It’s 2023, and with that comes new beginnings — literally. A number of well-known women have been sharing the news, left and right, that they’re expecting. Some people have welcomed their first child, like Keke Palmer, and others added to their brood, like Naturi Naughton.
The latest mamas to add to the list include actress Bresha Webb. She broke the news with a series of cute baking because-we’ve-got-a-bun-in-the-oven photos with her husband, Nick Jones Jr. The funny femme also partnered with Clearblue to share the good news and to raise awareness of their resources for moms, moms-to-be and women looking to have a child through their work with the March of Dimes.
There’s also Amani and Woody of Married at First Sight fame. Remember them? The couple tied the knot during Season 11 in New Orleans. They recently welcomed their second child, a baby boy named Rai Zahir Randall to join big brother Reign.
Lastly, if you missed this last bit of news, you’re not alone! Director and producer Melina Matsoukas of Insecure and Queen & Slim fame announced at the end of October that she’s welcoming her first child and showed off her bump at the Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé world premiere in Beverly Hills on November 25.
Scroll through for a growing list of all the Black celebrity women giving birth to some adorable kiddos this year.
The beauty, from Season 11 of Married at First Sight, had one of the show’s success stories, finding love with Woody Randall. They tied the knot in 2020 and within three years, have welcomed two children, most recently, son Rai born November 7. “We are super excited to have completed our family!” they shared in a statement. “We’ve been resting and enjoying our new family of 4 dynamic. Reign is totally obsessed with his baby brother!”
The talented director is preparing for her greatest project: motherhood! Matsoukas shared that she’s welcoming her first child with partner William Hazel in a shoot for HommeGirls.
The former Run the World star and newlywed is expecting her first child with husband and screenwriter Nick Jones Jr. He has a daughter from a previous relationship so Webb is already getting in her experience to prepare her for what’s to come.
The Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard stars, Jasmine and Silas, are expecting their first child. They broke the news with ESSENCE right before BravoCon. Silas, who is in the Army, is set to miss the birth of baby Cooper because he’s stationed abroad, but Jasmine told us she’s making sure he doesn’t feel like he’s missed out on anything. “Right now, I’m nervous about Silas coming home feeling out of place or that he missed everything,” she said. “I text him sonograms and heartbeat recordings from my ultrasounds or nursery designs, so he feels like he’s here every step of the way.”
The funny femme will be welcoming her first child with boyfriend Cam Newton, expecting his eighth. He has five children with ex-girlfriend Kia Proctor (including her oldest daughter from a previous relationship) and two with ex La Reina Shaw (including her oldest son from a previous relationship). He’s previously said that he and Brown’s relationship works well because their communication is great. “I like talking. We’re in tune,” he said in the summer on his podcast. “I’m so in tune that there’s nothing we can’t talk about. I think that’s what’s most important.” Congrats to the couple!
Already a mother to a young son, Sexyy Red announced in October that she’s expecting her second child. She shared that she’d been trying to suck in her stomach at events and in photos but couldn’t hide it anymore and “got tired of fakin.’”
The funny beauty broke the great news that she’s having a baby with boyfriend of nearly two years, Tyler P., to ESSENCE. She told us that she’s feeling butterflies (in baby kicks and in spirit). “I feel amazing. I’m so excited,” she said. “I’m talking to all the moms. I’m so all about kids. I already was.”
The renaissance woman and beauty announced that she’s expecting her second child with husband Emil Boye, pictured with her at a recent event. The couple welcomed their first child back in 2020.
The RHOP alum is expanding her brood to a family of five. She said to her followers, “Y’all pray for us because we clearly have our hands full,” as video played of her two toddler kids, Jonas and Ava, running around the mommy-to-be at the family maternity photo shoot.
The Love and Marriage: Detroit star announced at the finale of the reunion that she and husband Russell are expecting baby number two. He or she will join their adorable daughter Kyndelle.
Already parents to 1-year-old Zara, Miya and crooner Marques Houston are set to expand to a family of four soon. The couple announced in September that they’re having another baby. “This incredible woman is having another child!” Marques wrote. “It’s unbelievable and such a blessing to have you, and to be your baby daddy lol 😀❤️ More importantly, your husband and life partner forever! I love you more than ever!”
The Atlanta rapper and Power Book II: Ghost actress is expecting her first child with her fiancé, fellow rapper Coca Vango. She announced the news on her birthday saying, “Thank you God for another year of life, and to the new life growing within me! Happy Birthday to me.” Coca Vango also shared the news with the caption “GOD is AMAZING. It’s forever US.”
The Wilsons are preparing to be a family of six. Ciara broke the news that she and husband, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, are welcoming their third child together and their fourth overall. Ciara brought son Future with her into their relationship, and since marrying in 2016, they went on to have Sienna, Win, and now, baby Wilson. Russell was the one who videotaped Ciara’s announcement clip, which included her new single “How We Roll” playing as she posed and danced to the tune. His caption to the big news? “That’s just ‘How We Roll’ 🎥: Daddy.”
Fitzgerald, the designer behind Lionne Clothing and fiancée of former NBA champion Rajon Rondo, is preparing to welcome the couple’s first child together. Based on details shared from her, we’re trying to figure out if the child, a girl, will be named Leo, if she’s just set to be a Leo, born before the August 22nd cutoff, or both. Whatever the outcome, a celebration is and was in order, as the couple recently honored baby girl’s upcoming arrival with a huge shower attended by celebrity friends, including Karrueche Tran.
After originally not being sold on the idea of having another child following her husband sharing his desire for baby number two, the Olympic champion is now pregnant again. A clip of her sharing the good news with husband Aaron Ross was featured in the new midseason trailer for Real Housewives of Atlanta. The couple already share Aaron Jr, who was born in 2017.
After announcing on social media that she’s expecting her first child with husband Robert Sweeting, Aduba hit the red carpet for the Tony Awards holding on to her growing baby bump. The couple wed in 2020 and now look forward to their “blessing.”
“My husband Robert and I are so happy to enter this next chapter together as parents. I am beyond excited,” she wrote on Instagram. “I get to be someone’s Mommy! I know as the three of us continue to grow, our only, ONLY goal will be to love you, little one. My goodness. Look what God has done.”
The New Orleans Pelicans star and his lady are expecting a baby girl, which they learned after an elaborate gender reveal event. This will be the 22-year-old’s first child and her second.
Lewis and singer Luke James are expecting their first child, due in July. They celebrated with a star-studded baby shower that included appearances from actors J. Alphonse and Woody McClain, as well as entertainment industry exec Kenny Burns and more.
Deja Riley, fitness expert, lululemon ambassador, podcast host and daughter of super-producer Teddy Riley is expecting her first child with husband Jimmy Izydorczyk, due in the fall. This great news comes after Riley opened up on her platform, and with ESSENCE, about her experience with infertility, IUI and IVF treatments, a miscarriage and more. But the couple never gave up hope. “To anyone that finds themselves in the middle of a storm, I want to remind you that even amidst the darkest nights, joy patiently awaits its chance to be chosen in the morning! I’m believing for you + with you! May our precious baby be a light for others. A beacon of hope and healing.”
The gospel star and husband Jordan Kelly spilled the good news to PEOPLE that they’re expecting their first child together after being open about her experience having multiple miscarriages. We recently spoke to Sheard-Kelly about her journey to motherhood and she was sure that her dreams would come to fruition. “The Lord told me that I’ll have children so I really trust the Lord and I trust His word,” she told ESSENCE at the time. “So that’s how I’m letting go because I know His timing is perfect.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo may have lost his opportunity to win another NBA championship this year, but he is winning off the court. He and partner Mariah Riddlesprigger shared the news alongside a photo of them at what seems to be a gender reveal event with the caption, “Our dreams becoming reality.” The couple are already parents to two boys, so it’s likely they have their fingers crossed for baby girl Antetokounmpo later this year.
The beauty and her beau, Davon Godchaux, are expecting their first child together, which will be her third and his second. The two have been going strong since early 2022 and according to Godchaux, soon enough, they will be husband and wife. “My love my everything!” he wrote on one of their shared baby announcement posts. “Soon to be mine forever.”
The retired tennis legend is taking on a new title: mother of two! The night of this year’s Met Gala (May 1), she broke the news that she and husband Alexis Ohanian have a baby on the way. “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala,” she wrote, sharing the announcement before the couple hit the event’s carpet. The news comes after the 41-year-old put away her tennis racket in the fall of 2022 to focus on expanding her family, which already includes daughter Olympia. She was definitely successful!
Callie Rivers Curry and NBA star Seth Curry are expecting their third child. The couple, married in 2019, welcomed daughter Carter in 2018 and son Cash in November. Will it be a boy or a girl for the third child? A spring or summer baby? Only time will tell!
If you watch MSNBC, you know the work of talented journalist Yamiche Alcindor. The NBC News Washington correspondent’s greatest work is on the way though, as she announced that she’s expecting her first child with her husband, fellow journalist Nathanial Cline. She wrote a poignant piece announcing the news while sharing her own winding journey to this moment during National Infertility Awareness Week. She didn’t want to simply share a bump photo without letting people know it hadn’t been easy to conceive, having gone through multiple IVF cycles while having to be front and center on national TV reporting political news. “If you’re a person whose body isn’t doing the thing you deeply want it to do, if you’re a woman whose path to motherhood has hit speed bumps, potholes, roadblocks and detour signs that have forced you on a winding, painful journey, this message is for you. I empathize with your struggles. I see your pain. And, I hope my story provides both comfort to those still in the struggle to get to motherhood, and affirmation for those whose paths have left deep scars.”
The MC is set to welcome her first child by the end of the year. The 21-year-old broke the news through a gorgeous photo shoot shared to Instagram with the caption, “God is a woman.”
Sydel and husband Damion Lee, along with their son Daxon, announced in the sweetest way that they’re expecting their second child. The news was made all the more sweet knowing her journey to have kids was not the easiest. She dealt with infertility and a miscarriage before trying IVF and having success. Now baby number two is on the way!
Model and body positive advocate Tabria Majors is joining the mommy tribe. She shared video on her Instagram in March of her announcing to her partner that she’s expecting.
The Emmy-award winning journalist announced the arrival of her twins in late February. “Welcome to the world Harlow and Hudson,” she wrote with a photo of her holding her babies in their gender coordinated clothing, beaming. “You are loved beyond measure.”
The Bajan bad gyal has done it again! She broke the news that she is expecting her second child while performing front and center at the Halftime Show during the Big Game, leaving everyone talking — and wondering if they’d really seen what they thought they were seeing. She and beau A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child, a son, in May of 2022.
The “What You Like” rapper and wife Jesseca Dupart are expecting their first child together, breaking the news as they approach their first wedding anniversary. The two initially shared their interest in expanding their family in 2022 and after a journey filled with ups and downs, they are officially doing it.
The Hanifa designer broke the news that she’s expecting in January, saying, “Life is happening and I feel so incredibly blessed. Thank you Jesus.”
The former reality TV personality’s entire Instagram page is now dedicated to the new life she has on the way. “I Prayed for you, I’ve Waited for you, and I’ve Weathered many storms in my Journey to you,” she said.
Zandy, the wife of Tavior Mowry, youngest sibling in the star-filled Mowry family, just welcomed the couple’s first child, Triumph, in early February.
The model and social media influencer is expecting her second child, a baby boy. She broke the news in a sweet Christmas photo shoot with her daughter, Khaleesi.
In February, the actress and singer announced that she and husband Xavier “Two” Lewis are expecting their first child together. She is already mom to daughter, Zuri, from a previous relationship.
“I am looking forward to seeing this baby’s cute little face and how it will be the perfect blend between my husband and me,” she told PEOPLE. “My daughter is especially happy to be getting a younger sibling, so I’m excited to share this joy as a family.”
Harlem star Grace Byers and husband, Trai, of Empire fame, are expecting their first child together. She has been glowing while promoting the new season of the show.
Influencer and entrepreneur Hannah Bronfman, who has been open about her struggles to conceive in the past, broke the news in January that she and husband Brandon Fallis are expecting their second child. “Here we go again!” she wrote on Instagram. “We are so excited to grow our tribe and watch Preston become a big brother!”
The star, who wears many hats, is adding “mom” to her list of titles. She broke the news while hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time in December. She’s since gone on a baby moon, had a baby shower, and revealed that she and boyfriend Darius Jackson are expecting a boy.
While Keyshia Ka’oir spilled the beans that she was expecting her second child with her husband, rapper Gucci Mane, in September of last year, the wait for baby girl Davis is still on for the couple. They will welcome her soon enough.
The actress announced that she and husband James are expecting back in September. Since then, they’ve done a baby moon and a baby shower, so the due date for their bundle of joy should be approaching shortly!
The former child star is expecting her first child with husband Brad James. They broke the news in December with help from the song “Push It.” This will be Pulliam’s second child, as she has daughter Ella from her first marriage.
