#Who announces their pregnancy at someone else's wedding

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Her Majesty repeatedly shooing away H and his cable tv actress wife from standing near her after Eugenie and Jack's wedding. The wedding reception where Rachel announced her faux pregnancy...

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White Horse - Chapter 27: July 2024 - Part 2

Pairing: Max Verstappen x Isabelle Leclerc (Original Character)

Summary:

Max Verstappen is a World Champion. Isabelle Leclerc is invisible.

She watched her family give up everything for Charles’ career—Arthur’s karting, their father’s savings, even her childhood horse. She understood. She never asked for more.

But Max does. He notices the things no one else does, listens when no one else will, and puts her first in ways she never imagined. With him, she isn’t an afterthought—she’s a choice. And for the first time, she realizes she doesn’t have to be invisible.

Warnings and Notes: 

we have now moved on from Charles bashing to bashing his whole family, Discussions of toxic past relationships, talk about loosing a childhood pet, toxic families, mention of the loss of a parent.

As always big thanks to @llirawolf , who listens to me ramble

Meanwhile on Twitter: 

@/gridgossip MAX. AND. BELLE. JUST. ANNOUNCED. THEY’RE. HAVING. A. BABY. I AM SOBBING INTO MY RED BULL CANS 😭😭😭

@/F1TeaSpiller not belle and max dropping the baby announcement like it’s casual and soft and sweet and now I have to reevaluate my life plans because I thought I was immune to feelings

@/F1DaddyTracker Max Verstappen is about to enter his DILF era and I, for one, am READY.

@/danielsleftbrow can’t believe we all watched Max win titles, dominate the grid, and somehow the most powerful thing he ever did was fall in love with a Leclerc and make her smile like that

@/FerrariPain charles leclerc right now watching his entire family realize they’ve been background characters in Belle & Max: The Verstappen Chronicles

@/F1WifeWatch MAX AND BELLE VERSTAPPEN JUST ANNOUNCED THEY’RE HAVING A BABY I’M CRYING THE WORLD IS HEALING SOFT MAX ERA FULLY ACTIVATED

@/DutchBabyWatch MAX VERSTAPPEN. F1 CHAMPION. CAT DAD. NOW: ACTUAL DAD. The grid is not ready for Baby Verstappen. None of us are.

@/FerrariF1Pain Max Verstappen: wins races, wins hearts, wins at LIFE. Meanwhile Charles is in the studio playing sad piano ballads because his sister just announced a pregnancy in a Red Bull hoodie.

@/Lando4Life Lando definitely screamed when he saw the post. Oscar is already knitting a baby hat. Daniel is googling “godfather application template.”

@/MaxIsWinning Max Verstappen is about to be a dad. Somewhere in the Netherlands, Jos is already prepping a kart for a baby that isn’t born yet.

@/RedBullUpdates SOMEONE SAID “Baby Verstappen is already leading the Constructors’ Championship in our hearts” AND I HAVEN’T STOPPED CRYING SINCE

@/F1TearsDaily “Baby Verstappen coming soon” MAX. BELLE. I’M CRYING IN PIT LANE. YOU WIN. YOU WIN LOVE.

@/WifeGuyMax MAX VERSTAPPEN IS GONNA BE A DAD MAX VERSTAPPEN IS GONNA BE A DAD HE’S OUT-WIFE-GUYING HIMSELF AND I’M SOBBING.

@/MaxIsWinning Max Verstappen is winning on track. Winning in marriage. Winning in fatherhood. Max Verstappen is simply… winning.

@/landoismyman lando holding that baby like it’s his godchild next season i am SO SERIOUS

@/FerrariTired me: no parasocial relationships this season also me: sobbing over max and belle verstappen’s unborn child like it’s my niece

@/GridGossip: MAX. VERSTAPPEN. IS. HAVING. A. BABY. I REPEAT: THE REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION IS GOING TO BE A DAD. WE ARE NOT OKAY.

***

Group Chat: HELP ME

(Members: Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz Jr., George Russell, Alex Albon, Nico Hülkenberg, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, David Coulthard, Sergio Pérez, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, Zhou Guanyu, Logan Sargeant, Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas)

Carlos: (Sends screenshot of Belle’s Instagram post) WHAT. WHAT WHAT WHAT.

George: You’re joking. YOU’RE JOKING. I WAS JUST GETTING USED TO THE MARRIAGE.

Alex: I thought the secret wedding was the plot twist. I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR A BABY. WHO GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO OUTDO THEMSELVES AGAIN?

Lewis: I love this for them. I really do. But also. Max? A dad?? I need to lie down.

Sebastian: This is exactly the kind of news that makes you smile and panic at the same time. Congratulations to them both. And may the child inherit Belle’s patience.

Esteban: Wait wait wait Is this real or are we being collectively pranked?? Tell me this is Photoshop.

Zhou: IT’S A SONOGRAM POST, ESTEBAN. There’s a literal baby. Inside Belle. This is not a drill.

Lance: I feel like I need to send flowers. Or a onesie. Or a helmet. Do babies wear helmets?

Nico H.: I always said Max was a menace. Now he’s a domesticated menace. The most dangerous kind.

Logan: I’m not emotionally stable enough for this level of news before lunch. I was just making toast.

Fernando: The real story here is that Max Verstappen kept this quiet Through a championship fight A media circus Family drama I’m officially scared of them.

Mark: I. KNEW. IT. I SAW THE LOOKS. I SAW THE RING. I KNEW IT.

David Coulthard: So do we just… collectively agree that Belle Verstappen has us all wrapped around her very chic, very pregnant little finger?

Valtteri: Respectfully… I’m going to cry.

Kimi: Hope the kid has better media training than Max.

Nico R.: I just want to know when to make popcorn. I want to be emotionally prepared.

Alex: So what’s next??

George: Soft-launch gender reveal via helmet design. I’m calling it now.

Fernando: Does this mean I’m godfather or what?

Daniel: BACK OFF. I CALL DIBS. I already started a registry. I have bibs with his race number on them.

Oscar: They announced it. Finally.

Lando: Oscar, Daniel and I have been living with this secret like it’s national security.

Carlos: YOU ALL KNEW??

George: AND YOU DIDN’T TELL US??

Daniel: Max said if we spoiled it he’d change our sim passwords.

Sebastian: Honestly fair.

Lewis: All I care about is that they’re happy. That baby’s going to be loved. That’s what matters.

Fernando: I’m serious about the godfather thing. Just putting that energy into the universe.

***

The paddock always buzzed on Thursdays — a kind of controlled chaos, full of camera crews and media handlers and engineers pretending not to be exhausted before the weekend even began. But Silverstone felt different. Louder. Brighter. Familiar in the way only a home race could be.

For Max, it wasn’t his home race.

But for her, it almost felt like it.

She tugged Max’s jacket closer around her shoulders as they walked through the gates, the Red Bull staff practically parting for them. Sunglasses on. Hair tucked into a soft braid. Her hand curled around his — always his — and the new, quiet weight of the gold band on her finger and the knowledge beneath her skin that she wasn’t walking in alone anymore.

Not as someone’s sister.

Not as an afterthought.

But as his.

A Verstappen. A wife. A mother.

Their schedule was tight — a dozen media stops and a million eyes. Belle stayed mostly in the background, answering a few polite hellos, sipping tea when someone offered it. Max had been pulled aside for his Viaplay interview, and she stood off-camera with his comms lead, watching with mild amusement.

It was in Dutch. Which made sense.

And would’ve made it easy to tune out.

Except she didn’t.

Not anymore.

“Je hebt iets gedeeld op Instagram deze week — gefeliciteerd trouwens — hoe voel je je over vader worden, Max?” (You shared something on Instagram this week — congratulations, by the way — how do you feel about becoming a father, Max?)

Max gave that soft, crooked smile she loved. “Blij. Echt blij.” (Happy. Really happy.)

“Hebben jullie al nagedacht over namen?” the interviewer said brightly. (Have you thought about names yet?)

Max laughed softly, nodding. “We hebben er een paar… maar dat houden we nog even voor onszelf.” (We have a few… but we'll keep them to ourselves for now.)

Belle smiled. She could understand every word.

Then, with a devilish glint in his eye, Max added, “Maar je kunt het natuurlijk ook aan mijn vrouw vragen.” (But of course you can also ask my wife.)

The mic turned to her immediately — and Belle didn’t flinch.

She stepped forward slightly, the hint of a smile playing on her lips. “We hebben een shortlist,” she said, in calm, careful Dutch. “Maar voorlopig heet het nog gewoon ‘de kleine.’” (We have a shortlist. But for now it's just called 'the little one.)

The silence was instant.

A few Red Bull staff members standing nearby audibly choked. The cameraman muttered something that sounded suspiciously like “what the hell.” Even Max looked slightly stunned — eyes wide, eyebrows lifted in that you didn’t tell me you were going to do that way.

The interviewer recovered quickly, laughing. “Spreek jij Nederlands?” (You speak Dutch?)

Belle smiled. “Een beetje,” she answered, with near-perfect pronunciation. Then, a bit more shyly, “Ik ben nog aan het leren, maar ik begrijp het meestal. ”  (A little. I’m still learning, but I understand most of it.) Then in English: “Max learned French for me. I figured it was only fair.”

There was a beat of stunned silence.

She caught the way Max’s face softened — the pride there, the quiet awe. The way he looked at her like she was magic. He laughed, low and warm, reaching for her hand without even thinking.

And the cameras caught all of it — the quiet pride in his face, the ease in hers, the way her fingers curled into his like they were already a team of three.

***

Meanwhile on Twitter: 

@/F1WifeWatcher: the baby bump. the oversized red bull jacket. the way Max kept checking on her i'm going to cry in the paddock car park

@/GridGossip: Belle Verstappen walking into Silverstone in Max’s jacket, sunglasses on, baby bump very much visible, hand in his — THIS is what winning looks like.

@/TifosiGoneSoft: THE BABY BUMP IS BUMPING THE RED BULL JACKET IS SWALLOWING HER MAX LOOKS LIKE HE’S IN LOVE IN 4K I AM ON THE FLOOR.

@/softlaunchqueen: no but Belle absolutely glowed today like she woke up radiant and said “i think i’ll wear my husband’s race jacket and casually destroy the internet.”

@/VerstappenFanclubNL: She’s wearing his jacket. She’s carrying his child. She answered in Dutch. He looked at her like the sun rose just for her. I need a moment.

@/RedBullTroll33: it’s the way max has one (1) arm permanently wrapped around her like she’s a national treasure which she is obviously

@/MaxIsWinning: he keeps brushing his thumb against her hand like he can't believe she’s real guys this is love i’m not okay

@/DutchPressRoyalty:

“Spreek jij Nederlands?” “Een beetje.”

UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR.

@/F1Dutchies: Belle Verstappen just answered a Viaplay question in flawless Dutch. I am on the floor. Charles is on the floor. We are all on the floor.

@/GridGossip: Belle: speaks Dutch Max: smiles like a man who knows he married up Charles: googling 'how to say betrayal in French'

@/RedBullWivesClub: Belle said "He learned French for me, so I learned Dutch for him" and now I need a moment. Or several.

@/F1MemeLord:  Belle: exists Belle: speaks Dutch Dutch media: collective meltdown Charles: throws phone into the Mediterranean

@/TifosiTears: Charles Leclerc watching his sister speak Dutch on live TV: [insert gif of man screaming into the void]

@/RedBullHeartthrob: Max said “ask my wife” And then his wife answered. In Dutch. With perfect pronunciation. I AM NOT OKAY.

@/TifosiTears: Belle Verstappen understood the assignment and then re-wrote the syllabus. She said “Max learned French for me, so I learned Dutch for him.” Excuse me while I sob.

***

Charles Leclerc hadn’t meant to watch the interview.

He had been scrolling idly — background noise in the Ferrari motorhome, waiting for his next media obligation, pretending not to exist — when he heard Max’s voice in Dutch.

It was Viaplay. Of course it was Viaplay. Max sounded relaxed. Too relaxed. The kind of calm that made Charles’ jaw clench automatically.

He almost turned it off.

And then he heard her.

Belle.

Not just speaking, but answering the question. In Dutch. Her accent was soft, rounded, but unmistakably fluent. And she was smiling.

Max was looking at her like the rest of the world had disappeared.

Charles sat forward, frozen.

“She learned Dutch?” he muttered, as if someone would answer. “Since when does she—?”

And then she laughed — that same, easy laugh that used to fill their kitchen on Saturday mornings — and said, “He learned French for me. So I learned Dutch for him.”

The hosts laughed. Max beamed.

Charles felt like the world tilted sideways.

It was so obvious now. So stupidly, glaringly obvious.

Her hand kept drifting to her stomach when she talked. The slight curve under the Red Bull polo. The way Max hovered just half a step closer than usual — not possessive, but protective. Her skin glowing. Her eyes bright. Her posture… different.

She looked happy.

Not pretending-to-be-happy. Not “smile for the cameras” happy.

Real.

For the first time, he couldn’t lie to himself anymore.

His sister — the one he hadn’t looked at properly in years, the one whose birthday he forgot, whose voice he hadn't really heard until she stopped using it — was standing on international television, glowing. Speaking a language he didn’t know. With a man she clearly loved. A baby on the way. A whole new life, right in front of him.

And Charles?

Charles was a spectator now.

Just one more person in the crowd.

***

Silverstone was chaos — fast, loud, relentless.

But the McLaren hospitality deck, tucked above the paddock like a sun-warmed balcony, felt like a pocket of calm.

Belle sat back on one of the canvas deck chairs, nursing a cold lemonade and adjusting her sunglasses. Her Red Bull credentials hung from her neck, but nobody at McLaren minded. Especially not when she came with Lily, who had already claimed one of the outdoor tables as their unofficial headquarters.

Emilie sat beside her, picking at a bowl of olives like they’d personally offended her, while Lily — Oscar’s girlfriend — was draped across the opposite bench, sunglasses on, talking animatedly about the papaya merch queue.

“Fifteen minutes,” Lily declared, “for a hat! Oscar said the only people that wait in lines that long are people in love or British.”

“You’re both,” Belle offered with a smile.

“And you’re married and pregnant,” Emilie added, “so I feel like that makes you Queen of the Queue.”

Belle rolled her eyes fondly. “I haven’t queued for anything since Max found out I was craving strawberries.”

“Must be nice,” Emilie drawled, reaching for another olive.

“You could have that too, you know,” Lily said innocently. “If you just admitted that you and Lando—”

“Don’t,” Emilie warned, holding up a finger. “Don’t you dare start.”

Belle tried not to smile. “I’m just saying, you do spend an awful lot of time watching TikTok Thirst Traps for someone who’s just friends with their star driver.”

“It’s anthropological research,” Emilie deadpanned.

“Sure it is,” Lily said, grinning. “And the way Lando looks at you like he’s planning to build you a sim racing shrine?”

Belle nearly snorted lemonade through her nose.

Rebecca — Carlos’ girlfriend — arrived, dropping into a seat with a huff and a pastry in hand. “It’s a zoo out there. Carlos just walked past and someone yelled “El Smooth Operator” like they were summoning a demon.”

“Did it work?” Emilie asked.

“Unfortunately, yes.”

Lily - Alex’s girlfriend -  showed up a few moments later, all grace and wit in a floral dress, her sunglasses perched on her head. “I bring sunscreen, gossip, and absolutely no patience for men who think DRS zones are personality traits.”

“Excellent,” Belle said. “We’re forming a coven.”

“I call Head Witch,” Emilie muttered, still annoyed about the Lando commentary.

They were mid-discussion about who would win in a team radio insult battle when someone cleared their throat behind them.

Belle turned — and froze.

Alexandra.

She looked… uncertain. Out of place, maybe. But she was holding a cup of coffee and a quiet kind of determination in her posture.

“Hi,” Alexandra said. “I was hoping… could I join you?”

The table quieted.

Belle met her gaze. No walls. No pretense. Just truth.

“Of course,” Belle said softly.

She looked… nervous. Which was new.

Belle’s heart beat faster. But she didn’t move.

Alexandra stepped forward, hands clasped tightly. “I just wanted to say I’m sorry. For everything. I should’ve seen it sooner. The way you were being treated. The way you disappeared. I didn’t… I didn’t know how to say something without stepping on Charles’ toes.”

“You should’ve stepped harder,” Emilie muttered, not unkindly.

“I know,” Alexandra said, her voice quiet. “I got caught up in what Charles was feeling and forgot to think about what you were going through.”

Belle nodded, not quite smiling. But not frowning either. “Thank you.”

“I hope, someday,” Alexandra said, voice steady, “we can build something separate from all that.”

“I’d like that.” Belle said softly. 

Alexandra let out a breath of relief and was immediately handed a fruit skewer by Lily. Rebecca scooted over to make room. Emilie raised a brow but didn’t argue.

And for a little while, they just talked.

About nonsense. About the race. About how McLaren’s espresso machine was criminally underrated.

Belle sat in the middle of it all — women who saw her as Belle Verstappen, not Isabelle Leclerc. Who didn’t ask her to justify her happiness or explain her choices. Who accepted her seat at the table without debate.

Her hand drifted to her stomach again, gently, instinctively.

This, she thought, was what peace felt like.

And then Lily, with a wicked smile, said, “Okay, but seriously. When is Lando asking you to dinner again, Emilie?”

Belle laughed into her lemonade while Emilie choked on a grape.

Silverstone was loud.

But here, Belle felt calm.

She was exactly where she belonged.

***

The paddock buzzed around her — a blur of lanyards, team polos, media badges, and engines humming distantly like a heartbeat under the concrete. Belle had just stepped out of the McLaren hospitality unit, the lemon tart Lily had smuggled into her bag clutched triumphantly in hand, when she heard someone call her name.

"Belle?"

She froze for half a second. The voice was familiar — so familiar — and when she turned, Arthur was already standing a few feet away, hands in his pockets, eyes wide and nervous like he hadn’t expected her to actually turn around.

He wasn’t in Ferrari gear — just a plain hoodie and jeans, no PR team trailing behind, no cameras lurking near.

"Hi," she said softly.

He took a step closer, then stopped. “I didn’t think I’d… run into you. Not here.”

Belle smiled faintly, more out of instinct than anything. “I’m technically on dessert patrol. Don’t tell Red Bull.”

Arthur’s gaze flicked to the little paper box in her hand. “Lemon tart?”

“Always.”

He nodded, then looked at her again — really looked at her. And she knew the moment he saw it: the curve of her belly, visible even under the loose Red Bull jacket she’d tugged on that morning.

His eyes widened slightly, but he didn’t comment. Instead, his voice softened.

“You look… really good,” he said. “Happy.”

Belle’s throat tightened. “I am.”

He nodded once, slowly. “That’s… I’m glad. I mean it.”

There was a pause. Not awkward — just careful. Like walking across a rope bridge and not wanting to look down.

Belle looked at him properly then — at the brother who had actually tried, who had sat next to her in therapy and said I’ll do better without waiting to be congratulated for it.

“Thank you,” she said.

Arthur’s expression cracked into something closer to a smile. “Does Max know you’re out here unsupervised?”

Belle raised an eyebrow. “Do you?”

“Touché.”

He glanced down, then back up again. “Can I… can I hug you?”

Belle hesitated — not because she didn’t want to, but because it had been so long since it felt safe to let anyone in like that.

But Arthur had come back. Had tried.

She nodded.

He stepped forward carefully and wrapped his arms around her — gentle but protective, like he remembered what it had been like to hug her when they were kids, when thunder scared him and she read him stories by flashlight.

She let herself lean in for just a second.

When they pulled apart, Arthur’s voice was quieter. “Do you… know what it is yet?”

Belle smiled. “Not yet.”

He grinned. “Boy or girl, they’re going to be loved. And probably terrifying in a kart.”

Belle laughed, the knot in her chest easing just a little. “Definitely.”

A voice called for her from the Red Bull side — someone from comms, letting her know Max was finishing up his last interview.

Arthur nodded toward it. “Go. Before your husband launches a search party.”

Belle took a step back. “See you around?”

He nodded. “Yeah. You will.”

And for the first time in a long time, she believed him.

***

FIA Post-Race Press Conference – Silverstone 2024

 Drivers: Lando Norris (P3), Max Verstappen (P2), Lewis Hamilton (P1)

Moderator: Congratulations, gentlemen. A fantastic race here at Silverstone — Lando, home crowd, amazing drive; Lewis, a win at home once again; and Max, back on the podium. We’ll begin with questions from the media.

Reporter #1: Max, Lando — obviously there was a lot of talk after Austria last week. There was contact, some tension. Can you tell us if things are resolved between you?

Max: (with a faint smile) I mean, yeah. We talked.

Lando: We did. Sort of.

Lewis: (chuckling) That doesn’t sound reassuring.

Max: No, no, it’s fine now. My wife and Lando’s… friend staged an intervention. They made us play Mario Kart until we stopped glaring at each other.

Lando: We weren’t allowed to eat dessert until we finished one race without throwing things.

Max: They said it was therapy. It was war.

Lando: But it worked. I still think he’s a menace on track. And in Rainbow Road.

Max:  (smirking) You’re just mad I blue-shelled you.

Lewis: (chuckling) That’s the most domestic F1 conflict resolution I’ve ever heard. What’s next, baking competitions?

Max: (bemused) We did have lemon tart after. But only once we shook hands.

Moderator: So things are good between you?

Lando: We’re fine. We just needed to remember we’ve known each other forever. And that Max can’t win every race and then act surprised when I get annoyed.

Max: I’m not surprised. I’m just better at Mario Kart.

(laughter)

Reporter #2 : Max — a lot of talk this weekend, not just about the race, but also your personal life. You and your wife made your pregnancy public before the weekend — congratulations.

Max: (nods, smiling softly) Thank you. We’re both really happy.

Moderator: Does becoming a father change your mindset behind the wheel?

Max: I think it changes everything, honestly. It’s a different kind of focus now. I want to win, yes. But I also want to go home safe. I want to build a future. And… I want to be someone my kid looks up to one day. So yeah, it changes things.

Lewis: (respectfully) Congrats again, mate. Fatherhood suits you.

Reporter #3: Max, if I may ask — there’s been a lot of discussion online about your wife’s family and their absence. Can you comment on the Leclercs and their current relationship with you and Belle?

Max (calm, but firm): No, that’s private. It’s not for the media. I’ve said what I wanted to say — Belle is my wife, and we’re building our life together. That’s all anyone needs to know.

Moderator: One last question?

Reporter #4: Max, now that everything’s out in the open — the marriage, the baby — any regrets about keeping it quiet?

Max: No regrets. We weren’t hiding it. We just wanted it to be ours, for a while. And now that it’s out — I still don’t regret it. She’s my wife. We’re starting a family. That’s all that matters.

***

Meanwhile on Twitter: 

@/F1TeaSpiller GUYS. BELLE VERSTAPPEN AND ARTHUR LECLERC JUST HAD A FULL CONVERSATION IN PUBLIC. IN THE PADDOCK. WITHOUT CRYING OR YELLING. IS THIS... PEACE???

@/GridGossip She smiled. Arthur smiled. THEY HUGGED. AFTER EVERYTHING. I AM EMOTIONALLY UNPREPARED FOR A SIBLING REUNION ARC.

@/FerrariTears So let me get this straight:

Belle’s bump is showing

She’s glowing in Red Bull merch

She’s joking with Arthur in front of the media

Max is stonewalling everything Leclerc I LOVE MESS.

@/MaxIsWinning Max ignoring the Leclercs like they’re on a different time zone. King behavior. You forgot her birthday, now you don’t get to be part of the baby era.

@/PaddockSecrets Reminder that Belle’s horse Blanche was sold when she was a child because the family couldn’t “afford it” while Charles was climbing through F2. AND THEY FORGOT HER BIRTHDAY. Forgiveness would take divine intervention if you ask me.

@/MrsVerstappenStan Imagine selling her horse. Forgetting her birthday. And THEN watching her become Belle Verstappen — loved, thriving, glowing. Redemption arc not guaranteed. But Arthur… maybe.

@/CharlesSlippedUp: Arthur hugging Belle: ✨ hope Charles not even making eye contact: 🚨 flop

@/gridchaosdaily “my wife and lando’s friend made us play mario kart” sir. that’s not a sentence. that’s a romcom premise.

@/f1softlaunches:  “Lando’s friend” is code for “the girl he’s in love with but won’t admit it yet,” pass it on.

@/theblondetrauma: no but who IS lando’s “friend”? because there was a very pretty blonde with Belle Verstappen at McLaren and I’ve seen her before 👀

@/wagsandwifi: So let me get this straight. → Lando crashes with Max in Austria → Max’s WIFE and Lando’s mysterious “FRIEND” stage a Mario Kart therapy night → Lando’s “friend” was at Silverstone, hanging with Belle and Lily → ??? → grid peace is restored SOMEONE WRITE THE FANFICTION

@/pitlaneplants: calling it now: lando’s “friend” is belle verstappen’s blonde best friend she had the ✨vibes✨ and the “i yell at you because i care” energy we love to see it

@/lando_fanacc44:  lando in the cooldown room: 😐 lando being gently bullied into mario kart therapy by a beautiful woman: 😵‍💫💗

@/mcblush:  “max’s wife and lando’s friend” shoutout to the women ending grid wars and fixing male friendships with Mario Kart and lemon tart

@/VerstappenWifeWatch: Max just shutting down the question about the Leclercs with "that’s private — Belle is my wife" I have never seen protective energy delivered with so much calm fury. Iconic behavior. 10/10 boundary setting.

@/RedBullRoyalty Arthur Leclerc hugging his very pregnant sister in the paddock while Max is across the track refusing to even mention her family by name… The range. The narrative arc. The fanfic writes itself.

@/MonacoMess: Still not over Max going "no regrets" about keeping Belle and the baby private. That man would burn the world for her and smile while doing it.

***

They were finally home.

The kind of home that smelled like lavender laundry soap and the ocean just beyond the windows. Monaco glittered outside in quiet golds and silvers, but the apartment was calm — lights low, Belle curled into the corner of the sofa with her tea and a blanket thrown over her legs, Max next to her with one hand resting instinctively on the soft curve of her belly.

It had been a long few weeks — Silverstone, media frenzy, a dozen headlines he wanted to ignore and a thousand photos of Belle he secretly saved just for himself. She was glowing. She was exhausted. She was everything.

He was just about to suggest a bath and bed when her phone rang.

Belle blinked, startled. “It’s the stables,” she murmured, already sitting up straighter.

Max was alert in an instant.

She answered with a soft, “Bonjour?”

There was a pause — a breath of silence — and then her entire expression changed.

“Oh my God,” she whispered, hand flying to her chest. “She’s foaling?”

Max didn’t understand the words, but he understood her.

She looked up at him with wide, bright eyes. “Fleur’s in labor.”

Max was already standing. “Let’s go.”

“You don’t mind?”

He gave her a look. “You want me to say no to the birth of your horse’s foal? No chance.”

She was already grabbing her coat — or trying to. He beat her to it, wrapping it gently around her shoulders. She still moved too quickly sometimes, like she forgot that there was more of her now. He kissed her forehead, then her temple, and helped her into her shoes before she could argue about it.

They were in the car five minutes later, tires rolling over the slick stone streets, headlights cutting through the dark. Belle’s hands were fidgeting in her lap — not anxious, exactly, but alive. Lit up.

Max reached over and took her hand. “We’re going to be right there.”

She nodded, eyes misty. “I just… I didn’t think I’d get to be there. Not after Blanche was sold. Not after everything.”

Max didn’t say anything. He didn’t have to.

Blnache had been a wound that Belle rarely touched. He knew the story — the silent heartbreak of a teenage girl watching her family sell off the one thing that made her feel seen. 

And now she had a piece of her back. In Fleur. And in the foal Fleur was carrying. 

Twenty minutes later, they were at the stables — warm hay, soft light, the familiar murmur of quiet voices around the foaling stall. The stablemaster nodded respectfully as Belle approached, and Max stayed a step behind her, hand on her back.

Fleur was standing, breathing hard, but calm.

“Hey, sweetheart,” Belle whispered, moving to the edge of the stall, voice thick with emotion. “You waited for me.”

Max watched the way her shoulders dropped — how her whole body softened in relief. She was radiant in that moment. Full of life in more ways than one.

***

The air in the stable was warm and heavy, thick with the smell of straw and anticipation.

Belle stood near the edge of the stall, one hand braced lightly on the wooden rail, the other pressed instinctively over the curve of her belly. Fleur stood only feet away, her coat shimmering with sweat, her breath fast but steady. 

Max stood at her side, quiet and solid, one hand resting between her shoulder blades. She could feel the tension in his posture — not nerves, exactly, but something taut and controlled. He hadn’t said much since they arrived, but he hadn’t let go of her once, either.

“She’s doing so well,” Belle whispered, voice caught between awe and something close to reverence.

Fleur shifted, groaned low in her throat. 

“Is it weird I feel like I’m going to cry?” Belle asked softly.

“No,” Max said, his voice low. “But if you do, I might have to join you.”

She turned to look at him — and froze.

He was pale.

Not just pale but white, like all the blood had drained from his face in the last five minutes. He wasn’t breathing heavily, wasn’t panicking — but he definitely looked like someone who was two seconds away from either sitting down or passing out.

“Max,” she said slowly, hiding a smile. “Are you okay?”

He gave her a tight, slightly wild-eyed smile. “I’m fine. Just… watching a living thing emerge from another living thing. With hooves.”

Belle covered her mouth to muffle the laugh. “You’re not going to faint, are you?”

He exhaled through his nose. “No. Definitely not. Maybe.”

“Max.”

He gave her a shaky thumbs up. “It’s good practice, right? For when it’s our turn?”

Belle wheeze-laughed. She couldn’t help it — the image of Max holding her hand during labor looking like this while trying to coach her through contractions was too much.

“You’re so pale,” she whispered, wiping tears from her eyes — this time from laughter. “You look like someone just told you the Red Bull sim rig was down permanently.”

“I am fine,” Max muttered with as much dignity as a man watching a horse give birth for the first time could muster.

But then — just like that — it happened.

Fleur let out a final grunt and shifted her weight, and there he was.

The foal.

Small and slick and dark as midnight, legs too long for his body, ears flicking even before he finished unfolding into the world. 

Belle’s breath hitched in her throat.

A black colt.

Perfect and new and hers — Fleur’s — theirs.

She felt Max slide an arm around her waist, steadying her.

She didn’t even realize she was crying until he pressed a kiss to the side of her head and whispered, “He’s beautiful.”

Belle nodded, unable to look away. “He is.”

Her heart felt too big for her chest.

The foal wobbled on unsteady legs, blinking at the world like it might blink back. Fleur turned her head and nuzzled him gently, and Belle’s hand tightened on the railing.

“I didn’t think I’d get this moment,” she said, voice barely above a breath. “I thought I lost it.”

Max didn’t answer right away. Just held her, safe and warm and unwavering.

“You didn’t lose anything,” he murmured. “You were always meant to come back for it.”

Belle let the words settle, let the tears fall freely this time.

She reached for Max’s hand and squeezed it tight.

And as the colt took his first few wobbly steps beneath Fleur’s watchful eye, Belle felt something click into place — a full-circle kind of peace.

She had a home. A future. A family. And now, a foal. Black as night, born of hope.

***

Instagram Post: @/belleverstappen

Comments: 

@/oscarpiastri:  I’m sorry… did you two just name a foal like he’s about to pull a sword from a stone and rule Camelot?

@/lando.jpg:  ngl I want to meet him. does he bite?

@/emilie_abadie: the knight of your little kingdom is HERE and he’s STUNNING. (also please send pics daily or i will riot)

@/danielricciardo: I need to meet this horse immediately. Also, calling it now: Galahad will grow up to have a mane like Zeus and kick fences for fun.

@/arthur_leclerc: He’s perfect. Fleur looks proud. Please give him a carrot from me.

@/f1softlaunches: not belle casually dropping the most magical name + max almost fainting + making the entire grid feral in one post

@/gridchaosdaily: THE HORSE HAS A NAME MAX ALMOST FAINTED BELLE IS CRYING I AM ALSO CRYING WE ARE ALL CRYING

@/maxverstappen1: That’s slander. I was visibly concerned not fainting. (He’s already faster than me out of the gate, btw.)

@/georgerussell63: I’ve never seen a newborn horse look so judgmental. Galahad is already disappointed in us all.

@/sebastianvettelofficial: This is the best kind of news. Congratulations to you both. ����💚

@/alex.albon: Max Verstappen: World Champion, Sim King, nearly taken out by a baby horse.

@redbullracing Congratulations to the newest honorary team member 🐴💙 (Do we need to start making Galahad merch??)

@/carlossainz55:  i would’ve actually fainted. respect to max for holding the line under pressure.

@/victoriaverstappen:  Driver, Husband, Future Horse Dad of the Year. Congrats! Galahad is beautiful, Belle! 🐎✨

@/tifosimess Raise your hand if you're emotionally compromised over a foal you’ve never met 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

@/f1softlaunches: welcome to the grid, galahad verstappen, first of his name, foal of fleur, baby of belle, breaker of max’s cardiovascular stability

@f1babywatch Was Fleur okay?? Did everything go smoothly?? I’m emotionally invested in your horse now 😭

↪@/belleverstappen She was amazing. Strong and calm the whole way through — typical Fleur. She’s resting well, and already giving Galahad the “don’t wander too far” look. 🐴💕

@/hoofandheartdressage:  Do you mind sharing who the sire is? That colt looks beautiful 👀

↪@belleverstappen: Not at all! Galahad’s sire is Glamourdale. He and Fleur made magic. ✨

@/formulaphoenix:  Does Galahad live in Monaco with you guys?? Because I’m picturing a tiny foal climbing apartment stairs.

↪@/belleverstappen: As chaotic as that sounds, no — he’s staying at the stables just outside of town. 

@/ponyclubpatrol: Congratulations!!! Galahad is GORGEOUS 😍 Are you keeping him or planning to sell?

↪@/belleverstappen: He’s staying with us. 100%. He’s already family.

***

Meanwhile on Twitter: 

@/f1inlaw: genuinely not sure if galahad is a foal, a future champion, or the next king of arthurian legend. either way, he’s already outpacing us all.

@/wifeguyverstappen: max really married belle, bought her a horse, stood next to her while she sobbed through foaling, NEARLY FAINTED, and then posted “he’s already faster than me” like a proud dad

who is this man. i love him.

@/mclarenshadowtea: Lando’s in the comments like “does he bite”

Sir you have never wanted to pet something so badly in your life

@/sainzsimping:  Carlos saying he would’ve fainted is the most relatable part of this whole saga can’t believe max verstappen held it together while watching childbirth but make it horse edition

@/gridgossip:  MAX. ALMOST. FAINTED. OVER A HORSE. THE WORLD CHAMPION WAS TAKEN OUT BY A FOAL NAMED GALAHAD. I CAN’T BREATHE.

@/f1babywatch:  Me, emotionally stable: Also me, reading “Welcome to the world, Galahad”: 🥹😭🫠

@/chequeredhearts:  Belle Verstappen crying. Fleur calmly foaling. Max barely standing. Galahad judging us all. This is Shakespeare with horses and I’m obsessed.

@/f1horsepower:  Galahad’s dad is GLAMOURDALE?? You mean the 2022 world champion in the Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle Glamourdale? Dutch Warmblood Glamourdale?!  No wonder the colt’s already a legend. Give him a paddock and a pony podcast immediately.

@/tifosimess: Raise your hand if you're emotionally compromised over a foal you’ve never met 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋

@/rainbowroadgp:  “Fleur is fine, Max nearly fainted” is the single greatest Verstappen update I’ve ever read. Give her the driver seat.

@/fernandofanz: not me plotting how to break into a stable in Monaco just to meet Galahad.

@mcpradaqueen

No bc imagine Blanche looking down from her pasture in the sky like “that’s my girl. look at her. excellent name choice. 10/10 job, baby human.”

 @/f1ponygirls: you don’t understand. blanche was taken from belle as a sacrifice to fund her brothers’ careers. and now her daughter just had a foal that stays. Galahad is not just a colt. he is history rewritten with love.

@/tifosimess: I was not prepared for the generational symbolism of Blanche → Fleur → Galahad

this is a bloodline forged in heartbreak and healed with love and carrots@/godsavethefoal Blanche was taken from her. Fleur was given back to her. And now Galahad is hers from the start. THE HEALING. THE HERITAGE. THE VERSTAPPEN EQUINE DYNASTY.

[theshiniestgemstone]

I really love the concept of Jesse having a soft spot for his daughter in law that didn’t have her parents show up.

I have an idea if you’re interested.

What about the parents showing up after the wedding or whenever they announce their pregnancy and the they start to say really mean things about reader and the Gemstones get protective(like when they pulled their guns out in season 3).

I love this storyline sm y'all. I find a breadcrumb and figure out how to make it into an entire plot.

The halls were lined with dozens of other churchgoers, their voices echoing softly in the after-service hum. You shook hands with a few, familiar faces offering warm smiles and the occasional tight hug. Compliments came freely. How radiant you looked, how motherhood suited you, how you were absolutely glowing. And despite wearing a pair of shoes a size bigger than you usual size, a support band around your stomach, and heartburn that made you nearly leave in the middle of Judy's song, you were beginning to believe the compliments. You fielded each one with practiced grace, hand instinctively settling on the swell of your belly. Thirty-four weeks along and still trucking.

You lingered off to the side, just out of the main flow of foot traffic, letting the others pass while you waited for Gideon and the rest of the family to gather for lunch. Mrs. Imari, in her usual sharp lavender suit and sensible heels, stood beside you like a quiet guardian, throwing polite but unmistakable glances at anyone who lingered too close.

As the hallway began to clear and the voices faded to a gentler hum, she turned toward you with a familiar maternal softness in her eyes. “Have you and Gideon settled on a name yet?”

“Well, we were thinkin’ of a few names,” you said, brushing a slow hand over your belly. “After finding out we’re havin’ a girl, that cut our list in half. He wants something from the family. I want something new. Not like… new-new, but unique. And still findable on knickknacks.”

Mrs. Imari’s face lit up with genuine delight. “Whatever you pick, I’m sure it will be beautiful. May I feel?”

You nodded, gently guiding her hand to the place just beneath your ribs. Almost right on cue, a solid little thump nudged against her palm.

“She’s always kicking during church,” you said with a soft laugh. “I think she’ll be a soccer player. Or a kick boxer.”

“She’s strong,” Mrs. Imari said warmly, her hand lingering for a moment longer before letting go. “Children are such a precious gift, aren’t they?”

Before you could reply, cold and uninvited, another hand pressed against your bump. “Only when they actually come visit.”

The voice coiled around your spine before you even looked up. Instinctively, you wrapped your fingers around the intruding wrist and pulled it away from your body with sharp precision.

“Mother,” you said flatly.

“Daughter,” she snapped back.

“Mrs. Imari, would you excuse us?” you asked, steadying your voice as you patted her arm.

“Of course,” she said, shooting a tight-lipped look at your mother before turning to leave. “I’ll see you at lunch, dear.”

You waited until she was out of earshot before turning back with a comically exaggerated frown. “Mom, you’re late,” you whined in mock disappointment. “The wedding was, I don’t know, over a year ago. I think the bar’s been tapped out by now.”

“Don’t sass me,” she snapped, grabbing your jaw with those sharp fingers of hers, the way she always used to when she thought she was being affectionate. “You always had a smart mouth.”

You pushed her hand off with a tight-lipped smile that didn’t reach your eyes. “What are you doing here?”

She scoffed like it should’ve been obvious, crossing her arms and scanning the hallway as if waiting for someone else to jump in on her behalf. “You think I liked finding out my only daughter is pregnant through Christian Times? You could send an announcement to a journalist. Your father's convinced it was lost in the mail."

You shrugged, unfazed. “You found out about your first three grandbabies through Facebook chains. I’d say you’re takin’ a step up in the world.” You looked around for your dad. "He didn't even bother to make it, did he?"

She let out a short, bitter laugh. “You think this is funny? Parading around like some kind of preacher’s wife? You always were a liar.”

You tilted your head, expression flattening. “You came all this way to pick a fight in a church hallway?”

“If that’s what it takes to finally get your attention,” she hissed. “You won’t answer my calls. You won’t even send a photo.”

You stopped fighting for a potential relationship the day of the wedding. After Jesse walked you down the aisle, after the day was done and you were settled into the honeymoon suite at the Four Seasons, you removed her and the other guests who refused to attend from your social medias and contacts.

You rolled your eyes, letting out a sigh as you adjusted the collar of your dress. “This isn’t worth my time.”

“I am your mother!” she barked, grabbing for your arm again.

You shook her off with a final, clipped glance. “And I’m busy.”

With that, you turned your back and walked, not caring who might be watching. Your heels clicked against the tile as you moved with purpose, weaving through the last of the stragglers toward the lobby, where the family was gathered near the double doors. They all looked away when you glanced over at them, obviously having witnessed the conversation, but unsure of what to say.

Gideon noticed the tension in your shoulders and the change in your expression immediately.

“Hey,” he said gently, stepping forward. “Who was that?”

You gripped his hand tight, not slowing down. “My mother,” you muttered, tugging him with you toward the front door, away from the hallway, away from her. “Come on.”

He didn’t ask again. He just followed, matching your pace as the doors swung open behind you both and the sun hit your face like a quiet relief.

After a few hormonal tears in the parking lot of Jason’s, you and Gideon made your way up to the second-floor dining room. You usually greeted everyone individually, joked with the family about the baby making it hard to climb the stares, but today you couldn’t find it in yourself to entertain. Instead, you settled into your usual seat beside Gideon and focused on the food in front of you. You picked at the meal, forcing a smile when you made eye contact with anyone.

The clink of your fork hitting your plate as you noticed her at the top of the stairs was barely audible over the insults hurled between Judy and Kelvin. The noise of lunch blurred for a moment as everything inside you went still.

Your mother stood there like she belonged. Chin high, lips pressed in a tight, self-satisfied line.

“What the fuck do you want?” you snapped, loud enough to cut through the noise. Every head turned. "Can't I get a minute of fucking peace.

Conversations stopped mid-sentence. Jesse froze where he was reaching for another dinner roll. Judy’s jaw dropped open mid-comeback, and even Kelvin blinked like he wasn't sure he heard right. Gideon slowly reached for your hand under the table, squeezing once, your name passing through his lips quietly.

Your mother ascended the last few steps slowly, theatrically. “I came to meet the family,” she said, eyes scanning the table with fake curiosity. “Isn’t that what good mothers do?”

“You had three years to call,” you bit back, standing now, chair legs scraping loudly against the hardwood. “Three years to care.”

She smiled, cold and wrong. “Well. I’m here now.”

“Not for long,” you said, heart pounding.

Eli cleared his throat at the head of the table, already rising. “Ma’am, this is a private gathering.”

“Oh, I know who you are,” she said with a dry laugh, eyes landing on him. “You’re the one who made her think she’s better than where she came from.”

You moved before you could think. You went around the table, past the stunned faces of your in-laws, Gideon shadowing your every step after scrambling out of his chair. “What is that supposed to mean?”

“You’re trash! You always have been. You come from a slum, not silver spoons and gold necklaces.” She teetered on her feet, jabbing a finger in your direction. “You’re not good enough for this.”

You blinked, stunned. Not because it was new. She had said worse, been worse. But something about hearing it now, after everything… it cut differently.

“This family is fixing you to be what they want you to be. Barefoot and pregnant and… and some spectacle.”

Three years of distance. A wedding she was invited to and never showed up. A baby that stirred beneath your ribs like a reminder of everything you’d built. Everything she hadn’t touched.

You didn’t respond right away. You just stood there, jaw locked, throat burning, one hand braced against the curve of your belly. Your heartbeat pounded in your ears, drowning out her words. And even standing where you are today, with everything you built for yourself, you suddenly felt like you were fifteen asking for ten dollars to see a movie only to be reminded of your ungratefulness. And in that silence, before you could find the words, your family did it for you.

“Hey,” Jesse said, standing up so fast his chair nearly toppled behind him. “You don’t talk to her like that. Not in here.”

“Not ever,” Judy added, eyes wild, fork clutched in her hand like she might throw it. “I don’t care who you are.”

Kelvin crossed his arms, stepping around the table with a furrowed brow. “That’s a Gemstone you’re talkin’ to,” he said, nodding toward you. “You don’t get to come in here and act like you matter more than she does. Not anymore.”

Even Eli rose, slow and deliberate, napkin folded beside his plate. “Ma’am,” he said calmly, but with steel in his voice, “I think you’ve overstayed your welcome.”

Your mother looked around, eyes darting from face to face, realizing for the first time that she was not the center of the room. Not the authority. Not feared. She looked back at you, like maybe you’d call them off. Like you’d play the peacemaker.

But you didn’t.

You just stood still, the quiet between heartbeats louder than anything you could’ve said. A scratch on the floor caught your focus, just like the crack in the coffee table did when you were ten and she'd given you a lecture after you asked if you could get a new bike for Christmas.

Jesse scoffed, throwing his napkin on the table. You’d opened up one night about your mother and how she treated you. He’d found you crying over a sonogram during the early weeks when he’d come over to drop off some of Gideon’s trophies he’d left behind. No one besides Gideon knew you were pregnant. You opened up about the doubts and feelings she’d instilled in you, the fear you’d do the same to your own baby.

“You don’t get to walk in here and act like you matter just ‘cause you gave birth to her,” Jesse said, voice rising. “You sure as hell didn’t raise her. And you sure as shit didn’t love her right.”

Your mother blinked, taken aback.

“You were a shitty mother,” he went on, standing up, “and you’re being an even worse grandmother before that baby’s even born. You don’t deserve to be here.”

“Jesse,” Amber said from her seat, soft but clear. Her tone asked him to calm down, but the look on her face, steady and sharp, told him to go ahead. To finish.

He glanced at her, then back at your mother.

“You know what the difference is between you and her?” he asked, jerking his thumb toward you. “She learned from the pain you gave her. She's not gonna pass it on. She broke the cycle. She’s gonna raise that little girl to know love. You can’t even say the word without choking on it. And I hope you do!"

A heavy silence settled over the room. Your mother’s mouth opened, but no sound came out.

Jesse shook his head once and sat back down.“She’s got us now,” he said simply, settling in his chair once again. “Doesn’t need any of whatever the fuck you’re offerin’.”

Kelvin nodded solemnly, then looked around before throwing up his hands like a referee at a wrestling match. “Boo, Y/N’s mom,” he declared.

Judy didn’t miss a beat. “Boo, your dusty-ass energy,” she added, waving her fork in the air. “Goodbye, bitch.”

A chorus of boos erupted around the table like a bad halftime show had just taken the stage. Even Eli let out a quiet, amused hum as he sat back in his seat, doing nothing to hide the smirk on his lips.

Your mother blinked back tears. Real tears. Not the kind she forced during arguments to make you feel guilty. She gave you one last look before stomping down the stairs.

Amber clapped once, like that settled it. “Well,” she said, slicing into her chicken, “that’s the end of that chapter."

Gideon squeezed your hand, his other hand wrapping around your shoulders. “You good?”

You nodded, teary-eyed but smiling because somehow, through the chaos and ridiculousness, through the mess of emotion and interruption, you felt safe.

“I’ve suddenly gotten my appetite back," you admitted, letting Gideon lead you to your chair. He pulled it out, pressing a kiss to the crown of your head before sitting in his own chair.

Jesse slid the basket of rolls over, a knowing smile on his face.

This family was loud, dysfunctional, and completely unfiltered.

But they were yours.

And they had your back.

[rinchfest]

Coming this September to an internet near you: Rinch Fest 2024, a ship week for Harold Finch/John Reese from Person of Interest! This is a low-pressure event meant to encourage the creation of more fanworks for Finch/Reese or Finch & Reese’s friendship. Fic, art, gifs, vids, podfic, you name it—all are welcome, as long as they’re Rinch-centric.

Posting for Rinch Fest will run from September 24 through September 30, 2024

PROMPTS:

Day One – September 24 Fluff• Pining• "Always" • Dark• Domesticity

Day Two – September 25 Be Nice To John• Established Relationship• Road Trip • Food/Drinking/Cooking • Art

Day Three – September 26 Be Nice To Harold• Belly• "Beach Cabin in the Woods• "Five+1" • Pets/Animals • Music

Day Four – September 27 Kids/Babies/Pregnancy• Hugs• Clothes • Setting/Genre Change AU• The Machine

Day Five – September 28 Bed Sharing• Wedding/Marriage• Crossover • Canon Divergence • Tropes

Day Six – September 29 Finch Whump • Reese Whump • NSFW/Kink • Retirement • Home

Day Seven – September 30 Free-For-All/Catch-Up Day

Keep reading for more info!

Who’s running this? ArgylePirateWD. Hi! Now with mods @alexsrousseau and @stingalingaling

Any changes since last year? None! As in previous years, Reese&Finch friendship is also allowed

Why not call it Rinch Week? It started out as Rinch Fest on The Rinch Loft on Discord, and that’s what stuck.

Plus, Rinch Fest and Reese & Finch share the same initials.

What’s allowed? Complete fanworks focusing on Harold Finch and John Reese in a romantic or close platonic relationship with each other. Fic, art, vids, remixes, sequels, you name it! No length requirements, no style requirements, all ratings allowed—do what you want!

Anything not allowed? Works where Finch/Reese or Finch & Reese is not the primary relationship (additional ships are fine), works that are incomplete at the time of posting, and remixes or other transformative works for other people’s fanworks that are done without the original creator’s permission. Anything else is fair game, as long as it’s labeled.

Also, don’t be a jerk.

What about [insert controversial topic here]? Can I make something with x?/OMG someone made something with x! Anything else is fair game, as long as it’s labeled. This includes works featuring tropes and kinks that you may not like or approve of. As long as it’s warned for, it’s fine and allowed.

Please warn for the usual AO3 warnings (Major Character Death, Graphic Violence, Rape/Non-Con, and Underage) and any subjects others may find deeply unpleasant, and clearly label any NSFW works.

What about poly? Gen? Poly is wonderful, but this is a Finch/Reese or Finch&Reese event. Sorry.

Finch & Reese gen is allowed!

What do I do with x prompt?/Can I do [insert concept here]? Anything goes! Seriously, however you want to interpret a prompt is fine.

Do I have to make something for every prompt? No! You can if you want, but it’s not required. Feel free to skip days, combine prompts, create multiple fills for each day, anything! This is as flexible as it gets.

If it fits multiple prompts, when do I post it? Whatever day works best for you!

What if I want to do something NSFW? There's no nsfw prompt this year. Is it still allowed? YES! Bring on the spicy if you want!

What about a multi-chapter/piece thing where each chapter fulfills one day’s prompt? When do I post that? Post an update each relevant day until you’re done! (Just make sure you can finish it by the end of the event.)

What if it doesn’t fit a prompt? That’s what Day 7 is for! :D

What if I need to post my fill(s) on a different day? Life happens. The AO3 collection is set to Unrevealed, so I can reveal early submissions on the right day, but if that doesn’t work for you, I’m sure we can work something out.

Can I work on a previously-posted WIP? As long as it’s finished when you make your post for the event, sure! If you’re just updating a WIP without finishing it, no.

Can I start working now? Absolutely! That’s why I’m announcing it now—so there’s plenty of time for people to make things.

Can I talk about/share previews of what I’m working on? Sure!

Wait, there’s a Rinch Discord server? Do I have to join to do this? Of course not. We’d love to have you at The Rinch Loft, and it’s a fun place to hang out, but Rinch Fest is for anyone into Rinch.

If I want the Discord link… Send in an Ask to the @rinchfest Tumblr, contact ArgylePirateWD somewhere, or ask around. It’s open to anyone who likes Rinch or Person of Interest. I’m happy to give it out to anyone who wants it.

Where do I post? On Tumblr, post to your blog and use the #rinchfest23 or #rinchweek23 tags. You are They are being watched. 👁 And maybe add @rinchfest in your post to be sure. Tumblr is as hungry as Bear and Shaw.

Submissions are also open.

On AO3, you can post it here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/rinchfest23/

Do I have to have a Tumblr? AO3? As long as you’re on some kind of platform and can get a link to the work to me somehow so I can share it with the world, you’re welcome to play.

On October 1st, I’ll make a round-up post full of links to all the shiny things people made. If I know you made it, it’ll go in!

What time zone? The daily prompt posts will be going up at 12 am Central Time, but as long as it’s the relevant day for your fill somewhere in the world, go ahead and throw it in!

(And if you want to sneak in some Day 7 things a little after, as long as they get posted before the Master Post goes up… 😉)

Sounds fun! How do I sign up? No signups! Just post your stuff somewhere on the right day(s), and you’re in!

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@thebrixtons

Cassia Garden, Belcoast (10:55pm)

Catalina *whispering*: God why is it taking so long?

Catalina: *gasps* Oh my god…

*knock knock*

Indirah (from outside): Who’s in there?

Catalina: It’s Lina! Hold on.

Indirah: Oh. Is everything alright in there?

Catalina: Y-yeah. I…I’m gonna be in here for a while. Can you tell Alfie to meet me at the photo booth? I need to talk to him.

Indirah: Sure. Are you okay? Is something wrong?

Catalina: I’m fine! I promise. Just tell him that I want to see him.

Indirah: Well, alright.

*door opens and closes*

Alfie: Sayang? Dira said you wanted to talk to me. Is everything alright?

Alfie: Did you…did you cry? Are you okay? Did you get hurt?

Catalina: *laughs* No, I’m fine. I’m just…feeling a lot of things right now.

Alfie: Well, do you want to talk it out? Maybe it’ll make you feel better?

Catalina: It’s not anything bad, Alfie. I promise.

Alfie: Then why did you cry? You’re making me worry, Lina.

Alfie: Oh god…sayang. Are you…?

Catalina: Mhm. I’m pregnant.

Alfie: A-are you sure? You…we’re….?

Catalina: This is my third test. I took three tests just now.

Alfie: Oh my god! Oh my— I can’t believe this! We’re having a baby!

Catalina: *giggles* Shhh! Keep it down! I don’t want everyone to know yet! It’s too early to tell and we’re at Ginny’s wedding!

Alfie: Oof, sorry. I got too excited.

Catalina: I’m excited too. But I don’t want to be that person and announce our pregnancy at someone else’s wedding. That’s rude.

Alfie: *chuckles* Yeah, I understand.

Alfie: You have no idea how happy I am now, Lina.

Catalina: I can see it on your face. I’m glad that you’re happy too.

Alfie: I promise that I’ll take good care of you and our baby. Nothing will hurt you both. Not on my watch.

Catalina: I believe you.

[sethosflint]

where: emir & agatha's wedding who: open

Sethos knew Emma was still keeping the pregnancy quiet, for now, they both agreed it was best to wait before making an announcement. It wasn’t the right moment anyway, not during someone else’s celebration. He pressed a kiss to her cheek, murmured a soft excuse, and stepped away to speak with someone across the room. Just as that conversation wrapped up, he turned, and found someone else waiting nearby.

“It’s been a while,” he said, a faint smile touching his lips. His recent return from Bulgaria, where he'd been attending to some family matters with his mother, made his presence in London feel newly grounded. Now, he was exactly where he wanted to be: back at Emma’s side. “You look well,” he added.

[smoshsfavoritepizzaplace]

*RANT INCOMING*

I'm sure you've seen Court's latest ig story....

DAMN!

This is literally the definition of parasocial. From what I've seen though, most comments are pretty light, I assume they blocked the more egregious ones already.

I understand why people are assuming this, besides those that are invasive/don't care. The word craving is typically associated with pregnancies, but does not inherently mean as such.

I remember them being on the GameGrumps : 10 Minute Power Hour and their apple watch went off for their birth control alarm and people went crazy then as well before they hard launched🤦‍♂️

I mean come on... birth control does way more than what the name implies people!

I don't believe that everyone is trying to pigeonhole Court into the "wife" box, because I did see some comments genuinely offering advice if they were expecting given the wording. Regardless, I believe it was more the people stating that they've thought this for a while...

🤬WTF!🤬

This isn't the 1950s why do they need to even have a child in the first place? Amanda talked about this in a Reddit Stories a way back, explaining how triggering it is to put that immense pressure on women to have babies. Especially after they get married, like they can't do anything else?

Nevertheless, Court shouldn't have to even put this out there and question never posting about their personal lives again. No wonder why Shayne literally posts NOTHING!

I only say this to show the double standard, but Shayne doesn't get any of this flack. Don't get me wrong I love the guy, this is just because of the world we live in. They talked on Smoshmouth how they didn't want to be labeled as just Shayne's wife, but here we are I guess🙅‍♂️

Don't people remember Court's last wedding tweet mentioning this as a weight off the shoulders for both of them? Saying they will discuss things in their own time when they are good and ready, I mean HELLO?

I hate that people either forget or more clearly don't care that these are real people who see this stuff, even if they think that they don't.

I seriously can't stand people sometimes😩

RESPECT PEOPLE'S BOUNDARIES!

Sorry bout the rant, I just needed to blow of some steam.

✌

I agree with everything you said. To add on tho, I never understood why people comment on someone being pregnant. Like if I were a celeb and I was possibly pregnant, I would want that to be something special I announce on my own time. It’s kind of the same thing where people guess others on their sexuality before the person can even muster the courage to come out themselves. But anyway, did Courtney say she was having cravings? I thought people just assumed she was “pregnant” out of the blue and not drawing a conclusion from something, I must’ve missed that. Either way, I really wish Courtney can be left alone bc they go through way too much. She has been mistreated by fans since she joined smosh and I really hope they don’t drive her away and make it not enjoyable for her again.

[sassyfrassboss]

I wouldn’t say I was a fan of her, but I tolerated her and never hated her. Then, the wedding came around and I hated the way she treated her father. I lost my dad when I was young and her dad was alive and she tossed him to the side and villianised him. That was a huge red flag, on top of her wedding been filled with celebs and just one of her family members. Then it was little things, such as not following protocol, the Wimbledon stunt, the Diana cosplay, saying one thing and doing another, making everything about herself. The final straw was her announcing the pregnancy at someone else’s wedding 🫠

You know I was watching avidly in 2018 for the lead up to the wedding. The massive amounts of PR she was putting out daily was insanity.

I remember the closer to the wedding date when her family, black and white sides, were all complaining that they hadn't received their invitations. Then there were the articles about how she wasn't that close with her father and it was her "strong black single mother" who raised her. Then the articles were about "Meghan doesn't need anyone to walk herself down the aisle!" and how antiquated it was to think she needed to be given away like a piece of property. Next came articles about her father's health and how he might not be healthy enough to make it to the wedding, let alone walk her down the aisle. Then came the articles speculating that he didn't make the wedding it was going to be William who had the honor. Next day it was Charles who would walk her down the aisle. Makes me wonder if William said something at this point?

Anyways, at that point the writing was on the wall and I KNEW she never had any intention of her father walking her down the aisle, or even attending the wedding.

I 100% believe that Meghan had something to do with her father's staged pap photos as well. She set him up so she could play the victim of her fame hungry father.

[lashton-is-my-drug]

i was at the fonda (night 1) when luke referred to sierra as his wife. however, no wedding band. i'm sure someone else has mentioned that, but i haven't seen anyone else talking about it. this weekend's fashion display by luke in milan..sierra nowhere to be found. he does have a ring on his left hand, but it doesn't seem like a wedding band to me. and if it were, why didn't he have it on at the fonda? rhetorical question. anyhow, this is a very lengthy way to ask your take on it all, and do you think they are married or was it a planned "announcement"..which he didn't seem to make mention of night two?

OK, ready?

Luke saying “my wife Sierra” at his solo show at the Fonda in LA

Pardon the delay in my response, I wanted to wait a beat to see what happened after.

First, Luke was wearing his matching ring with Ash. Ash was wearing his the prior couple of days of events and with fans. Luke hasn’t ever worn a matching ring with her, which therefore there’s nothing to construe as a wedding ring for them. Ever. Luke and Ash have been wearing theirs ever since the band Twitch stream. Check out my various black onyx ring tags. Also, since Youngblood era (stars rings), Luke and Ash have worn various matching rings. They’re sneaky about it. Sometimes they both will wear it, sometimes only Luke, sometimes only Ash. Ash doesn’t wear any rings when drumming.

Released his album with Sony (known for using stunts and people’s personal lives as promotion. Example: all of the Spidermen and Mary Jane’s have “dated”). He’s also managed by Matt Emsell/Ben Evans, who have managed the boys all throughout Modest days.

No article or anything afterwards, which would typically happen with these things…. instead there’s a mystal pregnancy announcement to overshadow it. (Which don’t even get me started on THAT whole thing….)

Luke hasn’t mentioned it anywhere else or made a formal announcement. There was a big deal made about the engagement (along with the standard PR article in People, Ben earning his money) so if the marriage was real, wouldn’t there be one? Luke said some lovely words in his ig post but nothing about any marriage? HELLO?

I truly 100% don’t think they’ll ever get married. Luke and Ash remain devoted to one another. The time is ticking on the Lierra breakup. (Side note: Notice how Ash nor any of the other boys nor anyone on their team nor family members have acknowledged it either??)

Another side note that I find entertaining: I find it very reassuring that the fans actually don’t favor the duet (Older), which was supposed to be this beautiful love PR move between the stunt. Caramel is intensely much better of a song. The gays tend to do a much better job at it. (Hello Elton John and so many others.) Ash would never think of trying to overshadow Luke, like S tried to at London ONO.

Luke’s been flying solo to events ever since the guys were in Aussie. She wasn’t at Fashion Week either. (I’m including video clip proof he was solo.) [Theory: A couple fellow Lashies believe it was some sort of trade off that he had to say the marriage thing at his show so he could be sans Sierra at Fashion Week. Fashion is his. He wants to be himself whenever he can. One day Ash will be next to him though, cheering him on proudly.] Luke has been at events with bandmates, family members (his brother), or is solo ever since they were in Aussie at the end of Take Me Home Tour? Which we need to acknowledge how much Luke absolutely SLAYYYYYED at Fashion Week!! Multiple of different outfits! Get it!!

[Camera flashing warning]

Ash needed to be next to him. 🥺❤️

There’s just so many reasons it was a flat out lie. 

Hey Siri, play “Lie to Me”. Actually, seriously, stream Lie To Me, it’s a banger. Writing credits of Luke and Ash, so, of course it is.

[winnie-the-monster]

Part 1: theroies about how the season will go(as well as how closely it'll follow the book). When the Estate scheme will come to close. Theories about how Pen and Eloise will make up.

Part 2: as for crack theories, give me as much as you want. Lol I live on crack theories.

Part 1:

Nicola did say that s3 follows the book. So I figure there’s gonna a bit of tweaking to fit the show more and bc they’re younger and we already have 2 seasons of backstory for them. So my guess is that the first half of episode one(maybe a little more) will be of Pen avoiding Colin/Colin trying to get her to talk to him. Then the second half of episode one will be the whole lessons deal/start of them. Episode two we’ll see more lessons happening(maybe it starting to work on Colin a bit). And we’ll see Pen trying to flirt at balls, and dancing. With Colin starting to feeling a type of way about it, but can’t figure out why. By the end of episode two, maybe the beginning of episode 3, they’ll have their first kiss. And which will probably lead to Colin wanting to apologize to her for letting that happen. But Pen is probably gonna be avoiding him again (bc she won’t be sure what that meant or will be scared that Colin might do something bc he feels obligated to). Colin might end up feeling jealous/upset bc Pen is talking to everyone but him. Episode four will be the carriage scene(this is coming from Nicola posting about carriages around the time they were filming that episode, as well as people who were there mentioning it lol but I can’t remember 🤷‍♀️)/proposal depending on when in the episode the carriage scene happens. Episode 5 will be the wedding/ honeymoon bliss for a bit. Then everything after that will be blackmail(if that plotline will be a thing), QC/LW drama. Ending with Colin announcing to world how much he loves Pen/saying she’s LW(although they might not reveal that Pen is LW and have her keep with it or they’ll be no reveal but Pen still decides to stop being LW and someone else picks up where she left off)

I think the Estate thing will be cleared up and over with in s3 epilogue. Mostly bc I can’t see them adding a pregnancy plotline in s3 with everything else that’ll be going on.

I 100% believe they Pen and Eloise will make up before polin gets married. Most likely before polin gets engaged(possibly after Eloise finds out). My favorite theory that I’ve come up with is that Eloise will end up catching Polin in the carriage(lol since they love to have one sibling catching another in a compromising position) and runs off. Pen ends up following her and they end up yelling at each other, which turns to them laughing and then finally sitting down and talking everything out.

Part 2:

In s3 we find out that Phillipa had gotten pregnant and had a son(lol I just think it would really funny that even though it seems more likely that Polin will get it only for the writers to like nope it’s Phillipa who gets it).

Around the end of s2 Colin figured out that Pen is LW. And he’s surprised that he isn’t upset but actually impressed by it.

We find out that somewhere after the end of QC Lady Danbury and Lord Ledger restarted their love affair.

[thelonesomequeen]

Don’t even get me started on how they attempted (and partially succeeded) to hijack our wedding to turn it into a pseudo anniversary/reunion party for them and their friends (and refused to pay for it 🙃) 🦎

That's even worse than when someone gets engaged at someone else's wedding/wedding reception, that's so vile. Just complete ick and says sooo much about them in such a succinct way.

Oh I hate that too! Unless it’s worked out prior or something and makes sense for everyone involved.

I was at a baby shower once (for someone who had 3 miscarriages prior, one occurring when she was 5 or 6 months along) and a jealous cousin decided to get up and announce her pregnancy mid shower to everyone. Like literally stood up clinking a glass with the whole “I have an announcement to make!” spiel. I was so mad on behalf of the mom to be. I can’t stand people who feel the need to grab attention for themselves on what should be someone else’s important moment 🦎

[puffitale]

Weird question: but does anyone feel inadequate due to how ‘unseen’ they feel?

Like, I'm in my mid-30s. I feel like I’m old and fat. I can count on my fingers all the times I’ve ‘caught’ a guy looking me over in *that* way.

I dress for myself - for comfort. I don’t wear make up. I try to look presentable, but I know that I fall short in a lot of ways.

I try to make my self worth be about me, and how I feel about me, and what I love about my personality/values etc, but I feel like a complete bush pig that’s not worthy of love and knowing that I can see men that I find attractive, but also feeling completely invisible except to be a waste of space.

And…it, like…hurts. A lot. It hurts a lot to want to be beautiful and sexy and to be constantly barraged with the message that if you’re not hot and fuckable to men you’re nothing, and knowing that you fall on the latter scale more than the former. It hurts to see girls that look like me or better matched up. It hurts to see girls who seem have easily slotted into universal beauty standards call themselves fat and ugly and not good enough because they’re wearing track pants to target or they ate a big meal. It hurts to see someone announce a pregnancy or an engagement and just feel so…nothing. Like you’ll never be good enough for love or anything…really.

And the thing is…I know I’ve been programmed to feel this way. So I buy thousands of dollars of bullshit like expensive clothes that I feel uncomfortable in or bullshit beauty treatments. That I should get someone to suck all my fat out and mould them into an amazing set of tits and ass, that I should dye my hair and wear high heels and false eyelashes and have a tiny waist and dick sucking lips etc. And that I’ll feel lonely enough to settle for some piece of shit who sits on my couch all day and plays GOW or something and demands chicken wings on a 4 hourly basis only to flop into bed for incredibly unsatisfying sex on my end whilst he snores and I scrub the kitchen with a toothbrush to work through my self disgust at the fact that I was completely fine alone but I’ve chosen Barney Rubble and his garlic mayo farts over working on my self enough to die alone.

I feel like a dipshit. An incredibly alone and depressed dipshit.

I want the fairytale, the nice wedding and babies. I want to feel seen and wanted and love. But I also know it’s a trap and that either if I pursue that I’ll be worse off or it will never make me happy. I want to be able to work on myself enough to be happy as I am, but it’s just not there. Or there’s too much shit to deal with first (childhood trauma, cPTSD that bullshit).

I feel like a puzzle piece that’s been burned that expected to find its match but also be enlightened enough to just be as is but I have a giant whole that’s been burned out of me and I don’t know how to mend it and everything I’ve been taught from a young child has been that I need someone else to fix or fill it and nothing will be able to do that because I’ve been fucking burnt and have a giant burn mark in my centre, so I’m unfixable - only transformable but I don’t know how to do that, only fix, not transform, only fix…

[cleverhottubmiracle]

Celebrities can’t seem to avoid pregnancy rumors — regardless of whether they’re parents or even want children in the first place — but sometimes, enough is enough.  With the intrusive thirst for celebrity baby announcements, bump photos, and a general fascination with the female body, some Hollywood stars are setting the record straight.  For example, one morning, Paris Hilton woke up to thousands of text messages congratulating her on a faux pregnancy — with triplets! — months after sharing that she and now husband Carter Reum had started their IVF process. While Amy Schumer refuted she was pregnant when fans misconstrued her body language in a photo, and long-time pregnancy rumors left Jennifer Aniston “fed up,” she described in a 2016 essay. “I resent being made to feel ‘less than’ because my body is changing and/or I had a burger for lunch and was photographed from a weird angle and therefore deemed one of two things: ‘pregnant’ or ‘fat,’” the actress wrote in HuffPost.  Inquiring about someone’s assumed or actual pregnancy is never risk-free — the subject could make those who want children but experience infertility feel sad or in other cases, a person who is pregnant might not be willing to confirm something that personal. And let’s be honest, more often than not, pregnancy curiosity is usually tied to judgment over a person’s weight, which is no one else’s business.  These celebrities are working their hardest to correct false rumors, so let’s take them at their word! When they’re ready to share, we’ll know it.  Kelsea Ballerini Image Credit: Michael Buckner Kelsea Ballerini shot down pregnancy rumors with a selfie video on TikTok where she is wearing eye patches and is all bundled up. The country singer has the comment, “Maybe pregnant?!?” pulled up and looks so over it. She closes her eyes and takes a stuffy breath before saying, “Or maybe it’s the flu.”  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Image Credit: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection In Dec. 2024, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram to dispel ongoing rumors that she is pregnant. “Everyone keeps asking me if I’m pregnant,” she said on her Instagram Story, per The Daily Mail. AOC added that a Republican member of Congress even asked her the question on the floor of the House of Representatives that week. “I had a lot of food at Thanksgiving, OK?” she said in the video. “It happens.” Jessa Duggar Image Credit: ©TLC/Courtesy Everett Collection Jessa Duggar denied pregnancy rumors in Sept. 2024 when a follower said she “looks pregnant” in a new family photo. “Not pregnant. Just too much ice cream on vacation. 😆,” the Counting On alum said. Lady Gaga Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Lady Gaga did more than just deny pregnancy rumors in June 2024 — she used it as an opportunity to encourage people to register to vote. After pictures of her at her sister’s wedding went viral due to speculation that she was pregnant, the “Bad Romance” singer jumped on TikTok. “not pregnant — just down bad cryin at the gym,” she wrote over a selfie video showing off her new makeup look, “register to vote at www.headcount.org.” Kylie Jenner Image Credit: JA/Everett Collection In 2024, Kylie Jenner took to social media to deny rumors that she and boyfriend Timothée Chalamet are expecting a baby. She showed off what her stomach looks like in multiple pairs of jeans and there was no bump in sight. In 2015, three years before giving birth to daughter Stormi whom she shares with then-partner Travis Scott, Jenner was denying tabloid pregnancy rumors. “People been thinking I’m pregnant for 8 months now,” she tweeted. “CLEARLY I’m not pregnant!” The year prior, Jenner had tweeted, “I’m not trying to become a rapper, I’m not getting married, & I’m not pregnant…” referring to her former relationship with rapper Tyga.  Jenner and Tyga share son Aire (b. 2022). Erin Napier Image Credit: MORA/Everett Collection HGTV star Erin Napier shot down pregnancy speculation after sharing that “something so big” was going to happen in the next year with her and her husband Ben’s TV show, Home Town. “Twins!” someone guessed in the comments. Erin later addressed all the speculation in an Instagram Story, per People. “Not expecting a baby. medically not capable, so please give that a rest? we don’t need a son to be complete as a family and i just like loose clothes. let it beeeeeee, you sweet people,” she wrote on an Instagram Story,Did the busybodies hear that? Give. That. A. Rest. Erin and Ben share daughters Helen and Mae. Halle Bailey & DDG Image Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage Rapper DDG set the record straight on Snapchat when a follower asked if he and his girlfriend Halle Bailey had a daughter. “No but I don’t know why people is like so invested…mind your business,” he said, encouraging followers to focus on themselves instead. “Whatever’s going on in my life or her life is not going to change yours,” he said. “Let’s try to lock in on ourselves in 2024. Not other people.” In Oct. 2023, speculation began when a quote about motherhood was misattributed to Bailey. Even when a correction was made, followers insisted the The Little Mermaid star had a “pregnancy nose.” The actress [rightfully!] said there would be “hell to pay” if she heard one more comment about her nose. “I am black. I love my nose. Leave me the hell alone.” Christina Hall Image Credit: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images HGTV star Christina Hall was rolling her eyes at followers who wondered if she was pregnant after she posted a family photo in Jan. 2024. “No- it’s called not sucking in my tummy after having 3 kids 🙄,” she responded to the comment. In the black-and-white photo, Hall smiles on the beach with husband Josh Hall and her three kids — Taylor, 13 and Brayden, 8 who she shares with ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, and Hudson, 4 who she shares with ex-husband Ant Anstead. Hailey Bieber Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Hailey and Justin Bieber do want children — “I can’t wait to have my own,” the model told Vogue Arabia in 2018 — but in the meantime, Hailey shuts down the rumor mill repeatedly. “I’m not pregnant. So please stop writing false stories from your ‘sources’ and focus on what’s important a.k.a., the election,” she wrote on Instagram in 2020.  And in 2021, when Justin captioned an Instagram photo of the couple, “Mom and Dad” Hailey clarified in his comments section, “I think you should maybe change this caption to Dog Mom and Dad before anyone gets it twisted.” In 2023, the Rhodes founder had to shut down pregnancy rumors again. “There is something that’s disheartening about, damn, I can’t be bloated one time and not be pregnant? It would be a lie if I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I don’t give a sh*t,'” she told GQ Hype. “When there comes a day that that is true, you — you as in the internet — will be the last to know,” she continued. Vanessa Hudgens Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for WWD Vanessa Hudgens shut down pregnancy rumors in 2023 after she posted an Instagram reel from her bachelorette party. The busybodies came out in full force in her comments. “Why does she look pregnant to me or like she’s trying to hide a bump 🤔🤔” “Because we have eyes!” “I thought the same thing! She’s glowing!!! I’m so happy for her 💕” “Not pregnant so y’all can stop,” the High School Musical star responded. Kendall Jenner Image Credit: Aitor Rosas Sune for WWD One of the most astounding sources of pregnancy rumors came from a wildly deceiving photo. The angle makes it look like Kendall Jenner has a prominent “bump,” but really it’s just the butt of someone walking by! Brittany Mahomes Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Brittany Mahomes shares two young kiddos — Sterling and Bronze Mahomes — with her husband (quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs) Patrick Mahomes. People want to know if the football fam is adding another baby to their roster, and Brittany got incredibly candid during an Instagram Q&A. “I’m not really sure where this rumor started but no, I am not pregnant,” the co-owner of the Kansas City Current said. “We aren’t sure [if we’re going to have another baby] honestly!” she told followers. “Part of me says yes part of me says ehhhh maybe not!” Kourtney Kardashian Image Credit: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Kourtney Kardashian is open to having more children — in 2018, the mother-of-three revealed she had frozen her eggs for “safety” — so naturally, her engagement to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has excited fans. But the KUWTK star has been on the defense for years — in 2020, when a follower wrote, “She’s pregnant” under an Instagram photo of Kardashian wearing a bikini, she replied, “This is me when I have a few extra pounds on. I actually love it. I have given birth three amazing times and this is the shape of my body.” And in December 2021, when an Instagram user asked, “Not to be that girl but… is that a preg belly” under a photo of Kardashian in a bikini, she replied, “Are we really gonna do this every time I post a photo?” Paris Hilton Image Credit: Steve Mack/Everett Collection Although Paris Hilton wants “two or three” kids with husband Carter Reum (and yes, she has already picked out baby names), pregnancy rumors flew in July 2021. “I also woke up to about 3,000 texts, all my iPhones are blowing up…everyone wishing me congratulations and so happy for me and, yes, I’ve heard from people I haven’t heard from in years,” she said on her podcast This Is Paris. “…It’s a busy day today so I haven’t answered anyone yet, but yes, I am pregnant with triplets. … I am so excited for motherhood.” In 2023, she and Reum welcomed son Phoenix via surrogate. Jennifer Garner Image Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File Jennifer Garner has three children — Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel — with her ex-husband Ben Affleck and fans keep questioning whether a fourth pregnancy is in the cards. “…I mean every week, is she? Is she pregnant? Is she? It’s still happening, I’m 48 and I’m single. And it’s still happening so you might as well take that bull by the horns,” the actress told the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast in March 2021. Halsey Image Credit: Derek Storm/Everett Collection Halsey welcomed a child in 2021, whose name is Ender, with partner Alev Aydin, however a few years prior, the singer had denied pregnancy rumors. In 2019, when Halsey referred to a “secret” on Twitter, followers assumed it was baby news. “People think my last tweet is me hinting I’m pregnant, which means I’m either: a. Gaining weight B. Acting weird than usual,” wrote Halsey. “Jokes on u, I’m doing BOTH! However, STILL not pregnant!” Britney Spears Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Britney Spears said she might want more children (she and ex-husband Kevin Federline share sons Sean Preston and Jayden James) with her fiancé Sam Asghari. But for now, she deals with pregnancy rumors — in 2021, a topless Instagram photo of Spears stirred questions.   “No guys … I didn’t get a boob job in just a week … nor am I pregnant,” she responded. “I have boobs in these pics cause I devoured food!!!!” Lili Reinhart Image Credit: JA/Everett Collection In 2018, actress Lili Reinhart set the pregnancy record straight when an Instagram photo had fans gossiping about her future with now ex-boyfriend Cole Sprouse. “It’s unfortunate that one unflattering photo of my stomach circulating the internet causes hundreds of people to think that I’m pregnant,” she wrote on Instagram. “Nope. Not pregnant. This is just my body. And sometimes I’m bloated. Sometimes an unflattering photo is taken of me. Sometimes I go through periods of time where I gain weight.” The Riverdale star continued, “My weight fluctuates constantly. It comes with being a woman and should be celebrated, not criticized.” Amy Schumer Image Credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP While Amy Schumer and husband Chris Fischer planned to give their son Gene a sibling, the couple decided to stop IVF in the summer of 2020. Before then, Schumer battled a pregnancy rumor — in 2018, some fans assumed she was expecting judging from her body language in photos to promote her clothing line with stylist Leesa Evans.  “I am not pregnant. I am not pregnant. I’m sorry, my friend said that… it looked like I was pointing to a bump or something, but I’m not,” Schumer clarified on social media. “Leesa Evans and I have created a clothing line for all sizes and shapes at a chill price point. That’s what I was trying to allude to, but thank you for thinking of my womb.” Jennifer Aniston Image Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Pregnancy rumors have haunted Jennifer Aniston since her divorce from Brad Pitt, but in 2016 the actress published her defense called “For the Record” in HuffPost. “….I am not pregnant,” she wrote. “What I am is fed up. I’m fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of “journalism,” the “First Amendment” and “celebrity news.” Aniston, who at the time was married to Justin Theroux, said the fixation pointed to another problem. “If I am some kind of symbol to some people out there, then clearly I am an example of the lens through which we, as a society, view our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, female friends and colleagues,” she wrote. “The objectification and scrutiny we put women through is absurd and disturbing” adding, “The sheer amount of resources being spent right now by press trying to simply uncover whether or not I am pregnant (for the bajillionth time… but who’s counting) points to the perpetuation of this notion that women are somehow incomplete, unsuccessful, or unhappy if they’re not married with children.” Jordyn Woods  Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection In 2022, Jordyn Woods posed for a photo carrying what looked like a small shoe box, prompting a fan to comment, “Are you preggy?”  The model quickly replied, “It was a gift card box. And no I don’t want kids right now nor am I pregnant.” Eva Longoria Image Credit: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello In 2017, Eva Longoria addressed curiosity about her body. “I saw some pictures of myself really fat on a boat and I have to tell you all I did was eat cheese,” she said on Snapchat. “Everybody is saying I’m pregnant and I’m not. I was just lactose intolerant apparently. I just had to share because my whole family is calling me asking me if I’m pregnant. Yes, I look pregnant, but that was just a ball of cheese in my stomach…everybody gets bloated.” Longoria and husband José Bastón welcomed son Santiago in 2018. Pin It! Image Credit: Design: Tania Boghossian/SheKnows; Getty Images: Dave Benett / Contributor , Taylor Hill / Contributor , Mike Coppola / Staff Source link

[norajworld]

Celebrities can’t seem to avoid pregnancy rumors — regardless of whether they’re parents or even want children in the first place — but sometimes, enough is enough.  With the intrusive thirst for celebrity baby announcements, bump photos, and a general fascination with the female body, some Hollywood stars are setting the record straight.  For example, one morning, Paris Hilton woke up to thousands of text messages congratulating her on a faux pregnancy — with triplets! — months after sharing that she and now husband Carter Reum had started their IVF process. While Amy Schumer refuted she was pregnant when fans misconstrued her body language in a photo, and long-time pregnancy rumors left Jennifer Aniston “fed up,” she described in a 2016 essay. “I resent being made to feel ‘less than’ because my body is changing and/or I had a burger for lunch and was photographed from a weird angle and therefore deemed one of two things: ‘pregnant’ or ‘fat,’” the actress wrote in HuffPost.  Inquiring about someone’s assumed or actual pregnancy is never risk-free — the subject could make those who want children but experience infertility feel sad or in other cases, a person who is pregnant might not be willing to confirm something that personal. And let’s be honest, more often than not, pregnancy curiosity is usually tied to judgment over a person’s weight, which is no one else’s business.  These celebrities are working their hardest to correct false rumors, so let’s take them at their word! When they’re ready to share, we’ll know it.  Kelsea Ballerini Image Credit: Michael Buckner Kelsea Ballerini shot down pregnancy rumors with a selfie video on TikTok where she is wearing eye patches and is all bundled up. The country singer has the comment, “Maybe pregnant?!?” pulled up and looks so over it. She closes her eyes and takes a stuffy breath before saying, “Or maybe it’s the flu.”  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Image Credit: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection In Dec. 2024, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram to dispel ongoing rumors that she is pregnant. “Everyone keeps asking me if I’m pregnant,” she said on her Instagram Story, per The Daily Mail. AOC added that a Republican member of Congress even asked her the question on the floor of the House of Representatives that week. “I had a lot of food at Thanksgiving, OK?” she said in the video. “It happens.” Jessa Duggar Image Credit: ©TLC/Courtesy Everett Collection Jessa Duggar denied pregnancy rumors in Sept. 2024 when a follower said she “looks pregnant” in a new family photo. “Not pregnant. Just too much ice cream on vacation. 😆,” the Counting On alum said. Lady Gaga Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Lady Gaga did more than just deny pregnancy rumors in June 2024 — she used it as an opportunity to encourage people to register to vote. After pictures of her at her sister’s wedding went viral due to speculation that she was pregnant, the “Bad Romance” singer jumped on TikTok. “not pregnant — just down bad cryin at the gym,” she wrote over a selfie video showing off her new makeup look, “register to vote at www.headcount.org.” Kylie Jenner Image Credit: JA/Everett Collection In 2024, Kylie Jenner took to social media to deny rumors that she and boyfriend Timothée Chalamet are expecting a baby. She showed off what her stomach looks like in multiple pairs of jeans and there was no bump in sight. In 2015, three years before giving birth to daughter Stormi whom she shares with then-partner Travis Scott, Jenner was denying tabloid pregnancy rumors. “People been thinking I’m pregnant for 8 months now,” she tweeted. “CLEARLY I’m not pregnant!” The year prior, Jenner had tweeted, “I’m not trying to become a rapper, I’m not getting married, & I’m not pregnant…” referring to her former relationship with rapper Tyga.  Jenner and Tyga share son Aire (b. 2022). Erin Napier Image Credit: MORA/Everett Collection HGTV star Erin Napier shot down pregnancy speculation after sharing that “something so big” was going to happen in the next year with her and her husband Ben’s TV show, Home Town. “Twins!” someone guessed in the comments. Erin later addressed all the speculation in an Instagram Story, per People. “Not expecting a baby. medically not capable, so please give that a rest? we don’t need a son to be complete as a family and i just like loose clothes. let it beeeeeee, you sweet people,” she wrote on an Instagram Story,Did the busybodies hear that? Give. That. A. Rest. Erin and Ben share daughters Helen and Mae. Halle Bailey & DDG Image Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage Rapper DDG set the record straight on Snapchat when a follower asked if he and his girlfriend Halle Bailey had a daughter. “No but I don’t know why people is like so invested…mind your business,” he said, encouraging followers to focus on themselves instead. “Whatever’s going on in my life or her life is not going to change yours,” he said. “Let’s try to lock in on ourselves in 2024. Not other people.” In Oct. 2023, speculation began when a quote about motherhood was misattributed to Bailey. Even when a correction was made, followers insisted the The Little Mermaid star had a “pregnancy nose.” The actress [rightfully!] said there would be “hell to pay” if she heard one more comment about her nose. “I am black. I love my nose. Leave me the hell alone.” Christina Hall Image Credit: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images HGTV star Christina Hall was rolling her eyes at followers who wondered if she was pregnant after she posted a family photo in Jan. 2024. “No- it’s called not sucking in my tummy after having 3 kids 🙄,” she responded to the comment. In the black-and-white photo, Hall smiles on the beach with husband Josh Hall and her three kids — Taylor, 13 and Brayden, 8 who she shares with ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, and Hudson, 4 who she shares with ex-husband Ant Anstead. Hailey Bieber Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Hailey and Justin Bieber do want children — “I can’t wait to have my own,” the model told Vogue Arabia in 2018 — but in the meantime, Hailey shuts down the rumor mill repeatedly. “I’m not pregnant. So please stop writing false stories from your ‘sources’ and focus on what’s important a.k.a., the election,” she wrote on Instagram in 2020.  And in 2021, when Justin captioned an Instagram photo of the couple, “Mom and Dad” Hailey clarified in his comments section, “I think you should maybe change this caption to Dog Mom and Dad before anyone gets it twisted.” In 2023, the Rhodes founder had to shut down pregnancy rumors again. “There is something that’s disheartening about, damn, I can’t be bloated one time and not be pregnant? It would be a lie if I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I don’t give a sh*t,'” she told GQ Hype. “When there comes a day that that is true, you — you as in the internet — will be the last to know,” she continued. Vanessa Hudgens Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for WWD Vanessa Hudgens shut down pregnancy rumors in 2023 after she posted an Instagram reel from her bachelorette party. The busybodies came out in full force in her comments. “Why does she look pregnant to me or like she’s trying to hide a bump 🤔🤔” “Because we have eyes!” “I thought the same thing! She’s glowing!!! I’m so happy for her 💕” “Not pregnant so y’all can stop,” the High School Musical star responded. Kendall Jenner Image Credit: Aitor Rosas Sune for WWD One of the most astounding sources of pregnancy rumors came from a wildly deceiving photo. The angle makes it look like Kendall Jenner has a prominent “bump,” but really it’s just the butt of someone walking by! Brittany Mahomes Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Brittany Mahomes shares two young kiddos — Sterling and Bronze Mahomes — with her husband (quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs) Patrick Mahomes. People want to know if the football fam is adding another baby to their roster, and Brittany got incredibly candid during an Instagram Q&A. “I’m not really sure where this rumor started but no, I am not pregnant,” the co-owner of the Kansas City Current said. “We aren’t sure [if we’re going to have another baby] honestly!” she told followers. “Part of me says yes part of me says ehhhh maybe not!” Kourtney Kardashian Image Credit: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Kourtney Kardashian is open to having more children — in 2018, the mother-of-three revealed she had frozen her eggs for “safety” — so naturally, her engagement to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has excited fans. But the KUWTK star has been on the defense for years — in 2020, when a follower wrote, “She’s pregnant” under an Instagram photo of Kardashian wearing a bikini, she replied, “This is me when I have a few extra pounds on. I actually love it. I have given birth three amazing times and this is the shape of my body.” And in December 2021, when an Instagram user asked, “Not to be that girl but… is that a preg belly” under a photo of Kardashian in a bikini, she replied, “Are we really gonna do this every time I post a photo?” Paris Hilton Image Credit: Steve Mack/Everett Collection Although Paris Hilton wants “two or three” kids with husband Carter Reum (and yes, she has already picked out baby names), pregnancy rumors flew in July 2021. “I also woke up to about 3,000 texts, all my iPhones are blowing up…everyone wishing me congratulations and so happy for me and, yes, I’ve heard from people I haven’t heard from in years,” she said on her podcast This Is Paris. “…It’s a busy day today so I haven’t answered anyone yet, but yes, I am pregnant with triplets. … I am so excited for motherhood.” In 2023, she and Reum welcomed son Phoenix via surrogate. Jennifer Garner Image Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File Jennifer Garner has three children — Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel — with her ex-husband Ben Affleck and fans keep questioning whether a fourth pregnancy is in the cards. “…I mean every week, is she? Is she pregnant? Is she? It’s still happening, I’m 48 and I’m single. And it’s still happening so you might as well take that bull by the horns,” the actress told the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast in March 2021. Halsey Image Credit: Derek Storm/Everett Collection Halsey welcomed a child in 2021, whose name is Ender, with partner Alev Aydin, however a few years prior, the singer had denied pregnancy rumors. In 2019, when Halsey referred to a “secret” on Twitter, followers assumed it was baby news. “People think my last tweet is me hinting I’m pregnant, which means I’m either: a. Gaining weight B. Acting weird than usual,” wrote Halsey. “Jokes on u, I’m doing BOTH! However, STILL not pregnant!” Britney Spears Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Britney Spears said she might want more children (she and ex-husband Kevin Federline share sons Sean Preston and Jayden James) with her fiancé Sam Asghari. But for now, she deals with pregnancy rumors — in 2021, a topless Instagram photo of Spears stirred questions.   “No guys … I didn’t get a boob job in just a week … nor am I pregnant,” she responded. “I have boobs in these pics cause I devoured food!!!!” Lili Reinhart Image Credit: JA/Everett Collection In 2018, actress Lili Reinhart set the pregnancy record straight when an Instagram photo had fans gossiping about her future with now ex-boyfriend Cole Sprouse. “It’s unfortunate that one unflattering photo of my stomach circulating the internet causes hundreds of people to think that I’m pregnant,” she wrote on Instagram. “Nope. Not pregnant. This is just my body. And sometimes I’m bloated. Sometimes an unflattering photo is taken of me. Sometimes I go through periods of time where I gain weight.” The Riverdale star continued, “My weight fluctuates constantly. It comes with being a woman and should be celebrated, not criticized.” Amy Schumer Image Credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP While Amy Schumer and husband Chris Fischer planned to give their son Gene a sibling, the couple decided to stop IVF in the summer of 2020. Before then, Schumer battled a pregnancy rumor — in 2018, some fans assumed she was expecting judging from her body language in photos to promote her clothing line with stylist Leesa Evans.  “I am not pregnant. I am not pregnant. I’m sorry, my friend said that… it looked like I was pointing to a bump or something, but I’m not,” Schumer clarified on social media. “Leesa Evans and I have created a clothing line for all sizes and shapes at a chill price point. That’s what I was trying to allude to, but thank you for thinking of my womb.” Jennifer Aniston Image Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Pregnancy rumors have haunted Jennifer Aniston since her divorce from Brad Pitt, but in 2016 the actress published her defense called “For the Record” in HuffPost. “….I am not pregnant,” she wrote. “What I am is fed up. I’m fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of “journalism,” the “First Amendment” and “celebrity news.” Aniston, who at the time was married to Justin Theroux, said the fixation pointed to another problem. “If I am some kind of symbol to some people out there, then clearly I am an example of the lens through which we, as a society, view our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, female friends and colleagues,” she wrote. “The objectification and scrutiny we put women through is absurd and disturbing” adding, “The sheer amount of resources being spent right now by press trying to simply uncover whether or not I am pregnant (for the bajillionth time… but who’s counting) points to the perpetuation of this notion that women are somehow incomplete, unsuccessful, or unhappy if they’re not married with children.” Jordyn Woods  Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection In 2022, Jordyn Woods posed for a photo carrying what looked like a small shoe box, prompting a fan to comment, “Are you preggy?”  The model quickly replied, “It was a gift card box. And no I don’t want kids right now nor am I pregnant.” Eva Longoria Image Credit: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello In 2017, Eva Longoria addressed curiosity about her body. “I saw some pictures of myself really fat on a boat and I have to tell you all I did was eat cheese,” she said on Snapchat. “Everybody is saying I’m pregnant and I’m not. I was just lactose intolerant apparently. I just had to share because my whole family is calling me asking me if I’m pregnant. Yes, I look pregnant, but that was just a ball of cheese in my stomach…everybody gets bloated.” Longoria and husband José Bastón welcomed son Santiago in 2018. Pin It! Image Credit: Design: Tania Boghossian/SheKnows; Getty Images: Dave Benett / Contributor , Taylor Hill / Contributor , Mike Coppola / Staff Source link

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Celebrities can’t seem to avoid pregnancy rumors — regardless of whether they’re parents or even want children in the first place — but sometimes, enough is enough.  With the intrusive thirst for celebrity baby announcements, bump photos, and a general fascination with the female body, some Hollywood stars are setting the record straight.  For example, one morning, Paris Hilton woke up to thousands of text messages congratulating her on a faux pregnancy — with triplets! — months after sharing that she and now husband Carter Reum had started their IVF process. While Amy Schumer refuted she was pregnant when fans misconstrued her body language in a photo, and long-time pregnancy rumors left Jennifer Aniston “fed up,” she described in a 2016 essay. “I resent being made to feel ‘less than’ because my body is changing and/or I had a burger for lunch and was photographed from a weird angle and therefore deemed one of two things: ‘pregnant’ or ‘fat,’” the actress wrote in HuffPost.  Inquiring about someone’s assumed or actual pregnancy is never risk-free — the subject could make those who want children but experience infertility feel sad or in other cases, a person who is pregnant might not be willing to confirm something that personal. And let’s be honest, more often than not, pregnancy curiosity is usually tied to judgment over a person’s weight, which is no one else’s business.  These celebrities are working their hardest to correct false rumors, so let’s take them at their word! When they’re ready to share, we’ll know it.  Kelsea Ballerini Image Credit: Michael Buckner Kelsea Ballerini shot down pregnancy rumors with a selfie video on TikTok where she is wearing eye patches and is all bundled up. The country singer has the comment, “Maybe pregnant?!?” pulled up and looks so over it. She closes her eyes and takes a stuffy breath before saying, “Or maybe it’s the flu.”  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Image Credit: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection In Dec. 2024, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram to dispel ongoing rumors that she is pregnant. “Everyone keeps asking me if I’m pregnant,” she said on her Instagram Story, per The Daily Mail. AOC added that a Republican member of Congress even asked her the question on the floor of the House of Representatives that week. “I had a lot of food at Thanksgiving, OK?” she said in the video. “It happens.” Jessa Duggar Image Credit: ©TLC/Courtesy Everett Collection Jessa Duggar denied pregnancy rumors in Sept. 2024 when a follower said she “looks pregnant” in a new family photo. “Not pregnant. Just too much ice cream on vacation. 😆,” the Counting On alum said. Lady Gaga Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Lady Gaga did more than just deny pregnancy rumors in June 2024 — she used it as an opportunity to encourage people to register to vote. After pictures of her at her sister’s wedding went viral due to speculation that she was pregnant, the “Bad Romance” singer jumped on TikTok. “not pregnant — just down bad cryin at the gym,” she wrote over a selfie video showing off her new makeup look, “register to vote at www.headcount.org.” Kylie Jenner Image Credit: JA/Everett Collection In 2024, Kylie Jenner took to social media to deny rumors that she and boyfriend Timothée Chalamet are expecting a baby. She showed off what her stomach looks like in multiple pairs of jeans and there was no bump in sight. In 2015, three years before giving birth to daughter Stormi whom she shares with then-partner Travis Scott, Jenner was denying tabloid pregnancy rumors. “People been thinking I’m pregnant for 8 months now,” she tweeted. “CLEARLY I’m not pregnant!” The year prior, Jenner had tweeted, “I’m not trying to become a rapper, I’m not getting married, & I’m not pregnant…” referring to her former relationship with rapper Tyga.  Jenner and Tyga share son Aire (b. 2022). Erin Napier Image Credit: MORA/Everett Collection HGTV star Erin Napier shot down pregnancy speculation after sharing that “something so big” was going to happen in the next year with her and her husband Ben’s TV show, Home Town. “Twins!” someone guessed in the comments. Erin later addressed all the speculation in an Instagram Story, per People. “Not expecting a baby. medically not capable, so please give that a rest? we don’t need a son to be complete as a family and i just like loose clothes. let it beeeeeee, you sweet people,” she wrote on an Instagram Story,Did the busybodies hear that? Give. That. A. Rest. Erin and Ben share daughters Helen and Mae. Halle Bailey & DDG Image Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage Rapper DDG set the record straight on Snapchat when a follower asked if he and his girlfriend Halle Bailey had a daughter. “No but I don’t know why people is like so invested…mind your business,” he said, encouraging followers to focus on themselves instead. “Whatever’s going on in my life or her life is not going to change yours,” he said. “Let’s try to lock in on ourselves in 2024. Not other people.” In Oct. 2023, speculation began when a quote about motherhood was misattributed to Bailey. Even when a correction was made, followers insisted the The Little Mermaid star had a “pregnancy nose.” The actress [rightfully!] said there would be “hell to pay” if she heard one more comment about her nose. “I am black. I love my nose. Leave me the hell alone.” Christina Hall Image Credit: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images HGTV star Christina Hall was rolling her eyes at followers who wondered if she was pregnant after she posted a family photo in Jan. 2024. “No- it’s called not sucking in my tummy after having 3 kids 🙄,” she responded to the comment. In the black-and-white photo, Hall smiles on the beach with husband Josh Hall and her three kids — Taylor, 13 and Brayden, 8 who she shares with ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, and Hudson, 4 who she shares with ex-husband Ant Anstead. Hailey Bieber Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Hailey and Justin Bieber do want children — “I can’t wait to have my own,” the model told Vogue Arabia in 2018 — but in the meantime, Hailey shuts down the rumor mill repeatedly. “I’m not pregnant. So please stop writing false stories from your ‘sources’ and focus on what’s important a.k.a., the election,” she wrote on Instagram in 2020.  And in 2021, when Justin captioned an Instagram photo of the couple, “Mom and Dad” Hailey clarified in his comments section, “I think you should maybe change this caption to Dog Mom and Dad before anyone gets it twisted.” In 2023, the Rhodes founder had to shut down pregnancy rumors again. “There is something that’s disheartening about, damn, I can’t be bloated one time and not be pregnant? It would be a lie if I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I don’t give a sh*t,'” she told GQ Hype. “When there comes a day that that is true, you — you as in the internet — will be the last to know,” she continued. Vanessa Hudgens Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for WWD Vanessa Hudgens shut down pregnancy rumors in 2023 after she posted an Instagram reel from her bachelorette party. The busybodies came out in full force in her comments. “Why does she look pregnant to me or like she’s trying to hide a bump 🤔🤔” “Because we have eyes!” “I thought the same thing! She’s glowing!!! I’m so happy for her 💕” “Not pregnant so y’all can stop,” the High School Musical star responded. Kendall Jenner Image Credit: Aitor Rosas Sune for WWD One of the most astounding sources of pregnancy rumors came from a wildly deceiving photo. The angle makes it look like Kendall Jenner has a prominent “bump,” but really it’s just the butt of someone walking by! Brittany Mahomes Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety Brittany Mahomes shares two young kiddos — Sterling and Bronze Mahomes — with her husband (quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs) Patrick Mahomes. People want to know if the football fam is adding another baby to their roster, and Brittany got incredibly candid during an Instagram Q&A. “I’m not really sure where this rumor started but no, I am not pregnant,” the co-owner of the Kansas City Current said. “We aren’t sure [if we’re going to have another baby] honestly!” she told followers. “Part of me says yes part of me says ehhhh maybe not!” Kourtney Kardashian Image Credit: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Kourtney Kardashian is open to having more children — in 2018, the mother-of-three revealed she had frozen her eggs for “safety” — so naturally, her engagement to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has excited fans. But the KUWTK star has been on the defense for years — in 2020, when a follower wrote, “She’s pregnant” under an Instagram photo of Kardashian wearing a bikini, she replied, “This is me when I have a few extra pounds on. I actually love it. I have given birth three amazing times and this is the shape of my body.” And in December 2021, when an Instagram user asked, “Not to be that girl but… is that a preg belly” under a photo of Kardashian in a bikini, she replied, “Are we really gonna do this every time I post a photo?” Paris Hilton Image Credit: Steve Mack/Everett Collection Although Paris Hilton wants “two or three” kids with husband Carter Reum (and yes, she has already picked out baby names), pregnancy rumors flew in July 2021. “I also woke up to about 3,000 texts, all my iPhones are blowing up…everyone wishing me congratulations and so happy for me and, yes, I’ve heard from people I haven’t heard from in years,” she said on her podcast This Is Paris. “…It’s a busy day today so I haven’t answered anyone yet, but yes, I am pregnant with triplets. … I am so excited for motherhood.” In 2023, she and Reum welcomed son Phoenix via surrogate. Jennifer Garner Image Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File Jennifer Garner has three children — Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel — with her ex-husband Ben Affleck and fans keep questioning whether a fourth pregnancy is in the cards. “…I mean every week, is she? Is she pregnant? Is she? It’s still happening, I’m 48 and I’m single. And it’s still happening so you might as well take that bull by the horns,” the actress told the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast in March 2021. Halsey Image Credit: Derek Storm/Everett Collection Halsey welcomed a child in 2021, whose name is Ender, with partner Alev Aydin, however a few years prior, the singer had denied pregnancy rumors. In 2019, when Halsey referred to a “secret” on Twitter, followers assumed it was baby news. “People think my last tweet is me hinting I’m pregnant, which means I’m either: a. Gaining weight B. Acting weird than usual,” wrote Halsey. “Jokes on u, I’m doing BOTH! However, STILL not pregnant!” Britney Spears Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Britney Spears said she might want more children (she and ex-husband Kevin Federline share sons Sean Preston and Jayden James) with her fiancé Sam Asghari. But for now, she deals with pregnancy rumors — in 2021, a topless Instagram photo of Spears stirred questions.   “No guys … I didn’t get a boob job in just a week … nor am I pregnant,” she responded. “I have boobs in these pics cause I devoured food!!!!” Lili Reinhart Image Credit: JA/Everett Collection In 2018, actress Lili Reinhart set the pregnancy record straight when an Instagram photo had fans gossiping about her future with now ex-boyfriend Cole Sprouse. “It’s unfortunate that one unflattering photo of my stomach circulating the internet causes hundreds of people to think that I’m pregnant,” she wrote on Instagram. “Nope. Not pregnant. This is just my body. And sometimes I’m bloated. Sometimes an unflattering photo is taken of me. Sometimes I go through periods of time where I gain weight.” The Riverdale star continued, “My weight fluctuates constantly. It comes with being a woman and should be celebrated, not criticized.” Amy Schumer Image Credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP While Amy Schumer and husband Chris Fischer planned to give their son Gene a sibling, the couple decided to stop IVF in the summer of 2020. Before then, Schumer battled a pregnancy rumor — in 2018, some fans assumed she was expecting judging from her body language in photos to promote her clothing line with stylist Leesa Evans.  “I am not pregnant. I am not pregnant. I’m sorry, my friend said that… it looked like I was pointing to a bump or something, but I’m not,” Schumer clarified on social media. “Leesa Evans and I have created a clothing line for all sizes and shapes at a chill price point. That’s what I was trying to allude to, but thank you for thinking of my womb.” Jennifer Aniston Image Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Pregnancy rumors have haunted Jennifer Aniston since her divorce from Brad Pitt, but in 2016 the actress published her defense called “For the Record” in HuffPost. “….I am not pregnant,” she wrote. “What I am is fed up. I’m fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of “journalism,” the “First Amendment” and “celebrity news.” Aniston, who at the time was married to Justin Theroux, said the fixation pointed to another problem. “If I am some kind of symbol to some people out there, then clearly I am an example of the lens through which we, as a society, view our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, female friends and colleagues,” she wrote. “The objectification and scrutiny we put women through is absurd and disturbing” adding, “The sheer amount of resources being spent right now by press trying to simply uncover whether or not I am pregnant (for the bajillionth time… but who’s counting) points to the perpetuation of this notion that women are somehow incomplete, unsuccessful, or unhappy if they’re not married with children.” Jordyn Woods  Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection In 2022, Jordyn Woods posed for a photo carrying what looked like a small shoe box, prompting a fan to comment, “Are you preggy?”  The model quickly replied, “It was a gift card box. And no I don’t want kids right now nor am I pregnant.” Eva Longoria Image Credit: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello In 2017, Eva Longoria addressed curiosity about her body. “I saw some pictures of myself really fat on a boat and I have to tell you all I did was eat cheese,” she said on Snapchat. “Everybody is saying I’m pregnant and I’m not. I was just lactose intolerant apparently. I just had to share because my whole family is calling me asking me if I’m pregnant. Yes, I look pregnant, but that was just a ball of cheese in my stomach…everybody gets bloated.” Longoria and husband José Bastón welcomed son Santiago in 2018. Pin It! Image Credit: Design: Tania Boghossian/SheKnows; Getty Images: Dave Benett / Contributor , Taylor Hill / Contributor , Mike Coppola / Staff Source link

[throne-for-queens]

If he promised over 15 years ago that he would marry her, why hasn’t he followed through yet? It’s been three years since the engagement. Why hasn’t he cleaned up his act so she doesn’t have to have public meltdowns and announce that she’s called it off? Where’s her ring?

Watch people start saying, “Guess we’ll never really know if they’re already married.” Oh, but they are married—just like he promised to marry her the moment he laid eyes on her, and of course, he and Casie’s mom have their own secret animosity. Whatever helps you sleep better at night I guess.

The main topic here is his transition from a wannabe “tough” Black boy to whatever this mellow, blood-drinking, white-woman-manifested version of him is now. How did we end up talking about the same old topic again? Deflecting much? The (fictional) poster doesn’t prove a damn thing.

Also, the same year he claims he vowed to marry Megan, he posted a mixtape with these lyrics. So which is it? Is he bigamous all of a sudden? Breaking news: lyrics and promises don’t mean shit anyway; actions speak louder. So far, he hasn’t married either of them. Until proven wrong, he’s made a baby mama out of both of them.

But here you go:

“Baby, you should stop dreaming and get out of bed, Pay the rent” is what she said, what she said (what she said) “So get dressed, you don’t call, you don’t write, and we fight I have dreams every night of becoming your wife But tomorrow’s a new night, said I hope you do right But I’m gone, ‘cause these calls from these broads that you like (that you like) Just don’t forget that I’ve been there from the start (from the start) Don’t you dare let this shit tear us apart (apart) I’m having your child and you left me in the dark Oh my god, superstar, I swear you’ve broken my heart” (my heart)

There was another mixtape with similar lyrics, but unfortunately, I can’t find it, so I can’t prove my point. It was about him and his girl dreaming of having a wedding abroad. If anyone can find it, send it!

Even if he marries Megan, people are not foolish. Everyone has always seen that both of them look miserable around one another. In the comment section of every post about the pregnancy news, everyone was using the term "band-aid baby." People will realize it's likely a shotgun wedding done for publicity and out of desperation to make it work at all costs.

To be fair, I believe Megan called off the engagement, but I don't think those two were orchestrating any wedding ceremony any time soon. He, like many others, assumed that marrying Megan or even being in a relationship with her was a distant dream. Megan was also dealing with Brian at this time, so the possibility of her being on the table was already out of the question. Now, this line in the song could have been about Casie's mother, but Casie was already born then. So unless he was retelling a story that had already happened, he could have been talking about someone else. In the return, he mentions another woman being pregnant for him and losing their child.

My girl sat in the bathtub, eight hours bleeding

Hearing the doctor tell us our child's heart stopped beating

Now, I don't know if it's Casie's mother or the other woman who these lines belong to, but both options are plausible.