GC ImagesMore than 15 years after meeting on the set ofThat ’70s Show, life is groovier than ever forKunisandAshton Kutcher: The now-married couple, who have been together since 2012, welcomed their first child on Oct. 1 2014, while engaged and second child in November 2016. “They are both very, very happy,” said a friend.
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MILA KUNIS
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More than 15 years after meeting on the set ofThat ’70s Show, life is groovier than ever forKunisandAshton Kutcher: The now-married couple, who have been together since 2012, welcomed their first child on Oct. 1 2014, while engaged and second child in November 2016. “They are both very, very happy,” said a friend.
06of 34HAYDEN PANETTIEREAKM-GSIThough totally happy todish on wedding hairand dress shopping following her October 2013 engagement to boxer Wladimir Klitschko, the pint-sizestarlet’sdaydreams likely have more to do with toddler clothes and gear now: She welcomed daughter Kaya Evdokia on Dec. 9, 2014.
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Though totally happy todish on wedding hairand dress shopping following her October 2013 engagement to boxer Wladimir Klitschko, the pint-sizestarlet’sdaydreams likely have more to do with toddler clothes and gear now: She welcomed daughter Kaya Evdokia on Dec. 9, 2014.
07of 34SCARLETT JOHANSSONRindoff Petroff/Hekimian/GettyOoh la la! After giving birth to her daughter Rose Dorothy with French journalist Romain Dauriac, thestarand her former beausecretly tied the knotin October 2014. However,they announced their separationin early 2017.
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SCARLETT JOHANSSON
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Ooh la la! After giving birth to her daughter Rose Dorothy with French journalist Romain Dauriac, thestarand her former beausecretly tied the knotin October 2014. However,they announced their separationin early 2017.
08of 34CHRISTINA AGUILERAJason Merritt/GettyFebruary 2014 was a good month forAguilera: Shegot engagedto longtime boyfriend Matt Rutler in Hawaii on Valentine’s Day (showing off her majorringdays later). Then on Aug. 16 of that year, she gave birth to their daughter Summer Rain.
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CHRISTINA AGUILERA
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February 2014 was a good month forAguilera: Shegot engagedto longtime boyfriend Matt Rutler in Hawaii on Valentine’s Day (showing off her majorringdays later). Then on Aug. 16 of that year, she gave birth to their daughter Summer Rain.
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10of 34JENNI ‘JWOWW’ FARLEYCharles Sykes/Invision/APThe Jersey Shore alum started thinking pink even before she got engaged to Roger Mathews in September 2012, and two years later, she was on pink overload after welcoming daughter Meilani Alexandra on July 13, 2014. The pair married the following year.
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JENNI ‘JWOWW’ FARLEY
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The Jersey Shore alum started thinking pink even before she got engaged to Roger Mathews in September 2012, and two years later, she was on pink overload after welcoming daughter Meilani Alexandra on July 13, 2014. The pair married the following year.
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OLIVIA WILDE
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12of 34GINNIFER GOODWINJason Merritt/GettyGoodwin andOnce Upon a Timecostar Josh Dallas successfully navigated the route from costars to co-partners – and now, co-parents. After taking their relationship public in April 2012, they sharednews of their engagementin October 2013 and their pregnancy one month later. “It hit me like a blinding light,” Dallas said of falling for his castmate. “I thought, ‘I’m in trouble now.’ " The twowere marriedin an intimate California ceremony on April 12, 2014, and welcomed son Oliver on May 29. They added son Hugo to their family in June 2016.
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Goodwin andOnce Upon a Timecostar Josh Dallas successfully navigated the route from costars to co-partners – and now, co-parents. After taking their relationship public in April 2012, they sharednews of their engagementin October 2013 and their pregnancy one month later. “It hit me like a blinding light,” Dallas said of falling for his castmate. “I thought, ‘I’m in trouble now.’ " The twowere marriedin an intimate California ceremony on April 12, 2014, and welcomed son Oliver on May 29. They added son Hugo to their family in June 2016.
13of 34EVELYN LOZADAAKM-GSI"I’m excited about being a mommy all over again,” theBasketball Wivesstar told PEOPLE in November 2013 when announcing her pregnancy with a then-unnamed partner. Already mom to adult daughter Shaniece, Lozada said, “This is something I’ve been wanting for years and I can’t believe it’s finally happening.” HerChristmas Day engagementwas a second blessing, and revealed the identity of her husband-to-be, Los Angeles Dodger Carl Crawford. On March 22, 2014, the couple welcomed son Carl Leo.
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“I’m excited about being a mommy all over again,” theBasketball Wivesstar told PEOPLE in November 2013 when announcing her pregnancy with a then-unnamed partner. Already mom to adult daughter Shaniece, Lozada said, “This is something I’ve been wanting for years and I can’t believe it’s finally happening.” HerChristmas Day engagementwas a second blessing, and revealed the identity of her husband-to-be, Los Angeles Dodger Carl Crawford. On March 22, 2014, the couple welcomed son Carl Leo.
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JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT
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TERESA PALMER
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CHARLOTTE CASIRAGHI
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NICOLE ‘SNOOKI’ POLIZZI
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18of 34DREW BARRYMORESteve Granitz/WireImageAftergetting engagedover the holidays andadopting a dogtogether,Barrymoreand Will Kopelman expanded their love nest to include daughter Olive in October 2012, four months after their wedding. Sadly, the couple announced they were splitting in 2016.
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DREW BARRYMORE
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Aftergetting engagedover the holidays andadopting a dogtogether,Barrymoreand Will Kopelman expanded their love nest to include daughter Olive in October 2012, four months after their wedding. Sadly, the couple announced they were splitting in 2016.
19of 34KRISTIN CAVALLARICharley Gallay/GettyThe formerHillsstarhad twice as much to celebrate in 2012! Afterreconcilingwith Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler the previous November, Cavallari announced her pregnancy in the new year. “It’s an amazing time in our life and we can’t wait to meet the new addition to our growing family,” shetold PEOPLEshortly before welcoming son Camden Jack in August andtying the knotwith Cutler the following June. In 2015, they added daughter Saylor James to their family.
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KRISTIN CAVALLARI
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The formerHillsstarhad twice as much to celebrate in 2012! Afterreconcilingwith Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler the previous November, Cavallari announced her pregnancy in the new year. “It’s an amazing time in our life and we can’t wait to meet the new addition to our growing family,” shetold PEOPLEshortly before welcoming son Camden Jack in August andtying the knotwith Cutler the following June. In 2015, they added daughter Saylor James to their family.
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JESSICA SIMPSON
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21of 34KRISTEN BELLChristopher Polk/NBC/GettyThe actors – who’ve shared lots of time together on- and off-screen – became engaged during the 2009 holiday season butvowed not to weduntil gay marriage was legal in California. In that time, Bell became pregnant and gave birth to their first child, daughter Lincoln, in March 2013, before making it official ina low-key courthouse ceremonythat October. The couple are also parents to daughter Delta, whom they welcomed in 2014.
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KRISTEN BELL
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The actors – who’ve shared lots of time together on- and off-screen – became engaged during the 2009 holiday season butvowed not to weduntil gay marriage was legal in California. In that time, Bell became pregnant and gave birth to their first child, daughter Lincoln, in March 2013, before making it official ina low-key courthouse ceremonythat October. The couple are also parents to daughter Delta, whom they welcomed in 2014.
22of 34SIRI PINTERFrank Micelotta/Invision for Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/APPinter and longtime love Carson Daly have been happy to take their time with life’s major milestones. They welcomed son Jackson together in 2009 and daughter Etta three years later. He proposed in June 2013, but before their walk down the aisle, the couple gave birth to their third child, London Rose, on Aug. 20, 2014.
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SIRI PINTER
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Pinter and longtime love Carson Daly have been happy to take their time with life’s major milestones. They welcomed son Jackson together in 2009 and daughter Etta three years later. He proposed in June 2013, but before their walk down the aisle, the couple gave birth to their third child, London Rose, on Aug. 20, 2014.
23of 34KATE HUDSONLester Cohen/WireImageA month after going public withher pregnancy,Hudsonput her bump on display at the February 2011 Grammys, prompting her beau, Muse rocker Matthew Bellamy, to say from the stage, “I’d like to give a shout-out to my beautiful, pregnant girlfriend over there.” The couple celebrated more milestones when Bellamyproposedthat April and theywelcomed son Binghamthat July. Sadly, the pair called it quits in December 2014.
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KATE HUDSON
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A month after going public withher pregnancy,Hudsonput her bump on display at the February 2011 Grammys, prompting her beau, Muse rocker Matthew Bellamy, to say from the stage, “I’d like to give a shout-out to my beautiful, pregnant girlfriend over there.” The couple celebrated more milestones when Bellamyproposedthat April and theywelcomed son Binghamthat July. Sadly, the pair called it quits in December 2014.
24of 34NATALIE PORTMANSteve Granitz/WireImagePortmanshared her double dose of happiness when she revealed she waspregnantandengagedin December 2010. Throughout the nine months, fiancé Benjamin Millepied remained at her side, including the night of her February 2011Oscar winand the June birth of theirson Aleph. Though the two were spotted wearing what appeared to bewedding ringsat the 2012 Oscars, they officiallywalked down the aislethat summer. They are alsoparents to daughter Amalia, whom they welcomed in March 2017.
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Portmanshared her double dose of happiness when she revealed she waspregnantandengagedin December 2010. Throughout the nine months, fiancé Benjamin Millepied remained at her side, including the night of her February 2011Oscar winand the June birth of theirson Aleph. Though the two were spotted wearing what appeared to bewedding ringsat the 2012 Oscars, they officiallywalked down the aislethat summer. They are alsoparents to daughter Amalia, whom they welcomed in March 2017.
25of 34MIRANDA KERRJust one month after heput a ring on it,Orlando Bloomquietly wedhis Victoria’s Secret model girlfriend in July 2010 amid buzz that Kerr wasexpecting. Bringing an end to the speculation, shetold SpanishVogueshortly after: “Yes, I am pregnant. Four months along.” A few months before their son’s third birthday, in October 2013, the couplebroke the news that they were separating.
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Just one month after heput a ring on it,Orlando Bloomquietly wedhis Victoria’s Secret model girlfriend in July 2010 amid buzz that Kerr wasexpecting. Bringing an end to the speculation, shetold SpanishVogueshortly after: “Yes, I am pregnant. Four months along.” A few months before their son’s third birthday, in October 2013, the couplebroke the news that they were separating.
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CHRISTINA APPLEGATE
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ALICIA KEYS
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28of 34BETHENNY FRANKELJemal Countess/GettyFrankel packed a one-two punch when she announced herengagementandpregnancydays apart in October 2009, prompting a mad dash to the altar for the reality star, who wanted to bewedbeforewelcoming daughter Brynthe following May. “I got engaged, we got pregnant, and we’re gonna get married. It’s a miracle,” she said. Sadly, the two divorced in early 2013,battling in courtfor custody of their daughter.
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BETHENNY FRANKEL
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Frankel packed a one-two punch when she announced herengagementandpregnancydays apart in October 2009, prompting a mad dash to the altar for the reality star, who wanted to bewedbeforewelcoming daughter Brynthe following May. “I got engaged, we got pregnant, and we’re gonna get married. It’s a miracle,” she said. Sadly, the two divorced in early 2013,battling in courtfor custody of their daughter.
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KENDRA WILKINSON
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30of 34JESSICA ALBAGoff/INFAlbaannounced her firstpregnancywith Cash Warren in December 2007 and was spottedsporting a rockon her ring finger just weeks later. A month beforedaughter Honorarrived in June 2008, the couple made it official with a casualcourthouse wedding. They are also parents to daughter Haven and are currently expecting their third child (a boy!) together.
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JESSICA ALBA
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Albaannounced her firstpregnancywith Cash Warren in December 2007 and was spottedsporting a rockon her ring finger just weeks later. A month beforedaughter Honorarrived in June 2008, the couple made it official with a casualcourthouse wedding. They are also parents to daughter Haven and are currently expecting their third child (a boy!) together.
31of 34ASHLEE SIMPSONFrank OckenfelsWhenSimpsonandPete Wentzannounced theirengagementin April 2008,rumors flewthat the twosome were expecting. The couple issuedrepeated denialsbutweda month later, eventually coming clean two weeks into their marriage. “While many have speculated about this, we wanted to wait until after the first trimester to officially confirm that we are expecting our first child,“they wroteon his website. The couple split in 2011.
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ASHLEE SIMPSON
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WhenSimpsonandPete Wentzannounced theirengagementin April 2008,rumors flewthat the twosome were expecting. The couple issuedrepeated denialsbutweda month later, eventually coming clean two weeks into their marriage. “While many have speculated about this, we wanted to wait until after the first trimester to officially confirm that we are expecting our first child,“they wroteon his website. The couple split in 2011.
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KATIE HOLMES
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33of 34JENNIFER GARNERJFXUltra-privateGarnerandBen Affleckneither confirmed their April 2005engagementnor acknowledged the pregnancy rumors shortly afterward. They instead opted to go on the record about their hush-hushJune wedding. “We were able to have a beautiful, private wedding, and I couldn’t be happier,” she said, six months beforedaughter Violet’s birth. The pair welcomed two more kids beforeannouncing their separationin 2015.
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JENNIFER GARNER
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Ultra-privateGarnerandBen Affleckneither confirmed their April 2005engagementnor acknowledged the pregnancy rumors shortly afterward. They instead opted to go on the record about their hush-hushJune wedding. “We were able to have a beautiful, private wedding, and I couldn’t be happier,” she said, six months beforedaughter Violet’s birth. The pair welcomed two more kids beforeannouncing their separationin 2015.
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