What would we do without pregnant celebrities? Whether they're going on about watching their weight while they're still pregnant like Anna Friel, embracing earth motherhood like Gwyneth or glowing with contentment like Angelina Jolie, they certainly provide entertainment for the rest of us.

Here's our list of notable babies due to celebrities and well known persons in the next nine months.

Just announced: Shane Richie and wife Christie are expecting their second child in August.

Corrie actress Tina O'Brien and her partner Ryan Thomas are expecting their first child in September.

Kirstie Allsopp and partner Ben Andersen are expecting their second child in August.

Natasha Kaplinsky and her husband Justin Bower are expecting their first child this Autumn.

Minnie Driver is expecting her first child this summer.

Footballers' Wives actress Zoe Lucker and her boyfriend James Herbert are expecting their first child this summer.

Angelina Jolie and husband Brad Pitt are expecting their fifth child this summer.

Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale are expecting their second child this summer.

Sarah Parish and husband James are expecting their first child this summer.

Corrie actress Julia Haworth and husband Jon are expecting their first child in July.

Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend Camila are expecting their first child in July.

Jessica Alba and boyfriend Cash are expecting their first child in late spring/early summer.

Tamzin Outhwaite and husband Tom are expecting their first child in June.

Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban are expecting their first child in summer..

Jamie Lynn Spears and boyfriend Casey Aldridge are expecting their first child in summer.

Kate Thornton and fiance Darren Emerson are expecting their first child in summer 2008.

Model Laura Bailey and Eric Fellner are expecting their second child in Spring.

Freddie and Rachel Flintoff are expecting their third child in April.

Emmerdale's Sheree Murphy and husband Harry are expecting their third child in April.

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