Abbie Cornish Knocked Up?

Sydney Confidential seems to think Abbie Cornish’s return to Australia for Christmas this year will soon tie in nicely with an announcement she’s got a Ryan Phillipe DNA infused bun in the oven. Either that, or Sydney Confidential suspects she’s been eating egg yolks. Erm, okay guys.

An expanding waistline is a sure-fire indication of one or two things when you’re a 26-year-old actress. Either you’ve consumed too many egg yolks or you are pregnant. And so Abbie Cornish’s figure has been a catalyst for excited whispers since the actress flew home to Australia on Sunday.

Phillippe, who already has two children with his megastar ex-wife Reese Witherspoon, is set to fly in to Australia this week and sources close to the actors have confirmed they are headed to the Hunter Valley in New South Wales for Christmas. It will be the first time Phillippe has visited this country since the couple became involved.

For now, Abbie’s “people” are keeping mum (<-- DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE?).

A call to Cornish’s International Casting agents yesterday failed to turn up any leads on the pregnancy rumours.

No wonder Hollywood actresses are rake thin – show any sign of a decent figure, and you’ll find yourself on the cover of numerous magazines with a big arrow pointing to your stomach and the words “HER SECRET BABY JOY!” jumping off the page.

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