The amount of interest in<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news-gossip%2Fkate-middleton-baby-bump"> Kate's baby bump</a> is enormous -- but the Duchess of Cambridge is not the first expectant mother to be closely scrutinized. Which other famous moms-to-be have had the same experience?
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The amount of interest in Kate's baby bump is enormous -- but the Duchess of Cambridge is not the first expectant mother to be closely scrutinized. Which other famous moms-to-be have had the same experience?
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Annie Leibovitz's nude portrait of Demi Moore, taken while the actress was pregnant with her daughter Scout, was published on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine in 1991. Depicting Moore as a sexy naked model, the photoshoot and publication changed the perception of pregnancy.
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Annie Leibovitz's nude portrait of Demi Moore, taken while the actress was pregnant with her daughter Scout, was published on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine in 1991. Depicting Moore as a sexy naked model, the photoshoot and publication changed the perception of pregnancy.
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When reality TV star <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.blogs.cnn.com%2F2012%2F12%2F31%2Ftwitterverse-explodes-kim-kardashian-is-pregnant%2Fcomment-page-9%2F">Kim Kardashian</a> announced she was having a baby with her boyfriend, the hip-hop star Kanye West, social media exploded with comments and messages. Photographs of her growing bump were plastered across magazines for months before the pair's daughter, named North, was born in June this year.
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When reality TV star Kim Kardashian announced she was having a baby with her boyfriend, the hip-hop star Kanye West, social media exploded with comments and messages. Photographs of her growing bump were plastered across magazines for months before the pair's daughter, named North, was born in June this year.
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Former French first lady and mom-of-two <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2011%2FWORLD%2Feurope%2F09%2F05%2Ffrance.bruni.pregnant%2Findex.html">Carla Bruni-Sarkozy</a> kept her pregnancy secret for several months and refused to talk to reporters even after her daughter Giulia was born in 2011. She said she didn't want to be accused of using the baby in her husband's election campaign.
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Former French first lady and mom-of-two Carla Bruni-Sarkozy kept her pregnancy secret for several months and refused to talk to reporters even after her daughter Giulia was born in 2011. She said she didn't want to be accused of using the baby in her husband's election campaign.
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Hollywood royalty Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have six children -- three of whom were adopted. When they were expecting their first biological child, daughter Shiloh, born in 2006, the family decamped to Namibia to escape the media. The couple's twins, Knox and Vivienne, were born in France in 2008.
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Hollywood royalty Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have six children -- three of whom were adopted. When they were expecting their first biological child, daughter Shiloh, born in 2006, the family decamped to Namibia to escape the media. The couple's twins, Knox and Vivienne, were born in France in 2008.
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When movie star-turned-princess Grace Kelly became pregnant with her first child in 1957, it caused a media sensation. For weeks, Princess Grace -- seen here with her husband, Prince Rainier of Monaco -- was able to skillfully hide her baby bump using her handbag. The royal couple had three children, Caroline, Albert and Stephanie.
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When movie star-turned-princess Grace Kelly became pregnant with her first child in 1957, it caused a media sensation. For weeks, Princess Grace -- seen here with her husband, Prince Rainier of Monaco -- was able to skillfully hide her baby bump using her handbag. The royal couple had three children, Caroline, Albert and Stephanie.
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Henry VIII of England, caused an international scandal in 1533 when he broke with the Catholic church in order to divorce his first wife and marry Anne Boleyn. Anne's pregnancy was eagerly-awaited, but when she gave birth to a girl instead of the son and heir he wanted, Henry began looking elsewhere. Anne was beheaded, and Henry went on to marry again - and again. Anne's daughter became Elizabeth I, "The Virgin Queen."
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Henry VIII of England, caused an international scandal in 1533 when he broke with the Catholic church in order to divorce his first wife and marry Anne Boleyn. Anne's pregnancy was eagerly-awaited, but when she gave birth to a girl instead of the son and heir he wanted, Henry began looking elsewhere. Anne was beheaded, and Henry went on to marry again - and again. Anne's daughter became Elizabeth I, "The Virgin Queen."
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While her mom may not have been the usual red carpet celebrity -- she certainly wasn't a gossip magazine staple -- this famous birth was definitely among the world's most closely-watched: Dolly the Sheep, the first ever cloned mammal, was born in 1996.
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While her mom may not have been the usual red carpet celebrity -- she certainly wasn't a gossip magazine staple -- this famous birth was definitely among the world's most closely-watched: Dolly the Sheep, the first ever cloned mammal, was born in 1996.
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