Can I gloat a little that I was the first one to call Nicole Richie, Cate Blanchett, and now Jessica Alba pregnant? It’s pretty simple really, you just spot a bump on an otherwise-skinny woman, and I have had some false positives with Nicole Kidman, but this time we were right. (I also bet JayBird $50 that Liv Tyler is pregnant again too, but that’s just a hunch.)

26 year-old Jessica Alba’s rep confirmed that she is pregnant with her longterm boyfriend, Cash Warren’s child, and that she is due in late spring, early summer:

“I confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring, early summer,” says rep Brad Cafarelli.

Alba, 26, has dated Warren, 28, since the fall of 2004 after they met on the set of The Fantastic Four, on which Warren was a director’s assistant.

[From People.com thanks so much to commentor FF for pointing it out]

Jessica and Cash broke up briefly this summer, with reports that she dumped him over the phone and had her assistant move his stuff out of her place. She was rumored to be dating 50 Cent briefly, but soon was spotted out with Cash again. There were rumors surrounding their breakup that Cash cheated on Jessica with a model and/or Jessica wanted to get married and Cash didn’t. Whatever happened, they worked it out and figured out that they were meant to be together.

Congratulations to Jessica and Cash on their upcoming arrival, that’s great news.

Jessica and Cash are shown out at a Lakers game on 12/9/07, thanks to Splash News. Here’s a link to the article where we were calling Alba pregnant.

Jennifer Love Hewitt may have had a pressing reason to get engaged to her boyfriend of nearly two years, Scottish actor Ross McCall. Star Magazine is claiming that the well-liked Ghost Whisperer star is pregnant. The story is pretty scant on details, so it could be mere speculation, but they say that Ross and Jennifer went to Hawaii in part to celebrate her pregnancy. The article doesn’t make it clear whether the engagement was prompted by Jennifer’s maybe-pregnancy, and just says she found out she was expecting “around the same time” that she got engaged.

Ross, 31,… surprised Jennifer when he popped the question with an engagement ring that has been in his family for 100 years. Around the same time, the Texas beauty learned that she was pregnant!

While a rep for Jen denies she’s expecting, the source says that to celebrate the terrific news, the couple jetted off to Hawaii.

[From Star Magazine, print edition, December 17, 2007]

I’m not holding my breath on this one, but it could be true. Jennifer had normal-sized women around the world cheering when she blogged that she was sick of the constant scrunity of women’s bodies in the media and that she was happy with her body as it is. She was responding to criticism over her average-sized body after she was photographed in a bikini in Hawaii with Ross. While she said that she was dealing with “photographers taking invasive pictures from bad angles,” it seemed to me like she was overstating her case, because I assumed the entire photo series was pre-arranged and staged by Hewitt. The pictures were way too posed and close up to be random photos taken by a paparrazo that trailed them all the way to Hawaii, but I guess it could have happened that way. Still, it doesn’t seem like Jennifer Love Hewitt is the level of celebrity that a photo agency would follow on vacation.

She may have been poised to tell the press that she’s annoyed that people criticize normal-sized women and I suspect that she set up the photos intending to do just that. She made an excellent point, though, and one that’s long overdue.

We’ll have to wait and see if she’s pregnant. If so, congratulations to one of the most down to earth and kind celebrities out there. I see Jennifer, Ross and the baby getting photographed as much as one of my other favorite celebrity couples, the Garner-Afflecks.

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ross McCall are shown at the Scream Awards on 10/19/07, thanks to PRPhotos. Egotastic has the bikini photos, and she doesn’t look pregnant there, but it could be early on.

Who would ever have thought Demi Moore was the supportive, maternal type? I know she has kids, but she seems more the type to hatch them in a lab than actually grow them in her womb. But apparently Demi is not just maternal, but a super-wonderful birthing coach. To Soleil Moon Frye. Yeah, Punky Brewster. That seems random, right? Every so often “People” will do some story about how such and such actress is best friends with this other actress and has been for ten years, even though you’ve never once heard them mention the other. Apparently Demi Moore and Soleil Moon Frye are BFF, and Demi was Soleil’s birthing coach during the delivery of her first child. And know that Soleil is about to have her second, she’s hoping Demi’s still on board.

When Soleil Moon Frye delivers her second child, she may once again have a comforting – and famous – friend at her side: Demi Moore. “This one,” Frye, 31, told PEOPLE on Thursday, pointing to Moore at the grand opening of Frye’s eco-friendly baby boutique The Little Seed, “she’s the queen mama. She’s the most incredible mom.”

But Moore, 45, who was there with Frye when the Punky Brewster star gave birth to her daughter two years ago, says Frye “is doing just fine.” And will Moore, a mother of three, return to the delivery room for Frye next year? “I hope so!” Moore told PEOPLE. “We got to keep the team together.”

“Are you kidding?” chimes in Frye, “She’s the best birthing coach in the entire universe.”

[From People]

That’s just very, very random. It’s like finding out Rosanne and Hilary Duff are best friends. Apparently the two met when Frye’s husband, Jason Goldberg, produced “Punk’d” – the classy, sophisticated show hosted by Ashton Kutcher. And the bond must have pretty tight, to let Demi Moore into the room when you’re pushing humans out of you. Somehow Demi’s presence seems about as comforting and reassuring as having a ten-foot-tall praying mantis in the room, screaming “Push, damn it, or I will snap your head off with my claws!” I have no idea of praying mantises do that, but I’m pretty sure that a Demi Moore/praying mantis hybrid would. And then she would bring you a lovely bassinet from Petit Tresor, because let’s face it, she’s still Demi Moore and must hand out a decent amount of swag to get people to tolerate her.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Soleil Moon Frye is shown at the Environmental Media Awards on 10/24/2007. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are shown at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Grand Opening on 11/17/07. Thanks to PRPhotos.

Jennifer Lopez has been seen out shopping for baby clothes, and she’s not yet ready to give away any secrets about the gender of her baby or babies.

Jennifer Lopez is in full baby-shopping mode, picking up matching pink and blue Tuni & G onesies from Petit Tresor in Los Angeles.

Which raises the question: Could the singer and husband Marc Anthony be having … a boy and a girl?

Lopez waited a while before even confirming the pregnancy – and the pop star has been mum about whether she’s expecting twins, though multiple sources have told People she’s expecting two bundles of joy. The 38-year-old singer recently denied reports that she’d had a pregnancy health scare that forced her to cut back on touring.

People

I think Jennifer Lopez is having a great time screwing with our heads about this pregnancy. Delaying her pregnancy announcement until it was bulgingly obvious that she was either carrying a baby or a tumor, and now buying both pink and blue outfits. Is it a boy? A girl? One of each?

She might be having a layette for both a boy and a girl, then after she’ll only keep the gender appropriate set. Or keep it and we can all speculate about the next baby.

Jennifer and husband Marc Anthony are probably having a great laugh at all the interest in her growing bump, and just to mess with us post-birth she’ll turn up on the cover of People magazine with half a dozen kittens, saying “I wasn’t expecting twins, I was expecting a litter of kittens!”

Picture note by Celebitchy: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are shown at 2007 Movie Rocks on 12/2/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Today seems to be the day for drunken celebrities. Okay that’s not fair. Everyday is the day for drunken celebrities. But today seems to be the day for drunken celebrities with DUIs who are sentenced to alcohol education programs. That narrows the field down by at least 20 percent. Multiple DUI and drug user/possessor Nicole Richie was temporarily excused from her court-ordered anti-drinking program since she’s eight months pregnant. She was given a standard medical leave. Something tells me it wasn’t good for the baby to hear the words “drunk off my ass” “high off my ass” and “I was so wasted I fell on my ass” over and over again at such a critical stage of development. I have an image of Nicole’s baby in the womb holding a bottle of Heineken instead of milk. Wait do babies drink milk in the womb? They must, otherwise they’d starve, and it’s way cuter to pretend they do. Not so cute to pretend it’s drinking a brewski, but let’s be honest, kids emulate what they hear. So it was probably best Nicole go home and relax until she can leave the kid with a sitter.

Mom-to-be Nicole Richie has been granted a leave of absence from her court-mandated anti-drinking program, her rep confirms to People. The program suggested the Simple Life star take a leave because they were worried for her safety, according to her rep. “They offer that option to anyone with a medical condition of any kind,” the rep says. “She is not receiving special treatment.”

Richie, 26, who is eight months pregnant, must complete the 18-month program as part of her plea deal in her second DUI conviction. She was sentenced in July to four days in jail, fined $2,048, and required to sign up for the program. (In August, Richie served just 82 minutes at the Lynwood Jail, where pal Paris Hilton did her time.)

The alcohol-education course consists of 52 hours of group counseling, bi-weekly face-to-face interviews and 12 hours of alcohol education. Participants are also encouraged to attend 12-step meetings.

[From People]

Do you remember when your mom or dad would drag you on “adult” errands when you were a kid? You’d sit there, bored off your ass with a bunch of Cheerios to play with. And even as a kid, you knew that was kinda lame. I mean at least give me Fruit Loops, something with a little variety and color. Stimulate my developing cerebral cortex here. Now can you imagine instead of the local craft supply store, you’re sitting in on your mom’s bi-weekly face-to-face alcohol interview? Awesome. Hey if nothing else, it’s probably interesting enough that you don’t care about your damn Cheerios anymore.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are shown at the launch of The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation at Los Angeles Free Clinic on 12/3/07, thanks to WENN.

There was a story last week that five month’s pregnant Halle Berry suspected her longterm boyfriend and the father of her baby, model Gabriel Aubrey, of cheating on her. It was mentioned as an aside in a longer article about how Halle was planning on raising her baby alone. She is said to want to stay in LA while Gabriel wants to live in New York for his career:

The plan is for Halle to remain in California while Gabriel will live in New York, according to [an] insider.

“Halle says Gabriel is helping her in every way possible with the pregnant, but she confided that she thinks he is seeing somebody. She also divulged that Gabriel doesn’t want money from her - the baby was produced out of love…”

A rep for Halle denies that the star is planning to raise her baby alone.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 26, 2007]

Halle has made no secret of the fact that she has soured on marriage after two failed attempts. She has vowed never to get married again, and recently told Oprah that it’s not necessary for her to have a commitment.

If there was any trouble between Halle and Gabriel she seems to be trying to patch it up. There’s news that she’s purchased an expensive car for her younger lover. And contrary to the National Enquirer’s account, Star Magazine says that Gabriel really wants to marry Halle and that she’s the one who doesn’t want the legal commitment, not him:

Gabriel has wanted to marry Halle since they found out she was expecting, says an insider, but Halle’s vowed never to wed again. The 41-year-old actress bough Gabriel, 31, the car as a way of showing she loves him without a ring. Her baby’s daddy received a fully loaded S600 sedan that lists for more than $150,000.

[From Star Magazine, print editon, December 3, 2007]

Star’s version of the story, that Gabriel wants to get married and Halle doesn’t, sounds more likely to me. At least it’s based on the actual detail that she bought him a car. There was a story back before Halle got pregnant that she took Gabriel to Restoration Hardwear and made him pick up a bunch of stuff and pay with his own credit card. She’s the earner in the relationship, though, and it sounds like she doesn’t mind covering the tab when it really counts.

Halle is shown at the Things We Lost in the Fire premiere on 10/26/07, thanks to PRPhotos. Halle and Gabriel are shown below in April at the Perfect Stranger after party, thanks to Splash News.

Heavily pregnant overly-made up Christina Aguilera pulled a Britney on Monday night after a night out to dinner with her husband. She got into a car wearing a short skirt without panties on. At least she had on pantyhose, but her lady bits are clearly visible so it’s not like they were the kind with built-in panties.

Look at how she’s getting into the car, she’s pausing with her leg up and smiling slightly, and it looks quite deliberate to me. Why did she do this? She must feel like crap as a pregnant woman because she was completely focused on her appearance before she got knocked up and probably doesn’t feel like she has much of an identity without her sexiness. She’s crying “Look at me, people!” and we’re all doing it, shaking our heads and telling her to put it away.

Now her child is going to have to contend with photos of mommy’s crotch when they’re old enough to get online. Was it worth it Christina?

At least she was wearing pantyhose, but how lame of her to resort to that. Christina has made many public digs at Britney, and now she’s down right on her level.

Thanks to X17 for these photos.

26 year-old Jessica Alba looks pregnant to me. I know I’m always calling celebrities pregnant, but in the last two cases, Nicole Richie and Cate Blanchett, I was right and well ahead of the tabloids. (Although I did call Nicole Kidman pregnant enough times for her to have had Irish twins by now.) At first I wrote this whole post making fun of Alba’s recent lack of style, but when I looked at the pictures closely I was struck by how much her lower stomach looks like it’s sticking out in this dress. It could just be the style of the dress, but I suspect she’s knocked up. Alba is currently reunited with her longterm boyfriend, Cash Warren, who was also at the premiere of Awake in NY last night.

Is Alba pregnant or did she fire her stylist? She was on TRL on Tuesday wearing a loose t-shirt and skirt outfit that Agent Bedhead said made her look “like the ditzy secretary who takes the ‘business-casual; notion way too literally.” Then last night she showed up at the premiere of her new film, Awake, wearing a black dress with scalloped lace detail and puffy cap sleeves. Her look is just perfect for that mid 80s prom she would have been crowned queen of if she was born 15 years earlier.

The dress even featured some odd gathered fabric tied around the stomach area that managed to make the super-thin Alba look pregnant, and she paired it with dark stockings! That dress makes it seem as if she’s got something to hide, like a bump or her natural beauty. When did Alba start dressing like a frump? Wasn’t she know for her excellent fashion on the red carpet? Alba is a b-movie actress who scored a gig presenting at the Oscars on looks and fashion. Take away the fashion and she starts to look plain.

Compare Alba to her co-star Hayden Christensen’s girlfriend, Rachel Bilson, who looks flawless apart from those huge double hoop earrings, which aren’t ridiculous so much as distracting. Her dress takes just enough risks to look daring without going over the top, and the bright diagonal swatches of color and slightly asymmetric bustline are striking. She matches a plain black belt with simple black heels and the result is gorgeous, like Jessica Alba used to look. Maybe Alba should call up Cate Blanchett and ask her how to maximize her style while trying to hide the growing evidence of a pregnancy. Just dressing uglier isn’t going to help, and it may lead to some false bump spottings, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Here are Jessica Alba, Hayden Christensen, and Rachel Bilson at the NY premiere of Awake. The film is a medical thriller about a man who wakes up during heart surgery but cannot move or speak. Here’s the trailer. Awake is out in the US on November 30th.

Thanks to PRPhotos and Splash News for these pictures.

There are a few things in life that are truly horrifying. War, famine, crime, and the thought of Michael Bolton reproducing. Seriously, do not argue with me, you know it’s an utterly horrifying thought. That hair? On a baby? Although it could be downright pretty on an eight-year-old. But that eight-year-old would still be the product of a father who thought it looked good on a 40-year-old man, and that’s just not cool. The other horrifying thought? That kid having Nicollette Sheridan’s over-arched evil eyebrows. With aforementioned long wavy Michael Bolton hair. I wish I were one of those fancy digital artists so I could do a rendering of what I imagine this creature might look like.

Nicollette Sheridan is pregnant with fiancé Michael Bolton’s baby, according to new reports. Friends claim the Desperate Housewives star, 43, is expecting her first child as she plans her wedding to the 54-year-old singer.

An insider says, “She’s absolutely glowing and her pregnancy is the buzz of the set.”

Reports suggest Sheridan gave castmates the big hint she was expecting when she started asking her co-stars, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman all about motherhood and pregnancy.

The source explains, “She kept asking Felicity and Marcia about how the pregnancy would change her appearance and if it would make her hair thinner.”

[From Starpulse]

Well that’s a lovely little thought to warm your heart during the weekend, huh? Seriously, despite the mocking, if it’s true, congrats to them both. If the writer’s strike goes on long enough, they can film a “reality” episode of “Desperate Housewives” where Edie gives birth –you don’t need writers for that dialogue.

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Nicollette at the “Beowulf” Los Angeles Premiere on Monday. There are over 20 photos of her on PRPhotos throughout the night, and she has her hands clasped in front of her stomach like that in every single picture. I think she’s trying to hide an early baby bump. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Boy, that Halle Berry really is amazing. She’s an incredible actress, a good humanitarian, and apparently, someone who can work medical miracles. Berry has said that she’s worked her way up from type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent) to type 2 (formerly known as non-insulin dependent). While lots of people with Type 2 do have to use insulin (which is why they don’t call it non-insulin dependent anymore), all people with type 1 have to use it. The diseases aren’t actually close friends that you can upgrade and downgrade between. People with type 1 have islet cells in their pancreases that are destroyed, and thus no longer produce insulin. People with type 2 do produce insulin, but either not enough, or their bodies are no longer sensitive to it. They’re obviously complex diseases, but there’s a nutshell. Berry’s claims have contributed to further confusion about diabetes. She has enraged the diabetic community by claiming that’s she’s worked her way up from type 1 to type 2 diabetes, and has weaned herself off insulin.

Pregnant HALLE BERRY has angered diabetes experts, after claiming she had succeeded in downgrading the severity of her disease with a healthy diet. The actress was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes early on in her Hollywood career, but recently (Oct07) alleged that she has reclassified herself as a Type 2 diabetic simply through good living. But medical experts are enraged with her claims and have accused her of “confusing” fellow diabetics with her comments. A diabetes specialist tells PerezHilton.com, “If you come off insulin, then you were always a Type 2. She is feeding into all the confusion in the world.” People diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes cannot reverse their condition because their pancreas is destroyed, whereas Type 2 sufferers still internally produce some insulin.

[From Contact Music]

Well if nothing else, it appears that Halle is a little misinformed and quite a bit confused. Being pregnant is a pretty good time to make sure you completely understand your diabetes. I would hope that if nothing else, Halle is under the care of a good doctor that specializes in diabetic pregnancies. One thing to note is that diabetes is very complicated and different for everyone; what applies to one person doesn’t necessarily apply to the next. Though it’s rare, some people can keep their blood sugar from spiking by eating incredibly low-carb diets. That would be hard for a type 2, and nearly impossible for a type 1. Though if Halle is no longer taking insulin, either she’s on an incredibly restrictive diet, or her blood sugar is getting pretty high. Though every body is different, it’s pretty clear that it’s medically impossible for her to have converted from one type of diabetes to the other. Hopefully she’s under good medical care and taking extra precautions during her pregnancy.

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Halle at the “Things We Lost In The Fire” 2nd Rome Film Festival premiere on October 26th. Or at least a bed. Images thanks to PR Photos.