The world's obsession with the celebrity baby album

The rise of the celebrity baby album has been highlighted by Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald.

According to the newspaper, photo albums of pop and movie stars' babies have reached record levels, with the bidding on pictures of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's unborn twins reaching $15 million.

Lisa Weber, owner of the blog Celebrity Baby Scoop, told the publication that the phenomenon has arisen from interest in celebrity mothers.

"We're just fascinated with them and it definitely is relatable; a lot of my readers are mums," she said. "They're pregnant and they like seeing these celebrities are just like them in lots of ways."

Joanne Koch, English professor at National-Louis University, said the trend could be attributed to peoples desire to read something positive in the newspapers.

A baby album is a "hopeful and promising" thing to look at amid news about the economy and the war, she explained.

People who enjoy looking at celebrity baby photo albums may be interested to know the latest gossip regarding pregnant actress Nicole Kidman.

The Star recently reported that 41-year-old star has received a basket of baby keepsake gifts from Katie Holmes, who is married to Nicole's ex-husband Tom Cruise.

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