It's one thing to strap on a baby bump prosthetic in the name of playing a character who's pregnant. But it's quite another to have a real bump and be accused of faking the pregnancy. It's one more thing that celebrity moms-to-be have to worry about — aside from being pressured to pop right back into a size 2 dress a week after giving birth, of course. As crazy as it sounds, some celebrity moms are being accused of faking their pregnancies, and we've got the photos to prove it.
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There are always rumors that follow certain celebrities. From off-screen hookups, scandalous affairs, and how celebrities really treat their assistants, people just can't get enough of a good piece of celebrity gossip. But what about the most nefarious rumors of all … that our favorite stars are faking their pregnancies. Though we'll never know where these rumors start, once they start, they really collect momentum. For the true gossip-hound, the hows and whys of a fake Hollywood pregnancy can come together with a little sleuthing. So who are the famous ladies accused of this dubious crime?
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These 12 celebrities were accused of faking their pregnancies — and some even went out of their way to prove doubters wrong.
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Beyonce
When Beyonce was pregnant with Blue Ivy, assorted Bey-watchers speculated the pop star was faking it after her belly seemed to fold weirdly during a TV interview. She strongly denied the allegations.
Kim Kardashian
Some of the early pictures of her first pregnancy made Kim K’s critics think she was just gaining weight to look pregnant, and that she wasn't actually with child. To shut down the rumor mill, she skipped conventional maternity wear and wore sexy outfits even as her baby bump grew. And in a very Kardashian move, she posted that naked pregnant selfie.
Katie Holmes
Suri Cruise is so clearly Katie Holmes's mini me, it's hard to believe how many people doubted the actress was ever pregnant. Or that she was pregnant by Cruise. Or that she was pregnant during the months that she said she was. But that that was the case 10 years ago.
Jennifer Lopez
Back in 2007, the tabloids were reporting that Jennifer Lopez wasn't really preggers and that the whole thing was a sham. Turns out, it's the reports that were a sham—and JLo has twins to prove it.
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Kelly Preston
Onlookers speculated that Kelly Preston, 47 at the time of her pregnancy with son Benjamin, faked it since she never came clean about how she got pregnant at such a late age. As if she owed anyone an explanation.
Danielle Jonas
Danielle and hubby Kevin Jonas faked her pregnancy to help boost ratings of the couple's reality show on E!, Married to Jonas, and sales of the Jonas Brothers' music — or so churned the gossip mill in the months leading up to the birth of their daughter in 2014.
Jenni "JWoww" Farley
The Jersey Shore reality star was four months pregnant when she talked about her miscarriage scare. But doubters thought her belly should have been bigger at that stage of her pregnancy — the nerve.
Nicole Kidman
Mrs. Keith Urban happily announced that she's welcomed a second daughter via surrogate in 2011, but it was her first pregnancy that had doubters whispering that Nicole Kidman had worn a fake baby bump while her sister Antonia carried the tot to term.
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Thalia
While expecting her second son Matthew in 2011, the actress raised suspicions that she was actually using a surrogate. Some fans accused her of rocking a fake baby bump throughout her pregnancy.
Eva Mendes
What's worse than being accused of faking your pregnancy? Faking it just to save your relationship. That was the rumor making the rounds when Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling were expecting daughter Esmeralda.
Kate Middleton
When Kate Middleton emerged from the hospital less than 12 hours after giving birth to Charlotte last year, some speculated a surrogate must've delivered the newborn princess. How else could she have looked so regal?
Angelina Jolie
When Angelina Jolie was pregnant with twins, there were some rumors that she could have used a surrogate. Why? Too slim to really be carrying twins.
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