While we’ve all been in lockdown, these 8 celebs got busy and had a baby
While pandemic lockdown around the world may have kept us all at home for the past weeks and months, there have been very few things that will make us leave the safety of the iso-bubble.
But if you happen to have been pregnant during this period, ‘birthing a baby’ definitely falls into the ‘essential activity’ list if and when the time comes.
And celebrities are no exception – you can’t send the housekeeper out to do this particular task! So let’s wave a friendly hand to the celebrity babies born during lockdown.
1. Chloë Sevigny
The 45-year-old first time mum welcomed a small boy with a big name – Vanja Sevigny Mačković – on 2 May in New York City.
2. America Ferrera
The Emmy-winning actress and husband, Ryan Piers Williams welcomed baby number two – Lucia Marisol Williams – to to the clan on 4 May. Baby Lucia will play the role of little sister to their firstborn, Sebastian.
3. Jasmine and Karl Stefanovic
The first baby for Jasmine and fourth for seasoned dad, Karl, gorgeous Harper May arrived safely on 1 May.
4. Anderson Cooper
The ecstatic first-time dad announced the birth of his baby son via surrogate born on 1 May.
Explaining his son’s name – Wyatt Morgan – Anderson said, “He is named after my father, who died when I was ten. I hope I can be as good a dad as he was. My son’s middle name is Morgan. It’s a family name on my mom’s side. I know my mom and dad liked the name Morgan because I recently found a list they made 52 years ago when they were trying to think of names for me.”
5. Ronan and Storm Keating
Superstar singer Ronan Keating and his Australian wife Storm announced the arrival of daughter, Coco Knox Keating.
Born on 27 March, baby Coco is their second child after becoming parents to two-year-old Cooper.
6. Lisa and Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli
Francesca Vera Alice makes baby number 3 for radio host, Wippa and his wife Lisa, born on 25 March. Francesca is a little sister for older brothers, two-year-old Theodore and three-year-old Jack. With her arrival, Lisa says their family is complete.
7. Diplo and Jevon King
US performer, Diplo and model, Jevon King have become parents of baby boy, Pace, born on 20 March. While Diplo is yet to meet his newborn son – another casualty of lockdown – he says, “I’m going to meet him as soon as we turn a corner on this world shutdown.”
This is Diplo’s third child – he has two sons, Lockett and Lazer – and the first for Jevon.
7. Elon Musk and Grimes
Recording artist Grimes (Claire Boucher) and entrepreneur Elon Musk welcomed their first child together on 5 May. This is Elon’s seventh child – all boys!
The newborn has been given the extraordinary name, X Æ A-12. Yeah, we don’t know how to pronounce it either.
Grimes explained the significance of each letter on Twitter saying, “X stands for “the unknown variable,” Æ stands for “my elven spelling of Ai,” and A-12 is the “precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft).”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
Feature image: Instagram/ @lisawipfli