See Rosamund Pike's daring post-baby Golden Globes gown

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Carolyn Robertson

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Actress Rosamund Pike faced a style dilemma in the lead-up to last night's Golden Globe Awards: What do you wear to a posh red carpet event a mere 5 weeks after giving birth?

Assuming that yoga pants and a bathrobe are considered a fashion faux pas in Hollywood circles, I'd probably go heavy on the Spanx and ruching and hope for the best.

Rosamund, who was nominated for her role in Gone Girl, took a very different, very bold approach to her post-baby debut, opting for a daring, cut-out gown by designer Alexander Wang that left little to the imagination.

The 35-year-old British beauty welcomed her second child in December, a baby brother for her 2-year-old son Solo. Though the boy's name is not yet known, it's been reported that Rosamund delivered him at home.

The family's newest arrival didn't join her on the red carpet, but the stunning mom did reveal that he wasn't too far away, saying, “He’s up there in a suite at the Hilton. You’ll probably see him looking out the window. I’ll be running off after the carpet to go and give him his lunch.”

While her eye-catching gown hasn't made many of today's best-dressed lists, Rosamund says that her son seemed to like it: “He was looking at me getting ready. He didn’t cry; he seemed to approve.”

From Tina and Amy to Reese and Kerry, here's a look at some other fashion hits - and misses - from last night's show...

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Did Beyoncé just post a pregnancy announcement?

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Carolyn Robertson

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Is Beyoncé trying to tell us something?

The 'Drunk in Lover' singer's latest Instagram photo has sparked a frenzy of speculation that she's pregnant! The picture shows the 33-year-old reclining on a beach, smiling and buried to her neck in sand. The part that has everyone talking, though, is the sand sculpture's apparent baby bump.

So is this the Grammy-winner's way of telling us that she and her husband Jay-Z are expecting a baby brother or sister for their 3-year-old daughter Blue Ivy? Take a look and see what you think!

If this is a pregnancy announcement, it's a pretty cryptic one. You may recall that when Beyoncé was pregnant with baby Blue, she also let her bump do the talking by debuting it on the red carpet of the 2011 MTV Video Awards. That time, though, there was no mistaking that she was definitely pregnant!

Beyonce at an event on December 14, 2014

A look through some of the 29,000 and counting comments shows the jury is still out. "Beyoncé is not pregnant! Y'all need to stop!" writes one fan. "Preggers for sure," concludes another.

Personally, I'm not convinced. If I was going to share pregnancy news with the world, I'd want to make it crystal clear rather than leave everyone wondering. Then again, I'm not an insanely popular, social media savvy superstar. And I must admit, that wine-hued dress above does seem well-suited to disguise a tiny bump.

One thing's for sure: Another baby is definitely part of the plan for the music's reigning power couple. "I think my daughter needs some company," Beyoncé said in 2013. "I definitely love being a big sister.... At some point when it's supposed to happen."

I guess we'll have to wait and see if this really is a pregnancy announcement...or just a bumpy sand sculpture.

What do you think? Is Beyoncé pregnant?

Beyoncé's post-baby style...

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Kourtney Kardashian's 'life changing' postpartum secret

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Carolyn Robertson

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Three weeks after welcoming baby Reign Aston, the transition to life as a busy mom-of-three seems to be going fairly smoothly for reality star Kourtney Kardashian. So what's her secret? Is it a full-time nanny? A personal meditation guru? An on-demand chef? According to Kourtney's latest Instagram post, her 'life changing' post-baby solution is a lot simpler than that.

It's placenta pills.

The 35-year-old, who is also mom to 5-year-old Mason and 2-year-old Penelope, posted a photo of the pills to Instagram, along with the caption, "Yummy...PLACENTA pills! No joke...I will be sad when my placenta pills run out. They are life changing! #benefits #lookitup."

Interestingly, Kourtney isn't the only famous mama to tote the benefits of placenta ingestion this week. Putting in a red carpet appearance at the Girls premiere on Monday night, actress Gaby Hoffmann said that placenta smoothies were key to her post-baby recovery, too.

“Placenta, placenta, placenta. Just eat that sh*t up, and it does a girl good!” Gaby, who welcomed daughter Rosemary in November, told PEOPLE. “I made smoothies out of it for three weeks. I had a home birth, so my midwife and my doula took it and cut it up into 20 pieces and froze it, and every day, I put it in a blender with strawberries and blueberries and guava juice and a banana, and I drank that sh*t up.”

Now, placenta pills are one thing - having suffered a pretty traumatic postpartum period, I really wish I had given encapsulation a try. Smoothies, though? Or stews or tacos? I'm not sure if I'm ready for that. Gaby insists there's really no "ick" factor, though: “You don’t taste [it],” she says.

What do you think? Would you be interested in placenta pills? How about smoothies, soups or other edibles?

Gross or a Godsend? These celebs have shared their thoughts on the placenta, too:

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Kristen Bell "just knew" their baby name pick was right

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Go right ahead and call me jealous of Kristen Bell today. Not because she's witty, adorable, and married to the comical Dax Shepard, but because she's found it easy to choose her kids' names.

"I believe it's our first [carpet since giving birth]," the mother of Lincoln and Delta remarked to E! News at Wednesday night's People's Choice Awards. "I'm in a sleepy, sleepy daze so I'm not positive where I am right now."

Chiming in on having welcomed their second daughter three weeks ago the actor added, "In theory it gets easier because you go through the rough time at once and then it's on auto-pilot. That's what we've been told and we're counting on it."

We? Clarifying, Kristen interjected: "It's the same amount of work because it's another baby."

Although she may not agree with Dax on that one point, Kristen Bell gives him all the credit for coming up with their girls' unique names.

"It's Dax. He keeps picking these awesome names," she went on to explain. "He threw Delta out there and we just knew."

The envy! Oh, how I wish I'd known with such certainty what my kids should be called.

In actuality, our boys got their names through a long process of one parent tossing out 'How about ____ ?' and the other replying, 'Meh. It's OK, I guess.' We poured over hefty baby name books but not a single thing sparked the coveted 'that's it!' feeling. In the end we like the names we ended up choosing alright, but I wish we'd had that zing moment and felt absolutely sure of our picks.

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Did you 'just know' what your kids' names should be, or was it a struggle to pick?

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A look back at some of 2014's more unusual celebrity baby name selections:

Benedict Cumberbatch to be a dad!

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Carolyn Robertson

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2015 is shaping up to be a very big year for Benedict Cumberbatch.

The British-born star recently announced his engagement to director and actress Sophie Hunter, he's garnering plenty of award season buzz for his role in The Imitation Game and now it's been confirmed that he's going be be a dad!

"They're over the moon," says a source close to the expectant parents, with Benedict's rep also confirming the happy news.

They're not the only ones. The 38-year-old actor, who seems to have taken up the title of everyone's imaginary boyfriend these days, recently admitted that he was feeling the pressure to start a family. “Oh, my God. Well, my mother is also waiting for Cumberbabies," he revealed.

It's unlikely we'll be hearing any Hollywood-esque baby names from Benedict and Sophie, who sweetly announced their engagement in a low-key way, posting the news in the births, deaths and marriages column of The Times.

The Golden Globe-nominee has said he tried unsuccessfully to convince his agents that he should change his own unusual last name: “I was going to be Benedict Carlton. I said, ‘[Cumberbatch] sounds a bit like a fart in the bath. It’s clumsy.... When people started suggesting I’d made it up, I was like, ‘Well thank you for crediting me with that much imagination. I don’t think I could possibly make up a name as stupid as the one I was born with.'”

Congratulations to them on the baby on the way!

A look back at some of the strangest celebrity baby names of 2014...

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New mom Zoë Saldana reveals twins' names

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Carolyn Robertson

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It's a boy - and another boy! - for actress Zoë Saldana and her husband Marco Perego!

Christmas came early for the Guardians of the Galaxy star, who welcomed twin sons on November 27 in Los Angeles. Amazingly, the 36-year-old beauty managed to keep the very big news undercover until this week, when she finally took to Twitter to announce the births of babies Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio Perego-Saldana.

“Our boys Cy and Bowie are finally here. Marco and I wanted to thank you for your beautiful wishes and for your patience,” Zoë Tweeted on Friday. “Happy #2015! Starting our New Year with a full house.”

The actress' rep also released a statement confirming the news, saying, "Mother and sons are happy and healthy. Zoë and Marco are so grateful to all of the fans for their incredible support and beautiful wishes."

It comes as no surprise that the Book of Life star chose to keep her baby news to herself for a while - after all, despite her growing bump she remained mum on her pregnancy for many months. She did eventually open up about her post-baby plans, revealing that she'll be in no rush to return to her busy work schedule.

“It’s nature! Like, you just cannot do it," Zoë mused. "What kind of mother would I be? There’s no choice. It’s like, ‘What, you want me to leave my newborn so that I can work 16 hours on your set? He’s only a month old, are you out of your mind?’"

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How did you feel about working after your baby was born?

With the arrival of babies Cy and Bowie, Zoë joins the club of Hollywood parents of multiples. Take a look!

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11 strangest celebrity baby names of 2014

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Carolyn Robertson

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Oh, Hollywood. When it comes to coming up with wild and wacky baby names, you never seem to let us down. The star-studded town that has brought us such gems as Diva Thin Muffin and Zuma Nesta Rock gave us a few new doozies to mull over in 2014.

To be honest, I really don't have anything against unusual baby names. Some of my favorite celebrity name picks of the year won't be found on any top 10, or even top 100, list: Robert Downey Jr named his daughter Roel Avri, which is lovely. NBA pro LeBron James went with Zhuri for his baby girl, another beautiful choice. Some names from the past year, though, seem to go well beyond unique.

That being said, baby names are nothing if not subjective. This list of the worst may include some names that all of you are crazy about. So take a look at these 11 names and see if you agree.

So, are there any names on the list that just make you cringe? Perhaps a few that you actually kind of love?

There are a few typical Hollywood head-scratchers, like Summer Rain and Megaa, but I think Elizabella is the one that gets my vote. It reminds me of reality star Trista Sutter's baby name mash-up from a few years back, when she named her daughter Blakesley.

Let's face it, when it comes to baby names, everyone has an opinion. When I told an old family friend that I'd named my daughter Amelia Elizabeth her response was along the lines of, "Oh, that's a mouthful, isn't it? Poor baby." I can only imagine what she'd have said if I'd introduced her to little Reign Royal.

As Chris Martin, who as dad to Apple and Moses knows a thing or two about unusual names, concludes, “People make a big fuss over names. Names of babies, names of albums, names of bands. There’s nothing weird about calling your baby Chewbacca if that’s what you want to call your baby. It’s no stranger than Sarah. A name is just a noise, and if you like it, then f–k what everyone else says.”

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What famous baby names stood out for you in 2014?

And a look back at some of my personal favorite names from the past year...

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