{"id":148492,"date":"2025-02-06T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/was-lily-collins-pregnant-emily-in-paris-star-welcomes-baby\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:21:00","slug":"was-lily-collins-pregnant-emily-in-paris-star-welcomes-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/was-lily-collins-pregnant-emily-in-paris-star-welcomes-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Lily Collins Pregnant? &#8216;Emily In Paris&#8217; Star Welcomes Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wait, when was Lily Collins pregnant?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2020\/10\/emily-in-paris-how-old-is-she-really\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Emily In Paris<\/em> star Lily Collins<\/a> and director Charlie McDowell are a successful entertainment industry couple.<\/p>\n<p>Now, this pair of married nepo babies has welcomed a baby of their own.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie McDowell and Lily Collins on October 12, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-518585 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Director Charlie McDowell and Lily Collins attend the \u201cThe Summer Book\u201d Special Presentation during the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Curzon Mayfair on October 12, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Joe Maher\/Getty Images for BFI)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lily-collins-and-charlie-mcdowell-are-parents\">Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell are parents!<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday, January 31, actor Lily Collins and director Charlie McDowell shared the happy news with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFgdk4hOU10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> followers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to the center of our world Tove Jane McDowell,\u201d 35-year-old Collins wrote in a caption, as you can see below.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords will never express our endless gratitude for our incredible surrogate and everyone who helped us along the way,\u201d she affirmed. Collins then expressed: \u201cWe love you to the moon and back again \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFgdk4hOU10\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Tastefully, neither Collins nor McDowell seem to be in a rush to broadcast their newborn baby\u2019s face. Instead, the photo shows Tove\u2019s name much more prominently. The bassinet makes their child look so, so small.<\/p>\n<p>And no, Lily Collins was not pregnant. The couple welcomed Tove via surrogate. And, if you read the caption thanking the surrogate (or perhaps gestational carrier), you know that.<\/p>\n<p>For those who did not read the caption, the happy announcement came as a shock. As you can see in this photo from December 2024, she was very <em>obviously <\/em>not pregnant quite recently.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell on December 1, 2024. Notably, Lily Collins was visibly not pregnant for this photo.\" class=\"wp-image-518586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell on December 1, 2024. Notably, Lily Collins was visibly not pregnant for this photo.\" class=\"wp-image-518586 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlie McDowell and Lily Collins attend \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada: The Musical\u201d World Premiere at the Dominion Theatre on December 01, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lily-collins-has-spoken-about-how-the-desire-to-become-a-parent-transformed-her-life\">Lily Collins has spoken about how the desire to become a parent transformed her life<\/h2>\n<p>Back in 2017, Lily Collins spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/lily-collins-opens-up-about-her-past-eating-disorders-w489250\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em> about how part of recovering from her eating disorder was focusing upon her desire to one day become a parent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone has a different form of recovery. I never had an \u2018aha\u2019 moment,\u201d she acknowledged at the time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy reason to finally start talking about [my eating disorder] was the moment I realized I wanted a family,\u201d Collins explained. \u201cI wanted kids. I didn\u2019t want this to be something I bring into that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEDhGPHTvOU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>In September of 2020, Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell went public with their engagement. They married a year later, in September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Both Collins and McDowell are in the entertainment industry. Both have ties to the UK. And, as we acknowledged, both are nepo babies.<\/p>\n<p>Lily Collins is the daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/phil-collins-health-update-doc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drummer Phil Collins<\/a>. Charlie McDowell, as you may have <em>instantly <\/em>noticed from his face, is the son of actor Malcolm McDowell. His mother is actress Mary Steenburgen, and he is the stepson of actor Ted Danson \u2014 to whom Steenburgen has been married for about 30 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell on September 12, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-518587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell on September 12, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-518587 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0205_lilycollins_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell attend the \u201cEmily In Paris\u201d Netflix Photocall at La Samaritaine on September 12, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-congratulations-to-the-new-parents\">Congratulations to the new parents!<\/h2>\n<p>Some might criticize Lily Collins for having a child without being pregnant herself. Surrogacy in any form, including gestational carriers, can be controversial.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that we do not know exactly why Collins and McDowell elected to welcome their baby via surrogate. It could be for health reasons or for convenience or anything in between. This matter is truly not our business.<\/p>\n<p>What is our business is how happy we are for this happy couple and baby Tove.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/lily-collins-pregnant-welcomes-first-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Wait, when was Lily Collins pregnant? Emily In Paris star Lily Collins and director Charlie McDowell are a successful entertainment industry couple. Now, this pair of married nepo babies has welcomed a baby of their own. 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