Pumping Them Out In The Birthing Pool

[The Old Crem 3,181]

I have decided to resurrect this pool.

 

The game is simple. Pick 20 celebrities who will have a child  in either 2022 or 2023. 

 

Rules:(Mostly the same as Heef’s original rules with a couple of changes)

 

1. Teams have to be sent in by 31/12/202. Please send teams to me via PM and do not post on the thread. 

2. You can pick either the mother or father of the child, but the parent has to be a celebrity.

3. You score points once the celebrity, celebrity's partner, surrogate  gives birth or the adoption of a baby under 8 weeks old is announced. 

4. The qualifying source is either a newspaper report or a post on verified social media account belonging to the Celeb or their partner. 

4. Celebrity is defined by the pick having a Wikipedia page that existed before 1st December 2021. 

5. You can't pick both likely parents of the same child in the event that both mother and father count as celebrities

6. If there is any public doubt as to the identity of the father of the child, then the pick will be 'lost'

7. Picks must be legal (i.e. the parent must be over the age of consent in their home country)

8. No pregnancy that has been officially announced or reported in a Q/O source as a strong rumour is allowed. 
9. Any pregnancy that is announced between now and the deadline will not be eligible for points and you can chose to then withdraw that celebrity and replace them (but can also keep them in case their have a second birth in 2023). 
10. Each team is allowed one joker who can gain double points. 
 

Age of parent at time of birth:

 

Mother:

17-30: 10 points

31-35: 15 points

36-40: 20 points

41-50: 40 points

51+: 100 points

 

Father:

 

17-30: 10 points

31-40: 15 points

41-50: 20 points

51-60: 40 points

61-70: 70 points

71+: 100 points

 

Let the predicting comence.

[The Old Crem 3,181]

Masterlist

 

The Old Crem 

 

Declan Rice

Jordan Pickford

Jack Grealish 

Cheryl Cole

Lily Allen

Leona Lewis 

James Mcvey

Lindsey Lohan

Jenna Ushkowitz

Lily Collins

Justin Bieber

Serena Williams (Joker)

Rafael Nadal 

Johanna Konta 

Maria Sharapova 

Greg James

Mark Ronson

Henry Slade

Danny Cipriani

Katie Price

 

 

 

Great Uncle Bulgaria 

 

Jenna Coleman (Joker) 

Rose Matthews

 Lily James

Lily Collins

Hayley Orrantia

Adelaide Kane

Alex Scott

Rochelle Humes 

Emma Watson 

Olivia Cooke

Olivia Wilde

Sonja Kinski

Cori Yarckin

 Oti Mabuse

Jeanette Manrara

Nadia Bychkova

 Katarina Johnson-Thompson

 Imani-Lara Lansiquot

Jade Thirlwall

Scarlett Moffatt.

 

Predictor 

 

Simone Biles

Megan Fox

Ariana Grande

Paris Hilton

Heinz Hoenig

Princess Mako

Rami Malek

Jessy Mendola

Tarek El Moussa

Liam Payne

Dennis Quaid

Keanu Reeves

Rihanna

Mohamed Salah

Shenseea

Sheridan Smith

Britney Spears (Joker)

Harry Styles

Taylor Swift

Tiffany Trump

 

 

Doulton 

 

Jon Ossoff

Jd Vance

Leighton Meester

Princess Eugenie of York

Paris Hilton – (Joker)

Rupert Grint

Meghan McCain 

Billie Lourd

Felicity Jones

Mark Zuckerberg 

Elon Musk

Jeff Bezos

Penn Badgley

Amanda Knox

Lady Gaga

Lindsay Lohan

Orlando Bloom

Sarah Snook

Nicki Minaj

Awkwafina

 

 

Gooseberry Crumble 

Michelle Keegan

Harry Erlington

Jess Shears 

Lady Gabriella Kingston

Alex Turner

Gemma Atkinson

Flora Vesterberg (Joker)

Fiona Wade

Sara McLean 

Cheryl Cole 

Anderson Cooper 

James Bourne

Casey Cott 

James Milner

Vanessa White

Frankie Grande 

Adam Peaty 

Eoin Morgan

Michael  Hixon

Margot  Robbie

 

Lady Fiona

Malala Yousafzai 

Perrie Edwards

Taylor Swift

Trisha Paytas

Britney Spears

Priyanka Chopra

 Paris Hilton

Jennifer Anniston

Nancy Shevell

 Nick Jonas

Tom Holland

 Prince Harry

Joe Sugg

David Tennant

Orlando Bloom

Boris Johnson (Joker)

Michael Sheen

Simon Cowell

Alec Baldwin

Ronnie Wood

 

Captain Chorizo 

Charlotte Flair

Cassandra Lee MacIntosh

Lacey Evans

Toni Storm

Ronda Rosey

Red Velvet

Leonardo Dicaprio (Joker)

Mila Kunis

Serena Williams

Johanna Konta

Marina Shafir

Tay Conti

Roman Reigns

Paris Hilton

Megan Fox

Ana Jay

Kenan Thompson

Simone Biles

Shayna Baszler

Dianna Degarmo

Finn Balor

 

Clorox Bleachman

 

Rachel Adedeji
Emily Atack
Gabby Barrett
David Dobrik
Megan Fox
Ariana Grande
Rupert Grint
Molly-Mae Hague
Mrs Hinch
Kendall Jenner
Boris Johnson
Jacqueline Jossa
Kehlani
Johanna Konta (Joker)
Hannah Miley
Candace Owens
Rihanna
Tiffany Trump
Hayley Williams
Malala Yousafzai

 

 

[The Old Crem 3,181]

Reserved for the Scoreboard.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

There's certainly lots of clues for participants in this pool in another thread!

[The Old Crem 3,181]

9 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

There's certainly lots of clues for participants in this pool in another thread!

I’ve just added a new rule that no already announced pregnancies are allowed. 

[MariNisia 3,499]

I can't believe it, such bad luck! Betty White can't be one of my picks here. 

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,051]

 Have entered a team. I try to avoid 'the other thread' wherever possible so had a pleasant time choosing 19 women of child-bearing age with whom I wouldn't mind procreating. And Scarlett Moffatt, who will do anything for publicity. 

 

 

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/kate-middleton-made-no-secret-21575165

 

 

 

Speculation in recent  months that The Duchess of  Cambridge might have a fourth child on the way or want a fourth  child.

 

Might be a name its worth contestants in this pool taking a punt on.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

 

 

 

Lady Gabriella  Kingston , daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent so formerly  Lady Gabriella  Windsor,  is 41 next  year and I feel would be a good name for contestants  in this pool to consider.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

@The Old Crem In relation to rule 3 I would like to seek some clarification  please because that rule taken at face value would exclude any celebrity who becomes  a parent via surrogacy. 

So what are the rules of this pool please regarding picks  or names who go the  surrogacy route?

Because if this pool had been held a year ago names like Liz Kendall and Lance Bass would have been excluded. 

 

There are also plenty of famous people I could imagine going this route in the near future.  Especially as there are a record number of out gay mps in the UK. Eg Wes Streeting,  Luke Pollard, Peter Kyle and Lee Rowley. 

Not that surrogacy is the exclusive preserve of gay men eg Kim Kardashian. 

 

Also I suppose similar points apply to adoption?

[The Old Crem 3,181]

2 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

@The Old Crem In relation to rule 3 I would like to seek some clarification  please because that rule taken at face value would exclude any celebrity who becomes  a parent via surrogacy. 

So what are the rules of this pool please regarding picks  or names who go the  surrogacy route?

Because if this pool had been held a year ago names like Luz Kendall and Lance Bass would have been excluded. 

 

There are also plenty of famous people I could imagine going this route in the near future.  Especially as there are a record number of out gay mps in the UK. Eg Wes Streeting,  Luke Pollard, Peter Kyle and Lee Rowley. 

Not that surrogacy is the exclusive preserve of gay men eg Kim Kardashian. 

 

Also I suppose similar points apply to adoption?

I have decided Surrogacy is allowed and adoption as long as evidence that the child was in the custody of the celeb within 8 weeks of birth is provided. I will amend the rules.

[ladyfiona 2,042]

This could be an interesting one considering i'm into celebrity gossip.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

3 hours ago, ladyfiona said:

This could be an interesting one considering i'm into celebrity gossip.

I await seeing your list in January  if you do decide to enter with interest!

[ladyfiona 2,042]

13 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

I await seeing your list in January  if you do decide to enter with interest!

 

Already sent in my people via DM but forgotten who I entered because I have a shit memory .

 

Ok maybe I have remembered a few.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

4 minutes ago, ladyfiona said:

 

Already sent in my people via DM but forgotten who I entered because I have a shit memory .

 

Ok maybe I have remembered a few.

Sent mine in too! 

Surprise surprise I did include  Lady Gabriella Kingston  daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent  in my team!

[ladyfiona 2,042]

I thought about including Beatrice and/or Eugenie but they have literally just given birth and may want to wait a year or two.

[Toast 14,847]

1 minute ago, ladyfiona said:

I thought about including Beatrice and/or Eugenie but they have literally just given birth and may want to wait a year or two.

 

No, they haven't.  Their babies were born in September and February respectively.

A classic example of the popular misuse of "literally".

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

3 hours ago, ladyfiona said:

I thought about including Beatrice and/or Eugenie but they have literally just given birth and may want to wait a year or two.

Well that might not be a bad choice as Beatrice was born in 1988 and Eugenie  1990 - so two years apart.  If either girl does the same as their parents  a new sibling could be born in  2023 which would cover the time period of the competition. 

[The Old Crem 3,181]

One week to go. Everyone is welcome to join.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

30 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

One week to go. Everyone is welcome to join.

How many so far?

[The Old Crem 3,181]

2 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

How many so far?

6 including my team. 

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,211]

On 25/12/2021 at 01:22, The Old Crem said:

6 including my team. 

Thanks. I'm surprised it's not a bit higher but there's still time.

[The Old Crem 3,181]

Three days to go everyone.

[The Old Crem 3,181]

Two days to go. I would like more entries I’d anyone has the time to enter. I know it’s a busy period both on and off the forum. 

[CaptainChorizo 1,906]

team sent