16 Real Life Pregnancies Worked Into Television Shows
Finding out you are pregnant can be shocking enough news whoever you are, however it is even more of a dilemma when you are one of the most famous actresses on the planet who has several months of filming ahead of you for your current project. In often leaves with directors and writers with 2 options, work the baby into the story line or try to pretend there is no bump at all! Luckily the first option can often lead to some pretty awesome changes in the original story.
During Jennifer Garner’s pregnancy with daughter Violet during the filming of Alias back 2001, some new characters were even introduce into the storyline, and actors hired, in order to fully accommodate her shock announcement so that they were able to to keep the ball rolling and not be forced to delay the filming and release of the show’s final season.