

We are only a couple of months into the year so far, but one thing's for certain and two things for sure, we have baby on the brain. And some of our favorite celebrities are either pregnant or have a newborn that has just made their 2023 debut. From Keke Palmer to Rihanna, these are the 2023 celebrity baby announcements of the year so far.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their second child together.
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We'd be remiss to not mention the woman who made the Super Bowl the center stage for her announcement of baby #2. In the past, celebrities have made pregnancy announcements in some big ways, but billionaire Rihanna turned that up a notch with this past Sunday's halftime performance news. In a recent interview with Zane Lowe, Rihanna's longtime beau A$AP Rocky shared that fatherhood felt like coming home "to heaven every day," adding, "I’m so thankful. God is good, man."
The couple, who infamously went from friends to lovers, welcomed their son and first child together last May.
Naturi Naughton and husband Two Lewis announced their first child together.
Naturi Naughton revealed in an exclusive with PEOPLE that she is expecting her second child, which will be her first with husband Two Lewis. The couple who have been together since 2019 married last year in 2022 and now have the additional excitement of adding a new bundle of joy to their happy family. She told PEOPLE, "This is Two's first baby, so he's extra excited to create another human. Even through the many challenges that can occur with pregnancy, we want to push ourselves to be the best partners and the best parents we can be!"
Keke Palmer has her first child on the way with boyfriend Darius Jackson.
When it comes to our girl Keke Palmer, I think we all knew there was a possibility she was pregnant. Shortly after Nope press wrapped, it seemed Keke would be spotted and rumors of a pregnancy swirled. However, with no confirmation, we waited with bated breath until she made it unequivocally known that she was indeed with child on an episode of SNL that she hosted last month.
Since, Keke has been an open book about the joy she feels becoming a mother to her first child with Darius Jackson, the potential of having a Pisces on her hands, and being a boy mom. She also wowed us in a breathtaking maternity photo shot by David LaChapelle.
As far as baby names go, Keke assures that there will be no True Jackson in the mix.
Grace Byers and husband Trai Byers are expecting their first child.
This pregnancy announcement also happened late last year, but the Byers baby will most definitely be arriving earthside in this glorious year of 2023. Grace Byers and Trai Byers met on the set of the hit FOX show Empire and have been together ever since. They became engaged in 2015 before getting married a year later and are now expanding their family with a new edition. Aside from IG shoutouts and bump pics, the two have seemed relatively quiet about the pregnancy.
Naomi Osaka shared a 'little life update' that she is pregnant with her first child.
Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka shared earlier this year in a "little life update" on Instagram that she is expecting her first child with rapper boyfriend and longtime love Cordae. In her caption underneath a photo of her ultrasound, she wrote, "Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life update for 2023."
Shemar Moore became a dad for the first time at 52.
Shemar Moore was always someone I saw as a forever bachelor, like a Black equivalent of Leonardo DiCaprio (but maybe more age-appropriate). However, earlier this year on The Jennifer Hudson Show, he revealed that he was going to become a dad for the first time, a girl dad at that. Color me shocked! He told Jennifer on her show that he was worried about having missed his opportunity to be a father. "I was worried for a while that maybe that ship had sailed kind of thing, and, you know, God had my back and things lined up. My life is pretty grand but I know once God does call my name, once I get this experience, I'll be able to go to heaven whole," he said.
His daughter with girlfriend Jesiree Dizon was born January 24, 2023, and the S.W.A.T. actor seems over the moon with his "new partner in crime."
Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka'Oir welcomed their second baby together.
Rapper Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka'Oir recently welcomed their second child together, a daughter who they named Iceland Ka'Oir Davis. The power couple with an affinity for "icy" names also share a son together named Ice who was born in December 2020.
The longtime loves also have children from previous relationships with Gucci having one son and Keyshia having a son and two daughters.
Reality stars Amber Borzotra and Chauncey Palmer are expecting their first child.
The Challenge alums Amber Borzotra and Chauncey Palmer can now add becoming new parents on their list of accomplishments. The real-life couple who recently competed together on the MTV competition show announced that they are expecting a child together late last month. Amber wrote cheekily in her caption, "Call me mama because I’m having a baby!"
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Adrian Marcel On Purpose, Sacrifice, And The 'Signs Of Life'
In this week's episode of xoMAN, host Kiara Walker talked with R&B artist Adrian Marcel, who opened up, full of heart and authenticity, about his personal evolution. He discussed his days transitioning from a young Bay Area singer on the come-up to becoming a grounded husband and father of four.
With honesty and introspection, Marcel reflected on how life, love, and loss have shaped the man he is today.
On ‘Life’s Subtle Signals’
Much of the conversation centered around purpose, sacrifice, and listening to life’s subtle signals. “I think that you really have to pay attention to the signs of life,” Marcel said. “Because as much as we need to make money, we are not necessarily on this Earth for that sole purpose, you know what I mean?” While he acknowledged his ambitions, adding, “that is not me saying at all I’m not trying to ball out,” he emphasized that fulfillment goes deeper.
“We are here to be happy. We are here [to] fulfill a purpose that we are put on here for.”
On Passion vs. Survival
Adrian spoke candidly about the tension between passion and survival, describing how hardship can sometimes point us away from misaligned paths. “If you find it’s constantly hurting you… that’s telling you something. That’s telling you that you’re going outside of your purpose.”
Marcel’s path hasn’t been without detours. A promising athlete in his youth, he recalled, “Early on in my career, I was still doing sports… I was good… I had a scholarship.” An injury changed everything. “My femur broke. Hence why I always say, you know, I’m gonna keep you hip like a femur.” After the injury, he pivoted to explore other careers, including teaching and corporate jobs.
“It just did not get me—even with any success that happened in anything—those times, back then, I was so unhappy. And you know, to a different degree. Like not just like, ‘I really want to be a singer so that’s why I’m unhappy.’ Nah, it was like, it was not fulfilling me in any form or fashion.”
On Connection Between Pursuing Music & Fatherhood
He recalled performing old-school songs at age 12 to impress girls, then his father challenged him: “You can lie to these girls all you want, but you're really just lying to yourself. You ain't growing.” That push led him to the piano—and eventually, to his truth. “Music is my love,” Marcel affirmed. “I wouldn’t be a happy husband if I was here trying to do anything else just to appease her [his wife].”
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Self-Validation, No Meals After 5 P.M. & The Wellness Rituals That Helped Lizzo Take Her Power Back
Don't let the "weight release" fool you, Lizzo's transformation wasn't just physical. It was spiritual, emotional, and deeply personal. In her Women's Health cover story, the "Good As Hell" artist opened up about the low point that became the catalyst for radical change in her life, inside and out.
In the summer of 2023, Lizzo found herself at the center of what she calls painful allegations when some of her former dancers filed a lawsuit against her. The 37-year-old singer has denied their claims, and though she has experienced "backlash my entire career," going through such legal woes coupled with public scrutiny proved to be detrimental to her mental health, leading her to one of the darkest periods of her life.
She told Women's Health, "I got very paranoid and isolated. I wasn’t even talking to my therapist. I wasn’t present. I wasn’t open. I wasn’t myself anymore."
After spending months in isolation, Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, decided to go to a tour stop on the Renaissance World Tour. She was nervous that the public would shun her, boo her, or reject her, but instead, she was embraced. It shifted something in her and after feeling so in the dark, she saw the light again. "It made me feel like, wow, maybe I don’t want to die," she shared with Women's Health.
"That was the kick-starter to me being like, ‘Okay, Melissa, get your ass in gear and take your f*cking life back.’"
Her first step in Operation Get Your Life Back? Cutting out the external noise. She gave her team total control of her social media and stopped looking at comments. "My validation was from external sources, people telling me they loved me, or that I look good, and accepting me," she explained. "But if that’s all I’m getting my validation from, when it changes—and it will, because people are not always going to like you—what happens? Where are you going to get your love from?"
Lizzo continued, "I can convince myself that I’m beautiful, my body fine, no matter how big or small. But reminding myself that you can’t let others tell you who you are—that was hard work."
Lizzo started going to therapy again, she started practicing quigong meditation, reading books, journaling, and doing sound baths. She released unhealthy relationships, drank echinacea tea, and began incorporating Pilates as a means to "feel sacred" and "be gentle" with herself.
But what many have interpreted as a "weight loss transformation" after she popped out sharing she met her "weight release" goal earlier this year, Lizzo has clarified that it has been something deeper for her than the aesthetic of a smaller body. "I wanted to be big-girl skinny," she told the mag. "Every big girl knows what I’m talking about. Big-girl skinny is 250 pounds." According to her, it was her back issues that inspired her to take the physical part of her wellness journey seriously.
I DID IT! #weightrelease
@lizzo I DID IT! #weightrelease
Through her friend Kelly Rowland, she linked up with her now-trainer Marvin Telp and developed a fitness regimen that prioritized strength and intention. Her weekly schedule now includes moves like single-leg deadlifts, reverse flies, and lateral lunges, along with infrared sauna sessions and cardio. Add to that a change in eating habits after realizing her vegan diet no longer served her (to be fair, she wasn't doing the vegan thing the "healthiest" way).
All the meat substitutes, bread, cashew cheese, and soy left her bloated and lightheaded, so now she's switched things up a bit to fill the nutritional gaps. When it comes to diet, it's heavy on the protein and vegetables for Lizzo. A typical day eating looks like scrambled eggs and cauliflower hash browns for breakfast, Thai chicken salad or lettuce wraps for lunch, and turkey meatloaf with greens for dinner.
She also has a strict cutoff of no meals after 5 p.m. to support her GERD and give her body the time it needs before bed to digest her food sans the acid reflux. Of her relationship with food and wellness, she told Women's Health, "There's a balance. I think that's what true health is."
Read Lizzo's full cover story with Women's Health here.
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