Who – August 24, 2019

THESINGLESINGERSTUNS

WITHSOMEBIGNEWS

A baby on my own

TAKINGTOSOCIALMEDIAONJULY25,

NatalieImbrugliashareda mirrorselfie

showingoffa surprisebabybump.“No,

I haven’tswalloweda watermelon,”the‘Torn’

singer,44,jokedinthecaption.“I’mexpecting

myfirstchildthis[northern]autumn.For

thoseofyouthatknowme,thishasbeen

somethingI havewantedfora verylongtime

andI’mblessedthatthisispossiblewiththe

helpofIVFanda spermdonor– I won’tbe

sayinganythingmoreonthatpublicly.”

Indeed,a pathtomodernmotherhoodhas

beenonhermindsince2015,whenshetold

London’sEveningStandardthatalthoughshe

was“stillhopeful”ofmeetingsomeone,she

wasdeterminedtostarta familyeitherway.

“Imaywelllookintootheroptions,”said

Imbruglia,whosplitfromformerSilverchair

frontmanDanielJohnsinJanuary 2008 after

fouryearsofmarriage.“Iwouldreallyloveto

bea mum.Andit issomethingthatisgoing

tohappen.”

Onherwaytorealisingthatdream,

manyofthemum-to-be’spalschimedinon

thecommentstowishherwell,including

SpiceGirlsmemberMelC.“Congratulations

mylove!”shewrote.“Wonderfulnewsall

round”,whileElizabethHurleyadded:

“Yay!!!!!!Congratulations.”

BUMPY ROAD

TO BABY

Imbrugliashared

thehappynews

withherfans

onJul.25.

RLIE!

NATALIE IMBRUGLIA

Theactress

showedoff

herbump

onJul.25.

THEOSCARWINNERISSETTO

WELCOMEHERSECONDCHILD

ANNEHATHAWAY36,ISEXPECTINGBABY

numbertwo,whichsheannouncedon

InstagramonJuly24.“It’snotfora movie...#2”

shecaptionedthepost,goingontohintthat

gettingpregnantwasn’taneasyjourneyfor

herandhusbandAdamShulman.“Allkidding

aside,foreveryonegoingthroughinfertility

andconceptionhell,pleaseknowit wasnota

straightlinetoeitherofmypregnancies,”the

actressadded.“Sendingyouextralove.”

HathawayandShulman– whomarriedin

2012 – alreadysharesonJonathan,whothey

welcomedinMarch2016.Ayearlater,a source

revealedtoE!NewsthatHathaway“wanted

towaituntilJonathanwasa littleolderbefore

theystartedtryingagain”.

Eveand

Willow.

BABY

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