Many of us were relieved to finish 2020 and were hopeful about the prospects that 2021 would bring a year that was better, safer, and ideally a lot less weird. Now that we are about to wrap up the year, it's hard to say if 2021 ended up being a whole lot better than 2020. It's always tempting to approach the end of the calendar year with a sense of reflection and evaluation, to try to determine what the best, worst, most, least, whatever things of the year were.
While we're all about the customary end-of-year wrap-ups, there is one category that is always a "best of" list: celebrities having babies! We're very Team Baby over here, obviously, and tiny new arrivals — famous or not — are always a cause for celebration. So it is happy news to hear or remember that some of our favorite celebs and royals have added to their families in the past year.
From adoption and surrogacy to home births and C-sections, there are so many beautiful ways for celebrity families to grow. And we are thankful for those stars who were willing to reveal a little peek into their private lives by sharing announcements, hints, and sometimes even photos of their tiny new arrivals.
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Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell was one of several celebrities who made surprise baby announcements in 2021. In May, the 51-year-old supermodel revealed on Instagram that she'd become a mother to a baby girl. At this time, Niomi still hasn't shared many of the details about her baby, including the no doubt very fashionable baby's name.
Ronda Rousey
Mixed martial arts athlete Ronda Rousey and her husband, Travis Browne, welcomed a baby girl in September. They very likely win the unofficial contest for longest name for a celeb offspring with the Hawaiian-inspired moniker of La'akea Makalapuaokalanipo Browne.
Lance Bass
In October 2021, former boy bander Lance Bass and his husband, Michael Turchin, said Bye Bye Bye (sorry, not sorry) to the child-free life! The pair welcomed twins Violet Betty and Alexander James via a surrogate after years of hoping to start a family.
Princess Beatrice
There's been a bit of a royal baby boom in recent years, and we love to see it! In September, Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi, welcomed their first child together. The little girl — the 12th great-grandchild for Queen Elizabeth — is named Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, a refreshingly modern choice for a royal baby.
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst and her partner, Jesse Plemons (everyone's favorite character actor), usually keep their relationship and family life on the quiet side, but she did share that they welcomed a second son, James Robert, in May 2021. Fans shouldn't hold out too much hope of seeing pictures of the little guy, as they've never shared much about big brother Ennis.
Samira Wiley
Handmaid's Tale and Orange Is the New Black star Samira Wiley and her wife, Lauren Morelli, celebrated their first joint Mother's Day this year, just a few weeks after their daughter, George Elizabeth, was born on April 11. Nothing dystopian about that!
