Vanessa Kirby Is Pregnant, Debuts Baby Bump at Fantastic Four Event

Vanessa Kirby has some fantastic news.

The actress is pregnant with her first child. The 37-year-old revealed the news on the red carpet at a panel event for The Fantastic Four: First Steps during the CCXPMX Film Festival in Mexico City May 31, cradling her baby bump in a shimmering, high neck, sleeveless teal Schiaparelli gown.

The British star, who plays Sue Storm—and superhero the Invisible Woman—in the Marvel franchise’s second reboot, was joined by costars Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm / Human Torch) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm / The Thing).

The actress also cradles her baby bump while wearing a black dress in a short promo video with her three costars, which was filmed in Mexico City and posted on Marvel’s Instagram page June 1.

E! News has reached out to the Crown alum’s rep for further comment and has not heard back.

Vanessa has been in a relationship with retired lacrosse star Paul Rabil for more than two years. He made it Instagram official in 2023, sharing pics of himself carrying Vanessa on his shoulders, hugging on a sandy beach and embracing on a night out, as well as a tribute to his partner.

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“From the very minute we first met in Des Moines, around the world and back,” the athlete—a co-founded Premier Lacrosse League—wrote in November of that year, “life is far better, more purposeful and more beautiful with you.”

The two recently vacationed together in Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean.

“What a beautiful time away to stop for a second to appreciate the people you most love,” Vanessa wrote on Instagram in April, alongside pics from their trip, including a photo of herself and Paul getting cozy on a patio sofa. “Thank you so much @fsnevis for making us feel so welcome and for having us in such a special place.”

You can watch Vanessa and the rest of her costars in The Fantastic Four: First Steps when it hits theaters July 25. Meanwhile, check out how Marvel cast its superheroes in its films…

Simu Liu, Shang-Chi
Shang-ChiBest known for his role as Jung on the hit Canadian sitcom Kim’s Convenience, Simu Liu used to dress up as Spider-Man for children’s birthday parties early in his acting career. Little did he know he would be joining the MCU as Shang-Chi, with his casting announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Or maybe he did know, as the 32-year-old actor tweeted just one year earlier, “OK @Marvel, are we gonna talk or what #ShangChi.”In a 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Liu recalled receiving the fateful phone call. “It was July 16th, 2019, about 6:30 p.m., early evening. I had just woken up from a nap, and I was in my underwear, eating shrimp crackers,” Liu said. “My dog was napping in my apartment, and I just remember getting a call from an unknown number in Burbank, California. And just hearing Kevin Feige‘s beautiful, booming voice on the other end, telling me that my life was going to change forever, was pretty memorable.”Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, revealed to Rotten Tomatoes that Marvel considered hundreds of actors for the role before Liu “came up relatively late in the process” and won them all over.”He’s the real deal,” Feige said. “Bringing a new Marvel hero into the fold is never easy, and there is always a lot of pressure on us and I’m sure on the actors, but Simu has pulled it off in ways that again, I’m very excited for audiences to finally see in September.”
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