With the COVID-19 pandemic putting much of the world on hold in 2020 and 2021, what better time to have a baby? These broody celebs all made babies in lockdown and welcomed their bundles of joy into the world in 2021. Emily Ratajkowski had a difficult labor to welcome Sylvester Apollo into her life on March 8. Read on to find out which other stars became parents over the past 12 months...

The 'Black Widow' star - who has six-year-old daughter Rose from her previous relationship with Frenchman Romain Dauriac - and her husband Colin Jost welcomed their son Cosmo into the world on August 18. Revealing how fun life is with her tot, she said: "He's great. He's making all the fun discoveries like feet. "It's the best. I mean, feet, who knew? There they are. Life-changing."

The ‘La La Land’ actress gave birth to a daughter named Louise Jean McCary on Saturday March 13, her first child with 'SNL' segment director Dave McCary. She previously opened up to ELLE in 2018 about her desire to have kids She said: "My perspective about kids has changed as I've gotten older. "I never babysat or anything. As a teenager, I was like, 'I'm never getting married, I'm never having kids.' And then I got older and I was like, 'I really want to get married, I really want to have kids.' "

In March 2021, the ‘Wonder Woman’ star announced that she and her husband Jaron Varsano would be expecting a third child. Little Daniella arrived three months later in June. She took to Instagram to share the happy news, posting: “My sweet family I couldn’t be more grateful and happy (and tired) we are all so excited to welcome Daniella into our family. I’m sending all of you love and health. GG" The couple also have daughters Alma and Maya.

Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter, Princess Beatrice, welcomed her first child with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on Saturday, September 18, a baby girl named Sienna. Little Sienna is Queen Elizabeth’s 12th great-grandchild and the second grandchild for Beatrice's divorced parents Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

Princess Beatrice’s younger sister Eugenie also had a baby in the same year. Princess Eugenie - who is married to Jack Brooksbank - delivered her son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank in February. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie was safely delivered of a son today, 9th February 2021, at 8:55 a.m. at The Portland Hospital, “The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of York, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Mr. and Mrs. George Brooksbank have been informed and are delighted with the news. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.”

On July 1, Amber announced to her followers on Instagram the birth of her first child. In a heartfelt post, she wrote: “I’m so excited to share this news with you, “Four years ago, I decided I wanted to have a child. I wanted to do it on my own terms. I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way. I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not want a ring in order to have a crib. A part of me wants to uphold that my private life is none of anyone’s business. I also get that the nature of my job compels me to take control of this. "My daughter was born on April 8, 2021. Her name is Oonagh Paige Heard. She’s the beginning of the rest of my life.”

On February 11, former Victoria’s Secret Angel Elsa Hosk and British businessman Tom Daly welcomed their first child into the world: a baby girl named Tuulikki Joan Daly – named after her mother and grandmother. Announcing the joyous news on Instagram, the Swedish catwalk star wrote: "You came into this world like a super-woman with your fist next to your face. "We will love you forever, baby Tuuli."

Cardi B and Offset welcomed their second child into the world on September 4. The power rap couple took to Instagram to announce the news. They posted a picture of themselves cradling their bundle of joy. Cardi and Offset also have three-year-old daughter Kulture together.

On August 21, Little Mix star Perrie Edwards and her Liverpool soccer player boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain welcomed their first child into the world. The happy couple had a son that they named Axel in honor of his dad. Announcing the birth, she wrote on Instagram: "Welcome to the world baby 21/08/21." Her Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock and her soccer player fiance Andre Gray welcomed had twins on August 16.

The breakout star of realtor reality show ‘Selling Sunset’ welcomed her first child on Saturday, May 15, with her husband Christian Richard. The birth of Christian Georges Dumontet was equally as dramatic as his mother Christine as she had to undergo an emergency C-Section. She told People: “Baby C was very eager to make his appearance in this world and in dramatic fashion - he got that from his mommy.”