The best celebrity gender reveals: From Kourtney Kardashian to Anna Heinrich
It’s all about the most unique and creative gender announcements.
Gender reveal parties, whether big or small, have increased in popularity in recent times so we’ve rounded up some of the best celebrity announcements for inspiration plus share some suggestions for DIY versions for your exciting celebration.
Take a look at the gallery below.
The best gender reveal celebrations
Melissa George reveals baby’s gender at her baby shower in France
Former Home and Away actress Melissa George held a lavish baby shower in her home in France. Sharing photos from the day to Instagram, Melissa can be seen showing off her baby bump while holding blue heart-shaped cookies, announcing she was expecting a boy.
The 47yo captioned the images, “My darling, the best baby shower.”
The Perth-born star confirmed in January she was pregnant with her third child.
Melissa shares two sons, 9yo Raphaël and 7yo Solal with her ex-partner Jean-David Blanc.
The former Grey’s Anatomy star has not shared who the father of her third child is.
The Block stars are set to welcome a baby boy
In a video shared to Instagram, The Block‘s Dylan Adams and Jenny Heath can be seen standing by a giant gold balloon. When it pops, blue or pink confetti will reveal if they are having a boy or girl.
The couple, who starred on the 2022 reality reno series, are overjoyed when blue confetti showers them.
“It’s a BOYYYYY! We can’t wait to meet our littlest love,” the y captioned the post.
The couple tied the knot in March 2023 and are expecting their baby boy to arrive in July, 20
Tim Robards & Anna Heinrich: “I think Elle might be psychic…”
Original Bachelor Tim Robards and his wife Anna Heinrich shared a colourful gender reveal with family and friends, including their daughter, Elle.
The expectant couple shared pink-hued images that would make Barbie proud, with the caption:
“I think Elle is psychic… Turns out she was right again and is getting a sister!👧🏼 Another bday present for Dad as we tick off 41 years today…
All feeling very grateful!”
At their first gender reveal, in 2020, the proud papa-to-be wrote:
“I cannot wait to wrap my little girl in so much love, hugs and spikey bearded kisses when she’s ready to join us!!! And with a Mother like Anna she’s going to be a lively one!”
Elle’s recent home haircut shows that his prediction was right!
WATCH the gender reveal video below
Elizabeth Sobinoff’s gender reveal was a piece of cake!
Four months after tying the knot with husband Alex Vega in January 2023, former Married At First Sight star, Elizabeth Sobinoff announced she was expecting her first child.
At her baby shower, the 32yo reality star revealed to her Instagram followers that she was expecting a girl when she showed off her pink cake with the words ‘baby vega’ on it.
One follower commented: “Wow I’m confused, blue slippers and now pink cake, your not making the guessing game easy.”
Lizzie replied: “Lol I’m not allowed to wear blue? We are having a girl .”
Lizzie has previously opened up about her challenging pregnancy journey, saying she has “good days and not so good days”.
The reality star welcomed her daughter in November 2023,
Drum roll, please! Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian’s reveal was perfect for the pair
The duo revealed the gender of their long-for baby in a fitting way for the Blink-182 drummer – where his drum roll welcomed the blue streamers that blew across the sky.
The eldest of the Kardashian sisters has three children with ex-husband Scott Disick: Mason (14), Penelope (11) and Reign (9).
Kourtney, 45 and Travis, 48 struggled to conceive so their baby news was music to our ears.
The couple welcomed their son, Rocky in November 2023.
On your marks, get set, gender reveal!
Australian model Jessica Hart and her NASCAR driver boyfriend James Kirkham learned the gender of their first baby in an appropriate way!
Jessica and James gave a friend an envelope with the baby’s gender, as well as two bags of coloured powder – pink and blue – to place under the car’s tyres.
Their daughter Baby-Rae was born in November 2020.
When Baby-Rae was just seven months old, Jessica shared news of her second pregnancy and celebrated with another gender reveal.
The couple welcomed their baby boy, Glorious in 2022.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s reveal was the icing on the cake
Is there a cuter way for a gorgeous couple to announce their gender reveal? Sharing on Instagram, singer Katy Perry posted this pic of her actor husband Orlando with a pink face.
Their daughter, Daisy was born in August 2020.
Orlando, 47, is already dad to his 13-year-old son Flynn who he shares with ex-wife and supermodel Miranda Kerr.
Ideas for the best gender reveal parties
The internet is awash with inspiration for gender reveals parties as their popularity has increase exponentially in recent years, and Etsy is your go-to for a huge range of party props from balloons and confetti, exploding sports balls and more.
Look to Pinterest, Instagram and Tiktok for real-life fun, quirky and unique gender reveal parties (men dressed as ‘swimmers’, racing around a sports oval to catch the ‘egg’ and pop the colour-filled!) and rally your closest friends to help with your plan.
- Balloon pop with coloured confetti like this one from Bang Bang Balloons
- Pinata filed with colours – look for baby bottle styles, questions marks, hearts, unicorns and more.
- Layered cake with colours inside. There are plenty of bakers that can do this for you, or you can get your family involved.
- Golf or soccer ball that bursts with colour when hit or kicked are fun for sports fans.
- Smoke gender reveal from Joyful Reveals is one of the most popular options
- Babygro or footprint cookie cutters filled with coloured icing or lollies.
- Gender reveal outfits for your toddler/child and both parents.
- If you have older kids, consider having them dressed in appropriate colours, or holding coloured balloons or handing out cake pops with only one baked with the ‘reveal’ colour inside.