Actress Vanessa Kirby has shared her experience filming the highly anticipated movie, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, while being pregnant. In a recent episode of the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast, the Hollywood actress candidly discussed the support she received on set during her pregnancy.
“As you know, I’m pregnant and it’s been the coolest thing to be shooting an Avengers movie while pregnant,” the ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ actress revealed. Expressing her gratitude to the supportive team, she continued, “They’ve been utterly amazing. The Russos and Kevin and the whole team. It’s been very cool to do that.” (The “Russos” refer to directors Anthony and Joe Russo, and “Kevin” is Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios.)
Recently, during her interview on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’, Kirby discussed the stark difference between having a real baby bump and a fake one. Recalling the creation of fake baby bumps for her onscreen character as Invisible Queen in ‘Fantastic Four: First Step’, she said, “Essentially, the fake belly is like a foam thing. When it’s a foam, it feels very light and a bit silly. So I kept saying to Flick, who looks after my costume, ‘I want more. It needs to be heavier.'”
“So we would try all these different things and eventually she kind of put heavy rice packets in the belly and it got so heavy, [and] I got really bad backache,” the 37-year-old actress added before signing off. “And actually it’s nothing like this. This is … way lighter. So, I gave myself a backache for no reason at all.”
In May 2025, she shared the joyous news with her fans that she is expecting her first baby with her boyfriend, lacrosse player Paul Rabil, by posting a picture of her baby bump on her Instagram account. “Some news…life’s greatest adventure is beginning soon,” Vanessa Kirby captioned the picture. “We’re very grateful for your love and support. Especially the advice. Mum’s a superhero. I’m just really lucky.”
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 18, 2026.
