This first piece of news is about as shocking as reports that Britney Spears had a few drinks last night.

But Christina Aguilera has confirmed to the U.K. edition of Glamour that she’s due to give birth early next year. And husband Jordan Bratman couldn’t be happier about it:

“He’s thrilled! He’s just great,” Aguilera said. “He’s so supportive and amazing through everything. He came with me on the last leg of the tour and he was my support system… I gush. I’m a lucky girl.”

This is a guy who has seen Christina Aguilera naked. So they’re equally fortunate, really.

Meanwhile, another female celebrity is reporting that she’s with child:

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, when a reporter asked if it was true that she’s having a boy, Cate Blanchett replied:

“You know more than me. It’s early days yet. It’s due in April.”

Congratulations, therefore, to Blanchett and her husband, writer-director Andrew Upton. May you be as excited during these months as Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry appear to be.

As we urge Jennifer Lopez to admit she’s pregnant, a new celebrity is making us wonder whether or not a bun is in her oven.

Take a look at Cate Blanchett. Should she and husband Andrew Upton be making plans for a new nursery?

Just last month, Blanchett said: “We’re not going to wait forever [to have another baby]… God, I’d love it to be now. I’d love it to be next week.”

And maybe it is. What do you think? Is Cate about to join Halle Berry as a gorgeous, knocked up actress?

“She doesn’t look anorexic,” whispered a female partygoer as Cate Blanchett breezed by.

She was referring to reports that the actress had shown up at the prior evening’s Costume Institute Gala looking more emaciated than Nicole Richie.

Blanchett has been looking a touch gaunt lately, drawing comparisons to Keira Knightley. But that isn’t why she was recently honored by Time.

According to Time, Cate is one of the most influential people alive this year, along with Elizabeth Edwards, Michael Bloomberg, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera, and many other fabulous honorees who congregated at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Women entering the cocktail reception were offered an escort on the arm of a tuxedoed attendant; word was that an attendee of last year’s Time 100 had lost her footing on the staircase.

Inside, it was the kind of scene where presidential candidate John Edwards has a heartfelt conversation with sensitive guitar guy John Mayer while ringed by TV cameras.

No word on whether they discussed Jessica Simpson’s enormous boobs. But we wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what they talked about. Those things are frickin’ huge.

The intense aura of mutual admiration filling the room compelled the New York Post to ask the influencers who they find most influential. But not everyone had an answer.

“Ah, I don’t know,” answered Star Wars creator George Lucas.

NBC News anchor Brian Williams fared better with the question.

“She’s standing next to me,” he said, indicating his wife, Jane.

Martha Stewart almost seemed like she was anticipating our question. “Sacha Baron Cohen,” she replied. “Why? Because no one’s expecting it!”

For The Hollywood Gossip, it’s none other than the great Britney Spears. No one has done more for our celebrity gossip site or gives us more motivation to work hard every single day than you, girl. Thanks, from the bottom of our hearts.

Actress Cate Blanchett is very fair-skinned, classically beautiful, and almost angelic looking. How ironic, then, that we would compare her to Satan. Yes, we are convinced that somewhere, Cate and Heather Mills have similar appearances, even if this photographic evidence doesn’t fully support it. Think about it… and check it out:

Of course, the similarities between these two go so far (it’s not exactly like Suri Cruise and Bjork here). Nothing can touch that comparison.

And besides, you’ll never see Cate getting railed senseless in any sort of soft-core, “instructional sex tapes.” Or trying to bilk $400,000,000 out of her soon-to-be ex-husband, a guy who’s gonna be in a nursing home before long. Man. No wonder Stella McCartney wants to kill that b!tch Heather.