IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Celebrity babies 2024. Image: Instagram/@thebabyvillagestudio, @alodia, @cocoonstudioph, @maja, @loveangelinequinto
The year 2024 marked many beginnings in the world of show business, and among them is the beginning of new life. Before we close this chapter, let’s celebrate the lives that celebrity families have welcomed into the world in the past 12 months.
Pauleen Luna
Pauleen Luna gave birth in January to Thia Marceline, her second child with her actor-TV host husband Vic Sotto.
Image: Instagram/@pauleenlunasotto
Yasmien Kurdi
Yasmien Kurdi and her non-showbiz husband Rey Soldevilla, Jr. welcomed their second child Raya Layla in April. The actress gave birth through cesarean section.
Serena Dalrymple
Former child actress Serena Dalrymple, who is based in the United States, welcomed her first child in April. Dalrymple has been married to her non-showbiz husband, Thomas Bredillet, since October 2022.
Maja Salvador
Maja Salvador announced in June the birth of Maria, her first child with husband Rambo Nuñez. The first-timelmom gave birth in Canada.
Maja Salvador and Rambo Nuñez with their daughter Maria. Image: Instagram/@cocoonstudioph via@maja
Kryz Uy
Kryz Uy became a mom of three in June, welcoming her third son Saxon Kent with her husband Slater Young.
Kryz Uy and Slater Young with their three sons. Image: Instagram/@kryzzzie, @thatguyslater
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens announced the birth of her first child with husband Cole Tucker in July. Along with her announcement was her expression of dismay after paparazzi leaked her photos from when she and her baby were leaving the hospital.
Vanessa Hudgens with husband Cole Tucker | Image: Instagram/@vanessahudgens
Dianne Medina
Dianne Medina and her husband Rodjun Cruz welcomed their second child Maria Isabella Elizabeth Medina Ilustre in July.
(From left) Dianne Medina, Joaquin, Isabella and Rodjun Cruz. Image: Instagram/@rodjuncruz
Angeline Quinto
It was in August when Angeline Quinto gave birth to Azena Sylvia, her second child with her husband Nonrev Daquina.
(From left) Nonrev Daquina, Sylvio, Sylvia and Angeline Quinto. Image: Instagram/@cocoonstudioph via @loveangelinequinto
Maxine Medina
Actress-beauty queen Maxine Medina welcomed motherhood after she gave birth to her baby boy Timothy Mateus Ezekiel in August. She shares Timothy with her non-showbiz husband Timmy Llana.
Maxine Medina, her non-showbiz husband Timmy Llana and their son Timothy Mateus Ezekiel. Image: Instagram/@cocoonstudioph, @maxine_medina
Sheena Halili
Sheena Halili gave birth to her second child, Jio, in August as well. Halili has been married to her husband Jeron Manzanero since 2020.
Hailey Bieber
Hollywood couple Justin and Hailey Bieber officially entered parenthood in August, after the fashion model gave birth to their son Jack Blues.
Kristine Hermosa
Kristine Hermosa and her husband Oyo Sotto welcomed their sixth child Isaiah Timothy in September.
Kristine Hermosa, Oyo Sotto and their newborn Isaiah with Dina Bonnevie. Image: Instagram/@dinabonnevie, @kathermosa
Jef Gaitan
Newlyweds Jef Gaitan and Renz Fernandez welcomed their first child Victor, three months after tying the knot.
Ria Atayde
Ria Atayde and Zanjoe Marudo welcomed their first child in September. The couple has yet to reveal the child’s name and face as of this writing.
Zanjoe Marudo, Ria Atayde and their first child. Image: Instagram/@happyfolks_mnl via @ria, @labellefete
Ellen Adarna
Ellen Adarna and her husband Derek Ramsay surprised fans after they announced that the actress gave birth to their daughter Liana in October. Adarna said she didn’t announce her pregnancy to the public because she wanted it to be “quiet and peaceful.”
Ellen Adarna and Derek Ramsay with their kids | Image: Instagram/@maria.elena.adarna
Janine Tugonon
Miss Universe 2012 first runner-up Janine Tugonon officially became a mom in October after she gave birth to her daughter with her French partner. Tugonon has been lowkey about her relationship, opting not to disclose to the public the identity of her partner.
Janine Tugonon with her partner and firstborn. Image: Instagram/@tugononjanine
Joyce Ching
Another first-time parent, Joyce Ching introduced to the public in October her first child with her non-showbiz husband Kevin Alimon. They fondly call their baby girl Hawhaw.
Dani Barretto
Dani Barretto and her husband Xavi Panlilio became a family of four after they welcomed their second child Riley Nicholas James in October.
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie reportedly welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with her actor-film producer husband Tom Ackerley. The childbirth report was released in early November.
Australian actress Margot Robbie attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
Katy Louise Saunders
South Korean actor Song Joong Ki and his wife, British actress Katy Louise Saunders, welcomed another addition to their family, their second daughter, in November.
Song Joong-ki and wife Katy Louise Saunders. | INQUIRER file photo via Joong-ki’s Instagram fan page.
Yam Concepcion
Yam Concepcion, who is currently based in New York, announced in December the arrival of her first child with her non-showbiz husband Miguel Cu-Unjieng.
Yam Concepcion with her non-showbiz husband Miguel CuUnjieng | Image: Instagram/@yamconcepcion
Alodia Gosiengfiao
Alodia Gosiengfiao announced the birth of her first child, baby boy Cameron, in November. The content creator shares her son with her husband, businessman Christoper Quimbo.
Christopher Quimbo, Cameron and Alodia Gosiengfiao. Image: Instagram/@thebabyvillagestudio via @alodia
Jesi Corcuera
Transman Jesi Corcuera welcomed his first child, baby girl Calia Elle, in December. Prior to giving birth, Corcuera revealed that his baby was conceived through artificial insemination.
Jesi Corcuera and his newborn. Image: Instagram/@corcuerajesi