It’s hard to keep a secret in Hollywood. Paparazzi are everywhere, and if an expectant mom wants to hide her pregnancy from the world, she basically has to hole up in her house for all nine months – aka pulling a Kylie Jenner. But some celebrity mamas like to take things into their own hands and do the big reveals themselves. And, in the case of this list, these 15 celebrities revealed their pregnancies and baby bumps via music videos. Nothing is quite as impressive as watching a many-months-along mom-to-be dropping it low to a total jam.
This isn’t a new trend, but there have been a lot of pregnancy reveals in music videos just this year. Keep reading to see all the moms who put their bellies on display for the sake of the music.
Katy Perry
P!nk
In 2011, P!nk was pregnant with daughter Willow when she filmed the video for “F****** Perfect.” It’s actually a pretty good anthem for Willow to grow up knowing (minus the profanity), because it’s all about not letting criticism in. One of the lyrics is, “Oh, pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel like you’re less than … perfect.” That’s probably exactly how P!nk feels about both of her kids.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé is no stranger to performing pregnant. She revealed that she was carrying Blue Ivy during a set at the 2011 VMAs, and then later dropped the music video “Countdown” in which she again showed off her baby bump. Fast-forward a few years, and she performed while pregnant — with twins no less — at the Grammys.
Solange Knowles
Before Bey performed while pregnant, her sister Solange did. In the Destiny’s Child video for “Soldier,” a very pregnant Solange popped up for the line “carry big things if you know what I mean,” as a nod to both her growing baby bump and… other things.
Colleen Ballinger
YouTuber Colleen Ballinger is in the opening scene of Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next,” doing a riff on the Mean Girls line. “One time on Twitter I heard Ariana was pregnant, so I got pregnant so we could be pregnant at the same time. Turns out it was just a rumor” Colleen said, revealing her baby bump.
Natalie Portman
In 2017, the actress showed off her baby bump when she starred in James Blake’s “My Willing Heart” video. It featured several artsy black-and-white clips of a heavily pregnant Natalie swimming slowly through water. Not long after she appeared in the video, Natalie gave birth to her daughter, Amalia.
Ciara
If Ciara looks like she’s about to pop in her “Rooted” music video, it’s because she was. According to Harper’s Bazaar, she was just two days away from giving birth when the video was filmed. It wrapped just in time for her to have her son. She and Seattle Seahawks quarterback hubby Russell Wilson named him Win, and filming her video while that pregnant was definitely a victory for the singer.
