Often, actresses have to play pregnant women. We present to your attention the top 10 movie stars whose pregnancy on the screen was real.
10. Emily Deschanel in the series "Bones"
Thanks to the main role in the series "Bones", Emily became famous and received many awards. Since 2005, she played Dr. Brennan. But in 2011, the creators of the series had to be a little nervous. Deschanel told them about her pregnancy. At that time, the main character was lonely. Scriptwriters accelerated the process of meeting her with her future husband. Shortly after giving birth, the actress returned to the set. Dr. Brennan's second pregnancy was real again. Then the scriptwriters no longer had problems, the main character was married, and the second child would not have prevented her. Emily herself admits that she was very rescued by the nanny. She accompanied the actress everywhere, looked after the guys on the set. Well, since childhood, children have joined the world of cinema.
9. Lisa Kudrow in the series Friends
Lisa Kudrow starred in many films, but everyone remembers her by the role of Phoebe in the famous series "Friends". When Lisa became pregnant, she decided not to talk about it to the producers of the series until the last. Only in the sixth month, when it was already impossible to hide, the actress revealed the truth. It was decided that the main character would agree to bear children for her younger brother. According to the plot, Phoebe was pregnant with triplets. Therefore, Kudrow had a hard time. She had a big belly, they did it even more with the help of special pads. The girl was hard, she felt bad, but nevertheless played her part wonderful.
8. Candice King in the series “The Vampire Diaries”
The series had 8 seasons. It was broadcast on television from 2009 to 2017, but the actors' personal life has not been canceled. Candice played the vampire girl. But, when she got married, the question arose about the children. The actress became pregnant. The scriptwriters were not very happy, as they were forced to redo the script. The difficulty was that the main character could not have children. But they found a way out. The heroine Candice was supposed to bear other people's twin children, such a curse was sent to her by a witch. Fortunately, the curse did not work, the actress gave birth to a beautiful girl.
7. Gillian Anderson in the series The X-Files
Gillian was invited to star in X-Files when she was already pregnant. The creators of the series wanted to replace it, because the series had not even begun to shoot. But, thanks to the author of the series Carter, Anderson was left. The stomach was carefully masked, and when it became too noticeable, the main character became pregnant. Not from a man, but from aliens who conducted an experiment on a woman. Gillian also set the condition that 10 days after the birth she returns to the shoot. The actress agreed.
6. Alison Hannigan in the series "How I Met Your Mother"
While participating in the project, Alison twice became a mother. The actress's first pregnancy was carefully hidden: baggy clothes, bags. But fans of the series and Alison Hannigan could not be deceived. Many have noticed that the actress is expecting a baby. Although the creators of the film thought about the fact that the heroine Alison also became pregnant, but still they abandoned this venture. But the second pregnancy of the actress came in handy. Lily and Marshall have long had time to acquire offspring.
5. Cynthia Nixon in the series Sex and the City
Cynthia Nixon became pregnant on time. Her heroine Miranda, in the story, was also expecting a baby. This happy accident helped the actress to avoid long explanations with the producers and worries about the role. Indeed, in some cases, actresses were simply removed from the shoot. In addition, this pregnancy allowed her heroine to open herself from a new perspective, and the actress to show her talent. By the way, this is not the only pregnancy on the set. Sarah Jessica Parker was also expecting a baby, but her pregnancy had to be hidden. In the story, her heroine is lonely, they did not begin to change the script for the sake of Sarah.
4. Jennifer Garner in the series "The Spy"
The actress must be very grateful to the producers of the film. Thanks to him, she became famous, began to earn good money. And when the girl became pregnant, they did not invent anything and simply changed the script. Moreover, fans of the series were not very happy with this turn of events. The future mom spy looked rather strange. Many said that the pregnancy of Jennifer went to the series only to the detriment.
3. Julia Roberts in the movie Ocean's Twelve
Julia Roberts did not consider pregnancy a reason for refusing work. She does not apply to those women who prefer to relax a lot and just enjoy an interesting position. Julia played the role of a movie star who pretended to be pregnant. The actress did not have to pretend, she really was pregnant with twins. But it would be better if Roberts spent this time preparing for the birth of children. The film turned out to be a failure, it was even called the worst sequel.
2. Naomi Watts in the film Mother and Child
The actress in the film plays Elizabeth. This is a girl who was once abandoned by her mother, she grew up in another family. The film is heavy enough for perception. When the heroine of Naomi realizes that she is pregnant, she quits her job and does not even think about telling her future father about the child. An interesting point: the son of Naomi also managed to star in the film, not even born. The heroine of the film did an ultrasound, the child pushed. Naomi admitted that during the ultrasound the child was sleeping. She woke him up by drinking a glass of cold water. Elizabeth could not know the joy of motherhood, she died during childbirth. Fortunately, this role had no effect on Naomi. She had a healthy baby; everything is fine with her, too.
1. Catherine Zeta-Jones in the movie Traffic
Pregnancy Catherine Zeta-Jones went to her career only to the benefit. After all, when she received an invitation to participate in the filming of Traffic, the filmmakers did not expect her to be pregnant. But Katherine is not a timid dozen, she called the director herself and convinced him that the story of the pregnant protagonist will be tragic, and the audience loves it. Indeed, the film only benefited from this. In addition, the actress did not expect that they would treat her in a special way. The girl worked on an equal basis with everyone. Two years later, the actress again starred pregnant. Then it was a supporting role in the musical "Chicago". Katherine again did not spare herself, but her efforts were justified, for this role she received an Oscar.