Hilary Duff, Vanessa Hudgens, and other Disney stars have become parents since their days on Disney Channel. In July 2024, Vanessa Hudgens shared on Instagram that she and her husband, Cole Tucker, just welcomed their first baby.
Hilary Duff, Vanessa Hudgens, and other former Disney stars have become parents since their Disney Channel days. In July 2024, Vanessa Hudgens shared on Instagram that she and her husband, Cole Tucker, just had their first baby. She posted that “Mom, Dad, and baby are happy and healthy.”
Vanessa first announced her pregnancy in March 2024 at the Oscars, where she wore a stylish black gown and proudly showed off her baby bump.
In May 2024, Hilary Duff and her husband, Matthew Koma, welcomed their third baby. They named her Townes Meadow Blair. Hilary, who already has daughters Banks and Mae with Matthew and a son, Luca, with her ex-husband Mike Comrie, shared her joy on Instagram. She wrote, “Now we see why she made us wait so long… she was perfecting those cute cheeks!” She added, “I’ve dreamed of holding you for months, and these past five days have been pure magic.” We all love you so much, as if you’ve been here forever.”
In June 2019, Hilary Duff talked about her struggles as a new mom on the “Motherly” podcast. She said she always knew being a mom would be her top priority, so she felt prepared in some ways but also scared once she was pregnant. She had worries like, “What if this happens? What if that happens?”
Keep scrolling to check out more former Disney stars who are now moms.
Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff, known from “Lizzie McGuire,” had her first child, a son named Luca Cruz, with her ex-husband Mike Comrie in 2012. After their split in 2014, she started dating Matthew Koma in 2017, and they got married in December 2019. They had two daughters, Banks Violet in October 2019 and Mae James in March 2021. In May 2024, they welcomed their third daughter, Townes Meadow.
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan began her Disney career as a child actor in the 1998 film The Parent Trap. She went on to star in other Disney movies like Life-Size (2000), Get a Clue (2002), Freaky Friday (2003), Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), and Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005). In 2023, Disney announced a sequel to Freaky Friday called Freakier Friday, and Lindsay will be returning to her original role.
In July 2023, Lindsay welcomed her first child, a son named Luai, with her husband Bader Shammas.
Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry starred in Disney’s Twitches (2005) and its sequel, Twitches Too (2007), with her twin sister, Tamara Mowry. Tia was married to actor Cory Hardrict from 2008 until 2023. They had two children together: their son Cree, born in June 2011, and their daughter Cairo, born in May 2018.
Tamera Mowry
The Twitches star married news correspondent Adam Housley in 2011 after dating for six years. They had their son Aden in November 2012 and their daughter Ariah in July 2015.
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens became famous for playing Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical movies from 2006 to 2008. She married MLB player Cole Tucker in December 2023, and they announced the birth of their first child in July 2024.
Ashley Tisdale
Before playing Sharpay Evans in High School Musical, Ashley Tisdale was well-known for her role as Maddie Fitzpatrick on the Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005 to 2008). She married singer Christopher French in 2014. They had a daughter named Jupiter in March 2021 and shared in March 2024 that they’re expecting their second baby.
Christy Carlson Romano
The Even Stevens star, who also voiced Kim Possible, married writer-producer Brendan Rooney in December 2013. They had their first daughter, Isabella, in December 2016, and their second daughter, Sofia, in February 2019.
Tiffany Thorton
Tiffany Thornton played Tawni Hart on Sonny With a Chance and its spinoff So Random!. She also appeared in the Disney movie Hatching Pete. Tiffany married musician Christopher Carney in November 2011 and they had two sons, Kenneth in 2012 and Bentley in 2014. Sadly, Christopher passed away in a car accident in 2015. Tiffany married worship pastor Josiah Capaci in October 2017, and they have two daughters, Juliet and Kimber, born in 2018 and 2021.
Kyla Pratt
Kyla Pratt voiced Penny Proud on the Disney show The Proud Family and returned to the role for the revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder on Disney+. She started dating rapper Danny Kirkpatrick in 2008. They had their first daughter, Lyric, in November 2010 and their second daughter, Liyah, in August 2013.
Kaycee Stroh
Kaycee Stroh is best known for playing Martha Cox in the High School Musical movies. She also appeared on the Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Kaycee married Ben Higginson in January 2009 and they had two daughters: Zetta in 2013 and Lettie in 2015.
Danielle Panabaker
Danielle Panabaker began acting in Disney TV movies like Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) and Read It and Weep (2006), and also appeared in the movie Sky High (2005). She married her longtime boyfriend Hayes Robbins in June 2017, and they have two children who were born in 2020 and 2022.
Brenda Song
Brenda Song began acting as a child and got her big break with the Disney Channel movie The Ultimate Christmas Present in 2000. She became well-known for roles in Get a Clue (2002), Stuck in the Suburbs (2004), and Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006). Her most famous Disney role is London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spinoff, The Suite Life on Deck.
Brenda has been dating actor Macaulay Culkin since 2017. They had their first son, Dakota, in April 2021 and got engaged in early 2022. Brenda gave birth to their second son in December 2022.
Aly Michalka
Aly Michalka became well-known for playing Keely Teslow on the show Phil of the Future. She also appeared in the Disney Channel movie Now You See It… (2005) and starred with her sister AJ Michalka in Cow Belles (2006). Aly married film producer Stephen Ringer in June 2015, and they had a son named Jack in April 2024.
Kirsten Storms
Kirsten Storms is well-known to Disney Channel fans for playing Zenon Kar in the Zenon trilogy. She also appeared as Emily in Johnny Tsunami (1999) and voiced Bonnie Rockwaller on Kim Possible. Kirsten secretly married her General Hospital co-star Brandon Barash in June 2013, and they had a daughter named Harper Rose in January 2014. They divorced in 2016 but continue to co-parent their daughter.
Bridgit Mendler
Bridgit Mendler’s first Disney role was as Juliet van Heusen on Wizards of Waverly Place (2009-2012). She also starred as Teddy Duncan on Good Luck Charlie (2010-2014) and as Olivia White in the movie Lemonade Mouth (2011). She announced her marriage to Griffin Cleverly on Instagram in October 2019. In February 2024, Bridgit shared that they adopted a 4-year-old boy around Christmas 2022, whom they had been fostering since 2021.
Ashley Leggat
Ashley Leggat played Casey McDonald on the Disney Channel show Life With Derek from 2005 to 2009. She married hockey player Jeremy Williams in 2011. They had their first daughter, Olivia, in 2017, and then two more daughters in 2019 and 2022.
Emily Roeske
Emily Roeske is famous for playing Marnie Piper in the Halloweentown movies. She married Mitch Chapman in April 2013, and they had a daughter, Evie Marie, in April 2016.
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, famous for her roles as Ashley Dewitt on Hannah Montana and Ella Pador in Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010), married Scott Kline Jr. in June 2019. She announced she was expecting their first child in December 2020, and they welcomed their daughter Amelia in June 2021.
Jasmine Richards
Jasmine Richards is famous for playing Peggy in Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). She married Michael Caci in September 2018, and they had a son named Luke in September 2021.
