2008 Celebrity Babies
Rex FeaturesThe first celebrity to give birth this year, Nicole Richie can kiss goodbye to the Simple Life. The socialite and her rocker boyfriend Joel Madden named their daughter Harlow Winter Kate because Nicole is a fan of old movie stars.
Rex FeaturesChristina Aguilera, who is married to music executive Jordan Bratman, gave birth to Max Liron in January. Reckon it was harder than getting a genie out of a bottle?
Rex FeaturesForget a Burberry handbag; twins were one of the biggest trends in 2008. Always ahead of the pack, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were the first celebrities to double up, when the singer gave birth to Maximilian David and Emme Maribel in February.
Rex FeaturesHalle Berry has played a mother in several films but, in March, the actress got to play the part for real when she and partner, Gabriel Aubry, welcomed daughter Nahla Ariela.
Rex FeaturesCate Blanchett is well on her way to having her own football team. The Indiana Jones star gave birth to a third son, Ignatius Martin Upton in April.
Bigpicturesphoto.comBritney Spears has had a hard year but that didn’t stop her flying to the bedside of her 17-year-old sister Jamie Lynn when the Nickelodeon star gave birth to daughter Maddie Briann in Mississippi.
Rex FeaturesJessica Alba gave birth to Honor Marie Warren at the exclusive Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in June. The Fantastic Four actress showed she really does have superhuman powers by getting her figure back almost instantaneously.
Rex FeaturesNicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcomed their first natural daughter, Sunday Rose in July. The country music singer reportedly splashed out on a £36,000 Cartier Trinity ring to present to the actress in the delivery room. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend but we reckon she had other things on her mind!
PA PhotosIt took Angelina Jolie nearly seven months to confirm she was pregnant with twins – and even then it was only because her co-star Jack Black accidentally let it slip. After giving birth to Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon at Nice Hospital in July, the actress now has six children with Brad Pitt and they are reportedly trying for more.
Rex FeaturesMatt Damon found himself surrounded by women after his wife, Luciana Barroso, gave birth to another baby girl named Gia. Matt already has two-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old stepdaughter. "I'm so outnumbered down here, it's crazy," he said.
WennRock couple Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were always going to choose an unusual name for their daughter, born in August. In the end, they opted for Zuma Nesta Rock...
Rex FeaturesThe birth of Minnie Driver’s son, Henry Story, in September, is probably 2008’s most mysterious. The actress refused to name the father of her child, saying only that he was English and "sort of in the same business." Minnie shunned glossy magazine shoots but did post pictures of her new son on MySpace.
PA PhotosBillie Piper and Chris Evans may have divorced in 2007 but that didn’t stop the DJ being the first person to see Winston James, the actress’ baby with second husband Lawrence Fox (pictured).
Rex FeaturesAshlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz welcomed little Bronx Mowgli in November. Speaking of the birth, Pete said: "Natural things start going on in your body...My heart started beating really fast...You see your wife in all this pain, and you really don't know what's happening." Didn’t you go to the antenatal classes, Pete?
