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Womb Watch With Avril, Minnie & Matt
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Is the stork, who already has a busy year ahead with deliveries scheduled for the likes of Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry and Gwen Stefani, adding two more names to his list? Grab some pickles and ice cream and check out the latest belly rumblings:

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Avril shopping for baby clothes in Los Angeles on Feb. 18

A little more than a month after Avril Lavigne shot down rumors that she and husband Deryck Whibley were in the family way, the bundle of joy chatter has resurfaced with a vengeance thanks to their recent paparazzi-accompanied, ankle-biter-themed shopping spree.

TMZ.com reports the Canadian couple, who got hitched in July 2006, selected an estimated $500 worth of baby gear at the Lisa Kline boutique in Los Angeles on Monday, including such pseudo punk rocker items as a cheetah-patterned diaper baby, a teeny AC/DC T-shirt and a camouflage pacifier holder.

"She definitely looks like she has a bump," asserts a spy.

Lavigne, 23, and Whibley, 27, continued their less than surreptitious shopping by hitting Kitson for Kids and Petit Tresor, where they purchased a men's diaper bag and a pair of organic blankets, according to E! Online's Marc Malkin.

"They shopped holding hands and picked stuff out together," relays an eyewitness.

Avril, whose reps remain mum on this latest round of baby talk, sidestepped the issue when asked about it in the March issue of Maxim, which features her striking a variety of scantily clad cheesecake poses.

"Remember in high school when people would start fake rumors about you?" she asks. "Well, this isn't high school; it's like, the entire world."

Still, the singer, who will soon kick off a world tour, did readily admit to her distinctly nonmaternal pursuit of "partying," adding, "I'm really enjoying wine now ... I'm a wino now."

Meanwhile, Minnie Driver is also keeping her lips zipped about her procreation plans -- at least with the press.

According to the New York Post, the actress was spied outside a Los Angeles doctor's office with a pal last week examining what appeared to be a sonogram.

She then supposedly called someone named "Matthew" and mentioned how she was "getting blood work done," before remarking to her friend, "Matthew says I should be quiet so no one hears me."

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Minnie Driver in New York on Feb. 19

Minnie, whose exes include Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and -- ew -- Criss Angel, was far more discreet when TMZ.com caught up to her in Manhattan on Tuesday.

Her response to the pregnancy question was exactly what you'd expect: "I'm not gonna tell you, am I?"

When the paparazzo persisted, Driver, who was sporting a long black coat (she donned a billowy, multitiered monstrosity of a dress for an event that night), laughed, "What do you think I am, nuts? Bugger off."

Her rep has yet to comment.

And, finally, Star magazine has seemingly gotten a peek inside the uterus of Matthew McConaughey's model-girlfriend, Camila Alves, who is expecting the McCona-spawn this summer.

"It's a boy!" declares the tab, which, if true, means we can expect plenty of pics of father and son totally chilling shirtless.

(Speaking of shirtless, if you're eager to smell like the deodorant-avoiding actor -- and that's between you and your olfactory glands -- don't miss his new ad for Dolce & Gabbana cologne, which comes with an ab-tastic money shot.)

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