10 Hollywood Stars Who Were Pregnant During Filming
Shooting a movie no doubt has its challenges. Production of films can take a very long period: spending extra days on set, not forgetting the lines and all.
Yet actors/ actresses make this happen, and their capabilities are something to be envied. Actresses are used to playing complex characters and even taking on challenging roles while pregnant.
Some famous Hollywood actresses have proven to be quite courageous, giving us an unforgettable performance while pregnant, without us even realizing the delicate state they were in.
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Today we will be looking at some famous Hollywood actresses who did exceptionally well, although they were pregnant while shooting.
10 Hollywood Stars Who Were Pregnant During Filming
- Gillian Anderson – X- Files
X-Flies actress Gillian Anderson found out she was pregnant after taking Dana Scully’s role in the movie. The studio tried to give her position to someone else, but Chris Carter, the executive producer, was against it. In the end, Gillian acted the role with a big outfit, which helped hide her baby bump.
- Julia Roberts – Ocean’s Twelve
When Julia Roberts played the role of a woman pretending to be pregnant in the movie ‘Ocean Eleven,’ the actress was pregnant. Few months after the film, the actress delivered a set of twins.
- Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives
While shooting ‘Desperate Housewives, ‘ Marcia Cross learned that she was pregnant with a set of twins. So the story had to be adjusted for her character in the movie to be pregnant too.
- Alyson Hannigan – How I Met Your Mother
Who would believe that while shooting ‘How I Met Your Mother, actress Alyson Hannigan got pregnant on set not once but twice?
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The producers changed the storyline during the second pregnancy. Her character in the series ‘Lily Aldrin’ was also produced while she was pregnant.
- Halle Berry – X- Men: Days of Future Past
‘Storm,’ the character played by Halle Berry in X- Men: Days Of Future Past, was one who shouldn’t be pregnant, but the actress was already pregnant before the shooting of the movie.
Her costume was chanced to hide the baby bump from being seen on screen, and a stunt double had to replace her role.
- Penelope Cruz – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
The constant close-up shots used for Penelope Cruz in ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was not due to creativity but in an attempt to hide the actress’s pregnancy from being seen on screen. Penelope already had a visible baby bump, so the director attempted to ensure it wasn’t on camera.
- Naomi Watts – Eastern Promises
Noami Watts was pregnant while shooting ‘Eastern Promises’ although she hid this from the production team and crew members. The costume designer noticed that the actress costume could no longer fit her in the stomach region and had to be adjusted.
- Keira Knightley – Everest
Keira decided to keep the news of her pregnancy to herself while playing a mountaineer’s pregnant wife in the movie ‘Everest.’ The crew and production team became aware only after the film production had ended.
- Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman
Actress Gal Godot has proven to be a Wonder Woman. The actress was pregnant during the shooting of the movie ‘Wonder Woman.’ She hid this fact from the production crew and performed all her stunts herself.
However, several months later, when some scenes were to be retaken, the actress’s baby bump was visible for all to see and had to be removed technically with the help of a unique costume that she wore.
Blake Lively – The Age of Adaline and The Shallows
By the time the movie ‘The Shallow began, actress Blake Lively was already pregnant. She took part in some of the stunts herself even though they were risky, and a stunt double had to replace her in the last two weeks of the filming.
Same with the movie ‘The Age of Adaline.’ According to her colleagues, Lively was pregnant but acted her part until the end of the shoot, without requesting any unique condition.
