We often get more romantic sub-plots in films and TV series than it would ever be possible in real life. But that’s just what viewers want to see at the end of their workday. There is a wild card among all those relationship tropes – real pregnancy and, of course, the inevitable baby. As a rule, such plot twists are not initially planned by the directors. They have to be either cleverly avoided by sending the main character on a “vacation” or literally “written” into the script.
Here are nine actresses whose pregnancies were hidden on-screen.
1. Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Amy Poehler made her co-stars a bit nervous when she announced her second pregnancy right when they started filming a new season. The writers decided to hide her baby bump in plain sight and plow through as many scenes as they could while there was still time.
2. Jenna Fischer – The Office
Sometimes a main character’s pregnancy is a blessing in disguise. In the iconic series the Office, Jenna’s character Pam was expecting her second child. And what do you know? Jenna gets pregnant for real during the eighth season. At that point, the show wrote itself.
3. Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Lena has two children, and both pregnancies occurred while she was playing Cersei on Game of Thrones. During the first season, in 2010, Lena was carrying her son, and her daughter graced this world in 2015, during season five. Have you noticed her baby bump on-screen at all?
