Yahoo Lifestyle "I Just Outed His Baby": 14 Celebs Who Had Secrets Babies And How Long Before The News Was Leaked Or Shared
Plenty of celebs love to keep fans updated when they're expecting, but others choose to keep their babies a total secret — at least for a little while.
Here are 14 celebs who kept their babies' birth secret and when they shared the news:
1.In the premiere episode of his reality series Wayne Brady: The Family Remix, Wayne Brady said, "My family is everything to me, but there are some things I've never told anybody outside of this immediate family. Like, I happen to have a 6-month-old son that people don't know about...Tina [Val Henry's mother] and I dated during the pandemic on and off, and then we broke up."
Wayne also said, "When I first found out that Tina was pregnant, I was floored. It was not on my bingo card. A 51-year-old dad? I didn't see it coming. So was I happy? No. Because I was in shock."
Mandie Taketa, his ex-wife, said, "This is what happened. Tina and Wayne had been broken up a year. Then [his] grandma Val passes away, so we go to her funeral in the Virgin Islands, then we come back. Something happened — you fill in the blank. Then, two weeks later, we get a phone call from Tina that she's pregnant with Wayne's baby."
2.In a 2024 Instagram post, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl revealed, "I've recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her."
"I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We're grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together," he said.
In November, a source reportedly told People that Dave is "no longer working with a divorce attorney and instead hoping to work things out with his wife."
3.Clint Eastwood reportedly did not know about his oldest child, Laurie Murray, whose birth mother put her up for adoption, until she began searching for her biological parents in her forties. Clint and Laurie became close after they connected, and they made their first public appearance together at the 2018 premiere of The Mule.
Laurie's biological mom was reportedly in a relationship with Clint during his engagement to Maggie Johnson, his first wife, and found out she was pregnant after her breakup with Clint. Laurie's adoptive parents were from Seattle.
4.Mindy Kaling kept the birth of her third child private for four months. In a June 2024 Instagram post, she shared, "In late February I gave birth to my daughter, Anne. She’s the best birthday present I could’ve ever imagined."
She continued, "When things are hard, whenever I veer towards cynicism, my three kids are such a great reminder of the pure joy in my life. I’m so lucky I live in a place where I could do this by myself, on my own timeline."
5.In 2018, a source speaking to Page Six alleged that Adam Driver and his wife, Joanne Tucker, had secretly welcomed a son two years prior. Nearly a full year later, Adam told the New Yorker that keeping their son's birth private for two years had been "a military operation," and that the news leaked when his sister-in-law accidentally unprivated her Instagram account and people spotted the back of his child's head in one of her posts.
He said, "My job is to be a spy — to be in public and live life and have experience. But, when you feel like you're the focus, it's really hard to do that."
6.In 2016, Scott Patterson revealed that his Gilmore Girls costar Alexis Bledel and her then-husband, Vincent Kartheiser, had welcomed a child, telling Glamour, "She's really blossomed as a woman and now she's a proud new mother and married and happy... We're comparing notes because my son is about a year and a half older than her young son."
Alexis's reps confirmed to People that the couple's baby had been born the previous fall.
7.In 2020, Jessica Chastain and her husband, Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, sparked speculation they'd welcomed their second child when paparazzi filmed them walking with their daughter Giulietta and a baby. Two years later, Jessica seemingly confirmed she was a mother of two in her sweet Oscars acceptance speech.
Accepting the award for Best Actress, she said, "Giulietta and Augustus, you are my heart."
8.Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli kept the birth of their first child secret for a month. In a 2021 Instagram post celebrating mother's day, Samira said, "Happy 1st Mother’s Day to my beautiful wife, who four weeks ago today after laboring for almost 3 days gave birth to our first child—our gorgeous daughter, George."
"Welcome to the world, babygirl. We love you and we thank you for giving us the best 1st Mother’s Day two ladies could ask for," she said.
9.Olivia Munn and John Mulaney announced the birth of Méi June Mulaney, their second child, eight days after welcoming her via surrogate.
10.In December 2019, Iggy Azalea was at the center of pregnancy speculation, especially when she stopped posting to Instagram. However, she kept quiet on the subject until June 2020. In an Instagram Story post, she said, "I have a son. I kept waiting for the right time to say something but it feels like the more time passes the more I realize I'm always going to feel anxious to share news that giant with the world."
"I want to keep his life private but wanted to make clear he is not a secret and I love him beyond words," she said.
She welcomed her son Onyx with her then-partner Playboi Carti.
11.In the 2018 diss track "The Story of Adidon," Pusha T accused Drake of hiding a son with the lyrics, "You are hiding a child, let that boy come home / Deadbeat mothafucka playin' border patrol, ooh / Adonis is your son." A month later, Drake confirmed the speculation he had a son on his track "Emotionless."
In his lyrics, Drake said, "I wasn’t hiding my kid from the world, I was hiding the world from my kid."
Two years later, he shared pictures of Adonis, whom he shares with Sophie Brussaux, for the first time on Instagram.
12.In 2022, Amy Schumer revealed that her Life & Beth costar Michael Cera and his wife Nadine had welcomed a baby, telling Entertainment Tonight, "Michael has a baby, too. Is that public knowledge?...I just outed him, I just outed his baby."
A few days later, Michael told Extra, "He's just a little 6-month-old baby."
13.In 2022, Rebel Wilson made a surprise announcement on Instagram, writing, "Beyond proud to announce the birth of my first child, Royce Lillian, born this past week via surrogate."
She continued, "I can’t even describe the love I have for her, she’s a beautiful miracle! I am forever grateful to everyone who has been involved, (you know who you are), this has been years in the making…but particularly wanted to thank my gorgeous surrogate who carried her and birthed her with such grace and care. Thank you for helping me start my own family, it’s an amazing gift. The BEST gift!!
I am ready to give little Roycie all the love imaginable. I am learning quickly…much respect to all the Mums out there! Proud to be in your club."
14.And finally, though news of Kylie Jenner's first pregnancy was reported in September 2017, she and her family didn't publicly comment on it until Kylie herself shared the announcement three days after she and Travis Scott welcomed Stormi in February 2018.
On Twitter, Kylie said, "I'm sorry for keeping you in the dark with all the assumptions. I understand you're used to me bringing you along on all my journeys. My pregnancy was one I chose not to do in front of the world. I knew for myself I needed to prepare for this role of a lifetime in the most positive, stress free, and healthy way I knew how. There was no gotcha moment, no big paid reveal I had planned. I knew my baby would feel every stress and every emotion so I chose to do it this way for my little life and our happiness."
Later, on the 2021 Keeping Up with the Kardashians reunion episode, she said, "I shared so much of my life. I was also really young when I got pregnant, and it was just a lot for me personally. I didn't know how I would bring that to the public too and have everyone's opinion. I think it was just something that I needed to go through by myself."
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