The news we’d all been waiting for arrived early in December when the world learned, earlier than planned, that the Duchess of Cambridge was pregnant.
Call it a coincidence, maybe we’re just more inclined to notice a blossoming bump now that we’re on constant royal baby watch, but it seems we find ourselves in the grip of a celebrity baby boom.
Among the stars who are mums-to-be are Halle Berry, who is expecting her second child at 46, and Penelope Cruz, who is also expecting baby number two in August.