KEY POINTS

  • Witney Carson announced on Thursday that she is expecting her first baby with husband Carson McAllister
  • Carson joins Nicki Minaj, Gigi Hadid, Christina Perri and several other celebrities who have announced their pregnancies this year
  • Minaj confirmed her pregnancy on July 20 after months of speculation

"Dancing with the Stars" professional dancer Witney Carson is the latest celebrity to announce her pregnancy this year, joining Nicki Minaj, Gigi Hadid and many others.

The dancer took to Instagram on Thursday to announce she is expecting her first child with husband Carson McAllister, whom she married in 2016.

"Baby McAllister coming Jan 2021!!!!! We can’t even contain our excitement and joy right now," the 26-year-old "Dancing with the Stars" pro wrote, revealing in the hashtags that she is 15 weeks into her pregnancy.

"We love this little bean so much already and we can’t wait to start this beautiful chapter in our lives!" Carson wrote in the caption.

In the past few months, several other celebrities have also taken to social media to announce their pregnancies. Check them out below!

Nicki Minaj and Kenneth Petty

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On July 20, Minaj posted a picture of herself cradling her baby bump as she posed in a colorful bikini. She simply captioned it, “#Preggers.”

Christina Perri and Paul Costabile

On July 11, Christina Perri took to Instagram to reveal that Carmella, her 2-year-old daughter with husband Paul Costabile, was going to be a big sister. Perri is due in January 2021.

Sasha Pieterse and Hudson Sheaffer

On May 27, Sasha Pieterse revealed that she was expecting her first child with husband Hudson Sheaffer. She recently revealed that just getting pregnant was a blessing as she has a condition called polycystic ovary syndrome.

“Just the fact that we were able to get pregnant was such a blessing because with PCOS that made me nervous,” Pieterse told People earlier this month. “A lot of women have infertility issues and so we were expecting more difficulty, so it’s been an absolute blessing that we were able to just get pregnant by ourselves.”

Remy Ma and Papoose

On July 6, Remy Ma and Papoose announced they were expecting their second child together. They are already parents to a baby girl named Reminisce Mackenzie, whom they welcomed in December 2018.

Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund

On June 25, Us Weekly broke the news that the "American Horror Story" actress was pregnant with her first child. She had been dating actor Garrett Hedlund since April last year.

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik

After days of speculation, model Gigi Hadid confirmed her pregnancy during an appearance on "The Tonight Show" on April 30. The Victoria's Secret model is expecting her first child with singer Zayn Malik.

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich

"Glee" actress Lea Michele announced in May that she is expecting her first child with husband Zandy Reich.

Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt

Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt got married in June last year, and news of their pregnancy broke in April. Pratt shares son Jack with ex-wife Anna Faris.

Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin

Hilaria announced on April 6 that she was expecting her fifth baby following two miscarriages.

“I’ll let the baby do the talking because I don’t have the words to express how this sound makes us feel,” Hilaria captioned a video of her showing off her baby bump on Instagram. “Just got the great news that all is well and all is healthy with this little munchkin. I wanted to share this with you. Here we go again.”

Nicki Minaj and Kenneth Petty
Nicki Minaj and husband Kenneth Petty are pictured at a Marc Jacobs runway show on Feb. 12, 2020 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs