The year 2022 said, “all baddies shall have babied.” This was definitely a baby boom year because almost everyone close to me had a child (some are still pregnant and will give birth next year“, but that’s a story for another day.
Most millennial influencers and media personalities became parents, proof that we are getting old.
In celebration of parenthood, let’s look at the baddies who had babies.
Rihanna
When Riri announced her pregnancy in January, the internet broke. I mean, she’s always been known as the “bad gal”, and news that she was becoming a mother was exciting. Nonetheless, she broke society's norms and expectations that a pregnant woman should be “covered”. The “Work” hitmaker was out and about, wearing clothes that revealed her bare baby pump. She gave birth in May and has not revealed the name of the child.
Ayanda Thabethe
The co-founder of Quick Face Beauty showed us her pregnancy journey from start to finish. From the maternity shoots, gender reveal, baby shower and the birth itself, she made sure her followers saw it all. She gave birth to a baby boy in March.
Blue Mbombo
The former reality TV star gave her fans a Valentine's gift by announcing her pregnancy using a well-coordinated video. After that, she started doing campaign shoots with her pregnancy, gracing magazine covers and sharing her journey. Like Thabethe, she also posted a video of her birth experience. Mbombo is now the mother to a baby girl named Marang, Zalika Mbombo. She recently hosted a baptism ceremony for her baby girl.
Natasha Thahane
It is unclear which month she gave birth because she has been keeping her pregnancy under wraps. She posted about her baby shower after it happened, and by May, she posted a picture showing off her now flat stomach. Nonetheless, we are happy for her.
Jhené Aiko
The singer recently gave birth to her second child and Big Sean’s first. She revealed her pregnancy in July and had a baby shower in October, surrounded by close friends and family. She gave birth on November 8 to a baby boy named Noah Hasan.
Leona Lewis
The musician announced her pregnancy in March, and on July 22, she welcomed a baby girl named Carmel Allegra. She has since been enjoying motherhood, sharing videos of herself breastfeeding and going out with her baby.
Tamia Mpisane
Mpisane had her first child with Andile Mpisane, who has two children with musician Sithelo Shozi. Mpisane gave birth to a baby girl on May 15.