Could we have the next great Spanish thespian on the way, or a future reality TV star? According to online reports Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and Kourtney Kardashian are both expecting. This is so far shaping up to be another bumper year for celebrity births.

Penelope Cruz to be a Mom

Cruz, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona is in a relationship with Javier Bardem. Bardem himself is also an Oscar winner, taking the prize home in 2008 for his supporting role in No Country for Old Men.

A source was quoted online as saying of the pregnancy, “Penelope is about four months pregnant. She’s really healthy now and will be a great mother.” Based on comments Cruz made in an interview in Marie Claire magazine in 2007, this is just the beginning of parenthood. She said she also intends to adopt as her “life wouldn’t be complete” otherwise.

We could be looking at the next Spanish acting dynasty. Bardem is the youngest of a family of actors that has been involved in Spanish film since its early days. He won his first role at age six. Aside from her Oscar winning role Cruz has also appeared in the films Blow with Johnny Depp, and Sahara with Matthew McConaughey.

First Pregnancy for Kourtney Kardashian

For Kourtney Kardashian this baby news comes just before the premiere of her new show Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. This is a spin off of the popular E! reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. When the news broke, it was revealed that the father was her ex-boyfriend Scott Disick. She confirmed this during an appearance on the Today Show. According to some reports found online, they have since reconciled after learning the happy news.

Kourtney apparently forgot to take her birth control pills, which is what led to the pregnancy. She was quoted online as saying, “…this sounds probably so dumb but there’s so many times I’ll forget to take my pill and just don’t think it’s that big of a deal. I’ve done that several times and never really thought about it. It sounds so stupid.” She has a due date of December.

She also hinted at a bit of sibling rivalry with her younger and probably more famous sister Kim. In an interview she was quoted as saying, “I don’t think she’s envious. Who knows though – Kim gets mad if I get the car that she wants… she like freaks out! But she definitely thought it was going to be her first, trust me!”. For her part Kim Kardashian seems to like the idea of making her mother a grandmother many times over.

Congratulations to both Kourtney Kardashian and Penelope Cruz and their respective partners. I look forward to the news of the births of their babies.

Actor Matthew McConaughey recently celebrated his first Father’s Day with his girlfriend and first child Levi. According to reports the star took the opportunity to go online and share some good news with his fans. He and Camila are expecting another baby.

McConaughey broke the news on his official website. “Happy Father’s Day. It’s my first, and the last 11 months with Levi and Camila have been the most rewarding adventure to date. We have more blessed news to celebrate this Father’s Day that (will) make this time next year double the fun. Levi is going to be a big brother… Yeah, we pulled off the greatest miracle in the world one more time, Camila and I are expecting our second child, bringing more life into the world, making more to live for. The future looks bright as the family grows,” he wrote.

Of course, like any proud dad he spoke about his upcoming arrival at other times as well. Case in point the National Conference for Service and Volunteering that was recently held in San Francisco. The actor talked about his j.k. livin’ foundation as well as Levi’s sibling. He said of the foundation, “We are putting after-school fitness and wellness programs into undeserved communities nationwide, teaching physical fitness, nutrition education, with an emphasis on daily gratitude for how much or how little we have. And now that I’m blessed to be a father myself — I got one at home who’s 11 months and as you people know, we have another one in the oven, three months — this foundation and its cause means even more to me.”

As happens with so many of us, parenthood is clearly affecting the way he sees the world and his place in it. It is good that someone who has the visibility to make a difference can reach out to touch the lives of others. If being a father is what helps to inspire that drive to help the less fortunate then more power to him. He uses the j.k. livin’ foundation to allow himself as well as friends and fans to reach out to those in need.

Congratulations to Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves on the pending addition to their family. I wish her a happy and worry free pregnancy. Some people may jokingly call him a hippie because of his lifestyle, but so far he seems to be a pretty grounded dad. Good luck to them as they continue on this adventure called parenthood.

Well it seems like 2009 is shaping up to be a busy year as far as celebrity births are concerned. Charlie Sheen, Tim Allen and Scott Wolf are just a few of the actors who have welcomed recent additions to their families. According to the latest reports, the wives of Toby Maguire and Taye Diggs are both pregnant.

This will be the second child for the star of the Spiderman franchise Tobey Maguire. He and his wife Jennifer Meyer already have a girl named Ruby who is now 2 years old. While the couple has declined to offer any details, they were recently spotted doing some shopping for baby stuff. Alert spies reportedly claimed that they were seen getting a blue crib and other items.

A Blue crib… Well I guess that settles it. Unless of course he is trying to throw everybody off track. It wouldn’t be the first time a celeb has done something like that to try to maintain their privacy. The new baby is due in spring. Maguire and Meyer have been married since September 2007. Whether it is a boy or girl I wish for them as worry free a pregnancy as possible.

Actor Taye Diggs is no doubt anxious for the birth of his first child. His wife Idina Menzel is expected to give birth sometime later in the year. They met when they both appeared in the hit Broadway show Rent. They also co-starred in anther Broadway production Wicked. They got married in 2003 at the same resort in Jamaica where he filmed his breakout movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

Menzel has made no secret of her husband’s desire to start a family. She was quoted in an interview as saying, “It’s definitely in the plans. I’ll settle down and start popping out some babies.” I know a lot of people are probably thinking ‘I wish it was that easy.’ She also added that Diggs, “always wanted kids. He grew up with four younger brothers and sisters, so he’s very comfortable around children.”

Best wishes to Diggs and his wife Idina Menzel. We look forward to his birth announcement later in the year. Stay tuned for all the celebrity baby updates.

Boston Legal star Julie Bowen revealed last year that she was pregnant. According to the most recent reports, she is expecting twins. Oliver, the first child of Bowen and her husband Scott Phillips will be a happy big brother come spring.

Bowen’s hit series wrapped last year after a four year run. Don’t expect her to be too busy onscreen anytime soon. She will however appear in Crazy on the Outside in 2010, directed by Tim Allen.

Actress Nicole Sullivan is also expecting. Sullivan and her husband Jason Packham are looking forward to the birth of their second son. Their first son Dashel was born in 2007. Sullivan was quoted as saying, “Jason and I are beyond thrilled to share our amazing news with everyone.”

Sullivan is best known for her work on Mad TV, where she lampooned famous people like Hilary Clinton, and King of Queens which co-starred Kevin James. Now she has her own show on the Lifetime network called Rita Rocks. There are plans to write the pregnancy into the show, as Sullivan said, “I am so thankful that the wonderful team at Lifetime is embracing this, and will be including my pregnancy into the Rita Rocks storyline.”

Sullivan has kept herself pretty busy with guest appearances in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Party of Five and Suddenly Susan to name a few. She will also appear in the film 17 Again due for release in April.

While these actresses are happily sharing their baby news with the world, actress Nicole Kidman has been forced to deny rumors that she is expecting another baby. Her reps have come out saying there’s no truth to the rumors. Apparently the buzz started when she was seen with her arms over her stomach at recent events. One report claimed that Kidman “tenderly stroked her stomach as she posed for snaps” while promoting her movie Australia in Japan.

Congratulations to both Julie Bowen and Nicole Sullivan. And where Kidman is concerned, I hope that if she does have any plans to give Sunday Rose a brother or sister, she will be able to share the news at a time of her own choosing.

UK actor Simon Pegg, who became known to American audiences for his role in Shaun of the Dead, is going to be a first time father. According to reports, his wife Maureen McCann is now five months pregnant. The couple married in July 2005. An elated Pegg was quoted as saying, “My wife is five months pregnant. We haven’t announced it yet as we want to keep it hush-hush. I’m hoping for a baby girl, but I really don’t mind what we have. We’re thinking of having it in America as the baby will then have dual citizenship. I’m really looking forward to it. It’s going to be amazing.”

Pegg’s wife will deliver her baby in June. In the meantime he will just have to enjoy being godfather to Apple, daughter of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.

Fans of Pegg as well as the Star Trek franchise are looking forward to him taking on the iconic role of Scotty in the new Star Trek movie directed by J.J. Abrams. His other upcoming movies include The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, and The World’s End.

Model and actress Angie Everhart has already attracted a lot of attention for her pregnancy because she has been mum on who the father is. Everhart was once engaged to actor Joe Pesci, but after their breakup she started a relationship with Chad Stansbury.

Sadly she claimed that Stansbury assaulted her, but according to the tabloids she went back to him and ended up becoming pregnant with his child. Stansbury himself is said to be telling everyone that he is the father of the baby.

It’s tough to say how Everhart might feel about him spilling the beans since she wanted to star in her own reality show about her life as a single mother. Online reports also state that Stansbury has a 17 year old son, but that he has been an absentee father. To be fair to the actor, we don’t know his side of that story, but we can certainly hope that he will be an involved parent if he is in fact the father of Everhart’s baby.

Reports indicate that Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are set to add to their family as well. They had their first child, Harlow in January 2008.

Good luck to these expectant parents. We know they are anxiously awaiting the arrivals of the new additions to their families as many of their fans are.

Expectant dad Charlie Sheen surely had some nervous moments this past week when his wife Brooke Mueller started having premature contractions. She was admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles where she was treated and released. The former actress is expecting twins. A spokesperson for the couple was quoted as saying, “Brooke was admitted… with premature contractions, which is not all that uncommon for someone at this stage of pregnancy, especially with twins. She’s fine.”

We can be thankful that so far things seem to be ok. It is a reminder that pregnant women, especially if they are carrying more than one baby, can leave nothing to chance. If they sense something may not be right they should at the very least contact their doctor.

I hope that Brooke and the babies will be fine, and we look forward to the news of their birth. Charlie Sheen has two daughters with ex-wife Denise Richards. Although they have been in a war of words for some time, we hope that all of that can be put aside in the interests of the children.

On a separate note…

Actress Jennifer Siebel Newsom has appeared in a number of hit shows including Strong Medicine, Mad Men and Numb3rs. However her she may be facing her most challenging role when she becomes a mom. According to reports, she is pregnant with her first child. Her husband is the mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom.

The couple’s spokesman was quoted as saying, “The Mayor and the First Lady are thrilled to be embarking on this adventure together, and they appreciate your good wishes.” The mayor proposed during a Hawaii vacation, and they got marred in July 2008.

Outside of her acting, Newsom has kept herself very busy with other interests. She has her own production company called Girl’s Club Entertainment. She hopes to create projects which put an emphasis on strong female characters. After her graduation from Stanford Business School and Stanford University she did some volunteer work in a children’s hospital in Ecuador. After that she joined Conservation International which saw her working in southern Africa and Latin America.

She is slowly making her way into big screen pictures. Por vida and Tales of an Ancient Empire are two of the four films she has slated for release this year. I hope everything goes well with her first pregnancy and look forward to the good news of the baby’s birth.

As always, there is always Hollywood baby news to be shared. A number of celebrities expanded their families last year, and this year looks to be no different. With all the news of celebrities expecting babies so far this year we have a lot of news to look forward to for the rest of 2009.

First up, 44 year Hank Azaria is set to become a father for the first time. His girlfriend Katie Wright is pregnant with a baby boy. His representative Stan Rosenfield was quoted as saying on People.com, “They’re quite ecstatic.” According to reports the couple is now shopping for a new home for their expanding family.

Azaria voices a number of characters in the long running animated series, The Simpsons. He has also done a number of big screen films including 1998’s Godzilla, and the Ben Stiller movie Along Came Polly in 2004. He was previously married to actress Helen Hunt.

Duane Martin and Tischa Campbell-Martin are now expecting their second child. The couple’s first child Xen is eight years old. The news was recently confirmed by her friend and frequent co-star Tichina Arnold. “She just found out and is so excited,” Arnold is quoted as saying. “She hopes to have a girl this time, and has said she would love to name her Derek. She has been wanting a girl for almost six years.”

I’m not sure if she was joking about the name Derek, but this is certainly good news for the couple. They have been married since August 1996. Campbell-Martin who has been in front of the cameras since she was eight, is probably best remembered for her role in the sitcom Martin, co-starring Martin Lawrence.

And in a move that may bring new focus to single motherhood, model and actress Angie Everhart would like to use her pregnancy as the basis for a reality show. According to reports she is now 14 weeks pregnant but has so far declined to reveal the identity of the father.

Everhart was previously engaged to actor Joe Pesci, but they broke up in April 2008. She was quoted as saying on the issue, “The dad is very nice and he’s very excited about it, but we are not a couple. It’s nobody you know.” It’s quite likely that if the show does get off the ground people may tune in just to see if she does indeed reveal his identity.

As yet there have been no takers on her proposed show, but she is still shopping it around. “I decided to do a show about me being a single, strong, healthy and good-spirited woman who is having a baby on her own. I want to show the positive aspects of women who do it on their own,” she said. If this can bring more attention to the issue of single parenting it might not be a bad idea.

It is hoped that these pregnancies will go well for these expectant parents. The first timers will experience soon enough the joy that only a baby can bring.

One of the big news stories for the start of the New Year was the wedding of actor Josh Duhamel and Stacy Ferguson, more popularly known as Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas. According to recent reports the even bigger news is that Fergie is pregnant. In fact she revealed this as she and her new husband were about to board a flight at the Los Angeles International Airport. They were on their way to their honeymoon.

They took time out to talk about the wedding, which Fergie described as amazing. When asked about future baby plans Fergie responded, “I’m pregnant with twins.” No doubt many people will be speculating whether that’s why they seemed to get married so quickly. They have been engaged since December 2007.

In a bid to keep the prying eyes of the media away from their nuptials, they kept the wedding’s location a secret. Guests were notified on Saturday morning to meet at a certain location, and then they were chauffeured to the wedding. I guess celebrities have to resort to these measures so they can enjoy these special moments the way they are supposed to.

Expectant dad Duhamel can next be seen onscreen in the sequel to the hit movie Transformers. He will reprise his role as Captain Lennox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Fergie released her solo album The Dutchess, in September, 2006, and she is currently a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics.

Anne Heche is expecting a baby as well. The actress and her boyfriend James Tupper are going to have a boy. Heche already has a six year old son named Homer with ex-husband Coleman Laffoon. Heche and Tupper met on the set of their now cancelled series Men in Trees in which their characters were lovers. She can next be seen in the movie Spread, due for release later this year.

Congrats to both couples and we look forward to the news of their new arrivals.

Parminder Nagra has revealed that she is pregnant with her first child. The father is her boyfriend, photographer James Stenson. Their new delivery is expected in the summer of 2009, and according to online reports the couple plans to get married.

An elated Nagra was quoted as saying, “We are thrilled and overjoyed at the prospect of becoming first time parents.” She also spoke about their future wedding plans, saying, “Yes, our plans are to get married but there’s no confirmed date yet. We have been together for nearly seven years.”

UK born Nagra is a member of the cast of the hit show ER which is currently filming its final season. On the subject of remaining in the US after the birth of the baby she said, “The plan is to stay in Los Angeles. We still have a home in London, so eventually the plan is to be bi-coastal, but who knows what the future holds. We are just taking it one day at a time.”

Currently the producers have no plans to write Nagra?s pregnancy into the show. Fans may remember that her character, Dr. Neela Rasgotra, received a marriage proposal from Dr. Michael Gallant, played by Sharif Atkins. Addressing that issue, Nagra said, “There are no plans to write the pregnancy in the show. I feel like I will want to work, but who knows what I’ll feel like when the baby arrives.”

The last episode of ER is scheduled to air in February. This should give the actress some time for a well deserved break before the baby’s birth. Nagra found fame in the US when she appeared in the hit film Bend It Like Beckham alongside another British beauty, Keira Knightley.

We look forward to the good news of Nagra’s delivery next summer. It is doubtful that the final episode of ER will be the last we will see of this talented actress.

According to the latest reports, Charlie Sheen?s wife Brooks is expecting twin boys. It was his mother-in-law who first revealed that Brooke was having twins, then Sheen himself broke the news that the babies were boys.

Sheen was quoted as saying, ?I’m truly blessed. I’m already the proud father of three beautiful daughters, and I’m delighted that they’ll now have two little brothers.? He added, ?Life doesn’t get any better than this.? It?s hard to argue with that. Good luck to Charlie Sheen and his expanding family.

Also expecting is Alyson Hannigan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame. Hannigan and her husband Alexis Denisof are expected to welcome their newest family member in spring. She is currently a cast member on How I Met Your Mother, in which her husband has guest starred. They met on the set of Buffy, and married in October, 2003.

Meanwhile the Hollywood pregnancy rumor mill keeps on churning. Former Friends actress, Jennifer Aniston is denying rumors that she is pregnant. Apparently the gossip went into overdrive after reports that she was back with her ex, John Mayer. Her publicist responded to the rumors by saying, ?Give me a break. She is Not pregnant.?

Another target of pregnancy rumors is model Naomi Campbell. Since the news broke that she had surgery in Brazil which cured her infertility, speculation has been rampant that she is now expecting. In interviews following the surgery, she revealed her desire to have children. Her lawyers however, have released a statement labeling the pregnancy reports ?absolutely false and fabricated.?

Well good luck to those expectant couples, and as far as the rumors are concerned, I guess time will tell. There?s not much point in speculating about something that will become evident sooner or later. I guess when it comes to celebrities there will always be some level of interest in reports like these.