Celebrity Pregnancies: Jolie & Stephanie Are, Britney Denies It and TomCat Are Rumored to Be Fighting Over It

A quick way for celebrities to get into the buzz index for most search engines is to have a baby - or even to be rumored to be having a baby.

Why? Most information about the kid are going to be kept confidential - the baby might not even be brought out into the public for years after they are born. So why do we care? Well, I think that we all have a soft spot when it comes to cute little babies (yes, even the guys out there). Then, put on top of that an event that occurs to many women, be it the most successful or celebrities or Mrs. Smith from Anytown. I think it kind of creates a equalizing effect -- Britney went through the same 9 months of carrying a kid that other mothers have done since the beginning of time. [It was before my time, but does anyone out there remember when Lucy had little Ricky? The most watched TV show, ever at that time.]

When a child is going to be born into an already interesting celebrity lifestyle, then the interest becomes even greater. For instance, the relationship between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes made a media splash (especially after Tom's chair dancing episode) - and now that she is having a child with him out of wedlock, makes for an interesting story. Having a child is beautiful, but it can sometimes be stressful, even for multi-million dollar celebrities. Some tension is expected
between the soon to be mom and dad. If they seem to be arguing, it is only natural. However, unless you are the fly on the wall, do not believe all of the stories you are reading out there. She is still very young and they have both been kept behind the curtains from real life - so they may not be having an easy time of all of this. Yes, they have the money to take care of the kid, but even to ordinary people like us, how would you handle issues regarding: having a child out of wedlock, different religious backgrounds, different personalities, etc. So, let's just wish them luck and put away the rumors for a while. [Did I actually just defend TomCat?]

Britney and Kevin are another story. They have already had one kid -- why? Neither has lived a "real" life and seem very spoiled to most people. They do not have a solid relationship themselves - so why have the first kid? I hope those rumors are false about #2 -- she just may be gaining a little weight. But anyone can have a kid, it takes a lot of work to be a mom or dad. Even if the rumor is not true, just the hint that she may be pregnant again has done wonders for her Internet buzz.

I am not going to go into the whole Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt pregnancy, but here again, we have two super celebs, in a tabloid relationship, having a child together --- Buzz, Buzz, Buzz. I do not know what to think about Gwen Stefani - I think that behind the scenes, she is unlike her public persona and will probably be a great (albeit, very busy) mom.

Let's just give our congratulations to all of these soon to be moms and dads and make sure you have their pages on your website because in 9 months or less their buzz will be even higher upon the delivery of their children.

Until next time. . . .

I.R.