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Country Singer Lauren Alaina Is Pregnant

The American Idol alum teased the news in her Those Kind of Women music video—now dive into all the details here.
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By Wyndi Kappes, Associate Editor
Published January 23, 2025
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Lauren Alaina is going to be a mom!

The country singer and American Idol alum teased the big news in her Those Kind of Women music video on January 22 and officially confirmed it the day after. “(I didn’t know) I can love something that I haven’t even really held yet. I feel the baby inside me, and it’s kicking me and doing all of the things. It’s like I was the Grinch or something, and my heart grew,” Alaina told People.

The Getting Over Him singer married her husband, Cam Arnold, in February 2024. The two had initially planned to start trying for a baby at the end of 2025 but were pleasantly surprised if not intimidated, by baby’s early arrival. “Now I’m scared because I don’t feel like I passed any sort of test. They don’t make you take a test on being a mom. It’s crazy. People are like, 'What’s your plan with the birth? And what’s your plan here?" And I’m like, listen, ‘God’s plan. It wasn’t my plan,’ " she added.

The Georgia Peach is set to go out on tour with Rascal Flatts in March, but so far, she hasn’t felt “any sickness” yet. Instead, she’s experiencing “a level of tiredness that I did not know existed in this world.” Her cravings have been manageable, too. For her 30th birthday in November, she treated herself to an indulgence she’d been hankering for weeks—chili cheese dogs made for her by Arnold. “I fought the urge for a while. And finally, when I ate a bite of this chili cheese dog, when I tell you I had an emotional response, I almost cried. I literally almost cried over the hot dog.”

Looking ahead, Alaina is similarly emotional when describing the excitement she feels about welcoming a baby with Arnold. “My love for him grew that day of getting married, and then finding out we were having a baby together. Walking through this experience with him has been unbelievable,” she said. “I’m looking forward to watching my husband be a dad. He is so obsessed with our animals; he’s a big nurturer in general. In fact, when I was getting ready to marry him, that was something that I knew would be one of the best things about being his wife, was being able to parent with him.”

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