Season 28 “Dancing With the Stars” alum Lauren Alaina is pregnant with her first child. The pregnancy was a surprise to the former “American Idol” star, who married Cam Arnold in February 2024.
“My love and appreciation for my body has transformed in the last five months. Just what a miracle it is. The female body is insane,” she told People magazine after announcing the exciting baby news.
“I have really struggled with body image in my life, and now that I have this baby, I’m like, ‘How could I have ever thought something negative about this body of mine that can do this?’ It’s unbelievable,” she added.
Alaina revealed her pregnancy in the music video for the song, “Those Kind of Women.”
Some of Lauren Alaina’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Friends Congratulated Her
Alaina and her husband are over the moon about becoming parents.
“[I didn’t know] I can love something that I haven’t even really held yet. I feel the baby inside me, and it’s kicking me and doing all of the things. It’s like I was the Grinch or something, and my heart grew,” she told People magazine.
The announcement was also made on Instagram, where some of Alaina’s DWTS pals congratulated her.
“Congrats beautiful,” wrote former “Dancing With the Stars” pro Lindsay Arnold.
“Congrats beautiful,” read a message from pro Daniella Karagach.
DWTS champ Hannah Brown, who won Alaina’s season of the show, also dropped by the comments section.
“Yayy congrats!!” Brown said.
Lauren Alaina’s Baby Is Due in the Summer
After receiving a ton of well wishes and congratulatory messages, Alaina took to Instagram to thank everyone for the “love.”
In her post, she shared some photos from a maternity shoot that she did with Arnold.
“We are overwhelmed with the love we have received for sweet Baby Arnold. Our baby is so loved already. Thank you for all the well wishes for our growing family,” she captioned the post.
Alaina and Arnold will welcome their baby over the summer.
In an interview with Kelly Clarkson, Alaina talked about her pregnant belly.
“This belly just popped right on out a couple of weeks ago,” Alaina told Clarkson, holding her mid-section. “I was like, ‘well, they’re telling the truth; there’s a baby in there!'” she added.
Alaina is loving pregnancy so far and told Clarkson that she’s been feeling the baby moving around. She also said that she hasn’t been sick, which is a blessing.
