13 Celebrities Who Broke Up While One Was Pregnant

Breakups are hard, but they're even harder when there's a third person - specifically, a baby - involved. And if you add fame into the equation, the situation becomes that much more intense. While it definitely helps that celebrities have visibility and riches on their side when they're divorcing or splitting up, it's still traumatic for anyone to break up in the middle of a pregnancy. But a number of celebrity couples broke up while pregnant. Surprised? Read on to see who found themselves in this painful situation.

Many of these famous men seemed to run for the hills as soon as they found out their partner was pregnant, but others were just as shocked as the public when their relationship with their pregnant partners ended. As it turns out, the list of famous pregnant couples who broke up includes men and women ending relationships at a truly dramatic time.

If you're currently suffering the pangs of heartache, it might make you feel better to know that the list of celebrities who broke up while pregnant includes everyone from supermodels to award-winning TV stars. Scroll through this list of pregnant celebrities who got broken up with - and count your blessings! 


  • Heidi Klum & Flavio Briatore

    Heidi Klum's ex, Italian businessman Flavio Briatore, dumped her in 2003 right after he found out she was pregnant.

    He said he didn't regret it because Klum agreed that her eventual beau, Seal, should be the child's father. 

  • Bridget Moynahan & Tom Brady

    Actor Bridget Moynahan didn't realize she was two months pregnant until she and Tom Brady had already split up

    Brady later dated Gisele Bündchen. 

  • Mel B. & Eddie Murphy

    In 2007, Eddie Murphy dumped Mel "Scary Spice" Brown when she was pregnant with their daughter.

    He denied the child was his until paternity tests proved otherwise and still didn't decide to be a part of his daughter's life until several years later. 

  • Mary-Louise Parker & Billy Crudup

    Billy Crudup dumped long-time girlfriend Mary-Louise Parker in 2003 for Claire Danes when Parker was pregnant with his son.

    Danes later chalked up her youth and sense of adventure (she was 24 at the time) to falling for Crudup while he was in the relationship. 

  • Christina Milian & The-Dream

    Hip hop artist Terius Nash, otherwise known as The-Dream, filed for divorce just nine days before his wife, singer Christina Milian, was set to give birth to their daughter in 2010. 

  • Diplo & Kathryn Lockhart

    It turns out Diplo is a prolific producer and reproducer. When his ex, Kathryn Lockhart, gave birth to Lazer Lee Louis Pentz in fall 2014, fans put two and two together and realized that Lockhart must have been pregnant when Diplo was in a new relationship with Katy Perry.

    This baby is their second child together.