It’s no coincidence that after more than a year of lockdowns, the number of babies on our social media feeds has gone through the roof.
As well as friends, family and friends of friends welcoming little ones, celebs have certainly been putting time stuck at home to good use and as a result, 2021 has been the year of the celebrity baby.
From stars who never wanted kids before to celebrated mummy influencers adding to their broods, we’ve rounded up some of the cutest babies from the last 12 months.
Hold on to your ovaries, ladies.
CHECK OUT: the cutest celeb babies of 2021
2021's cutest celebrity babies
1 of 10Dani Dyer's son, Santiago
It might seem that Love Island 2018 winner Dani Dyer was born to be a mum but it was only January that she welcomed little Santiago. A lot has happened since then, with Santi's dad Sammy Kimmence sentenced to 42 months behind barsand Dani now dating footballer Jarrod Bowen, but he's still one of the cutest babies of 2021.
2 of 10Kate Lawler's daughter, Noa
No one was more surprised than Kate when, after an entire career being child free by choice, she suddenly decided to start a family in her 40s. But Noa's arrival wasn't without its complications as the infant was rushed to hospital three times in the three weeks following her birth in February, suffering from a soaring temperature and heart rate.
3 of 10Lauren Goodger's daughter, Larose
TOWIE OG Lauren Goodger had made no secret of the fact she was desperate to become a mum, so when she started dating Katie Price's ex Charles Drury late last year, friends warned her not to rush things. By January she'd announced her pregnancy and baby Larose was born in July, with Charlie announcing their split in November.
4 of 10Hanna Kinsella's son, Max
One of Real Housewives of Cheshire's best loved stars, Hanna Kinsella, gave birth to her first child, a boy called Max, in February. Just eight months later, the celebrity dentist revealed on the show she was once again expecting with husband Martin. Is he or she going to be as GORGEOUS as baby Max? We can't wait to find out.
5 of 10Stacey Solomon's daughter, Rose Opal
Stacey Solomon has made a career out of being mum to her little 'Pickles' and in September welcomed her first daughterwith husband to be Joe Swash, a daughter they named Rose Opal. Fans have already fallen in love with her big grin.
6 of 10Binky Felstead's son, Wolfie
OG Made in Chelsea star Binky Felstead was already mum to four-year-old India, who she co-parents with ex boyfriend Joshua Patterson, when she announced that she was expecting her second child late last year. In June she and fiancé Max Darntonwelcomed their son into the world, who they named Wolfie.
7 of 10Charlotte Dawson's son, Noah
It's safe to say that motherhood has mellowed mile-a-minute Charlotte Dawson, who welcomed her first son, Noah, with fiancé Matt Sarsfield in February. Despite adapting to the role of 'mum' seamlessly, Charlotte told Closer that she still suffered from 'mum guilt', saying, "When you get stressed and tired and sleep deprived, and I'm working loads, you just feel like you need a minute, you need a breather."
8 of 10Zoe Sugg's daughter, Ottilie
Zoe Sugg - AKA Zoella – delighted her legions of fans when she announced her pregnancy back in March and they were even more thrilled when she and boyfriend Alfie Deyes revealed their daughter had arrived into the world. Baby Ottilie is just the cutest thing, and her first smile literally melted us.
9 of 10Katherine Ryan's son, Fred
Katherine Ryan left it until the 11th hour to announce her pregnancy with a typically understated reveal in June, and gave birth to her son Fred - her first with partner Bobby Koostra - just two weeks later.
10 of 10Georgia Kousoulou and Tommy Mallet's son, Brody
TOWIE's longest reigning power couple Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou took a well deserved break from the show after announcing at the end of last year they were expecting their first child. Their son Brody was born in May, and the couple documented the birth and first few weeks of his life in their own reality spin off called Baby Steps.
WATCH: Danielle Lloyd's pregnancy announcement with Closer magazine: Behind The Scenes
READ MORE
As well as being the year of the celebrity baby, it’s also been a great year for mums getting real about the difficulties they’ve faced raising little ones during what’s been a uniquely unstable time.
Opening up exclusively to Closer online in August,TOWIE’s Georgia Kousoulou said, “I feel like no one ever talks about how hard it is. Women have got to stick together and I don’t want to go on Instagram and see a mum that’s just had a baby looking like she’s got her sh*t together. I don’t want to see that.”
Speaking about her “raw” reality show, Baby Steps, she added, “I can’t wait for people to watch it because people are going to be shocked. It’s filmed differently from anything we’ve ever done before.
“If I was a new mum, I’d want to watch it to make me feel better. I wanted the viewer to feel like they were on the journey with us and I genuinely feel like that’s what we’ve achieved.”
Fellow TOWIE alumni Lauren Goodger, who is now single mum to her daughter Larose after welcoming her in the summer, agreed and told us, “Larose is my world and life, but being a mum is definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s totally taken over – I’m running on no sleep and just taking it all day by day. I can’t begin to imagine having twins – how on earth do people do it?”
And Big Brother star Kate Lawler was forced to post a heartbreaking defence on social media after trolls accused her of loving her dog more than her daughter.
“Being a mum to a newborn is not the best thing ever right now,” she said. “It’s broken me. I feel as if I’ve been treading water since February 11th and the last two days I’ve felt like I’m at breaking point.
“I’m not coping well mentally and wish I could be stronger for my daughter. I’m not enjoying what I’m going through, yes I’m struggling and you’re right, I am sad behind the eyes because I’ve always taken on new challenges like a duck to water but this one is testing me and I feel like I’m failing.”