Vanessa Kirby makes surprise reveal at ‘Fantastic Four' red carpet event
Vanessa Kirby revealed that she's pregnant with her first child at the 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' photocall in Mexico on Saturday.
The British actress, 37, showed off her baby bump in a blue shimmery geometric gown on the red carpet.
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10 Vanessa Kirby at the CCXP Mexico 2025 on May 31.
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10 Vanessa KIrby shows off her baby bump at the 'Fantastic Four' photocall in Mexico.
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Ironically, Kirby's character, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, will be pregnant in the Marvel film, which comes out July 25.
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'The Crown' star got engaged to professional Lacrosse player Paul Rabil last year.
They first sparked dating rumors when they were spotted holding hands on a stroll around New York City in October 2022.
10 Paul Rabil and Vanessa Kirby.
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10 Vanessa Kirby is engaged to Paul Rabil.
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The couple made their romance Instagram official in Nov. 2023 when Rabil, 39, posted cute picture of the pair with a heartfelt message that read, 'From the very minute we first met in Des Moines, around the world and back, life is far better, more purposeful and more beautiful with you.'
10 Vanessa Kirby with her fiancé Paul Rabil.
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Kirby previously dated actor Callum Turner from 2015 to 2019. They worked together in the 2014 drama film 'Queen and Country.' Turner, 35, is rumored to be engaged to pop star Dua Lipa.
Kirby is starring in the new 'Fantastic Four' film alongside Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch.
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10 Vanessa Kirby reveals she's pregnant while promoting 'Fantastic Four.'
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The cast appeared at Comic Con Experience Mexico over the weekend to promote the action flick, which is directed by Matt Shakman.
During a panel at the event, Kirby described her version of Sue Storm as 'loving, strong, badass and soulful.'
10 The 'Fantastic Four' cast attend CCXP Mexico 2025 on May 31.
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10 Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn in Mexico City for 2025 CCXP Mexico.
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Kirby also teased that the 'Fantastic Four' team are 'all flawed' in the film.
'Nobody feels like a superhero in real life,' she said. 'What I love about this family in the comics and also in our movie, they go through some really hard stuff. We all have our different strengths and all of us as humans, and then the next day we don't feel up to it. And I think that's what's so special about it.'
10 Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby at the 2025 CCXP Mexico.
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In February, Kirby revealed what drew her to the role of Sue at the film's launch event.
'I was so blown away by Sue. Through all the comics through all the decades, the fact she's a mother and is so fiercely feminine,' Kirby said. 'She's maternal but so badass. I just loved her bad arse, in my English accent.'
10 Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm in 'Fantastic Four: First Steps.'
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After 'Fantastic Four,' Kirby will appear in 2026's 'Avengers: Doomsday.' The film will see the Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, Avengers and X-Men fight Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr.
'Fantastic Four: First Steps' will be released in theaters on July 25.
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