Was Blake and Ryan’s baby made in Australia?

THE actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds welcomed baby James 16 months ago, and now they’re set to become parents again.

FILE - APRIL 14: Actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are expecting their second child together. They welcomed their first child, daughter James, in December 2014. NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05: Actors Blake Lively (L) and Ryan Reynolds attend the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

COULD Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ new bub be an honorary Aussie?

The Hollywood power couple yesterday announced they are expecting a brother or sister for 16-month-old James, and the timing has insiders guessing that bub might’ve been conceived in Australia.

The former Gossip Girl star filmed her new shark thriller The Shallows on Lord Howe Island at the end of last year, and was joined on Aussie soil by her husband and baby for much of the production.

“Blake is absolutely thrilled and so is Ryan,” a source told People.

Representatives for the couple have yet to confirm the baby news, but Lively appeared to be sporting a possible baby belly while zipped into a wetsuit for reshoots for her upcoming film The Shallows.

Lively tried to keep her swollen stomach hidden behind a robe, a towel and a surfboard, but the leaked photos clearly show her attempting to keep a secret.

Only so many ways to cover that bump. Picture: Splash New Australia

Covering up... Last week on set of The Shallows. Picture: Splash News Australia

The actress and her 39-year-old husband have not been shy about their hopes of having a big family, with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star revealing:

“I feel like my first child is going to be the oldest sibling to the next kid, and that may change with each and every year. I’m looking forward to how one baby influences the other, and to my family as a whole, to every single chapter.”

Meanwhile, Reynolds will be preparing for a few more sleepless nights after grumbling about his daughter James’s ability to stay up all night.

Back in 2014, during their first pregnancy with baby James. Picture: Getty Images

“Our baby, in particular, is, we think, allergic to sleep,” he joked last March.

But he wouldn’t have it any other way.

The youngest of four boys, the actor told People in February, “Having a daughter was a dream come true for me. I never admitted it out loud, to myself or my wife, but I really wanted a little girl.”

It is not known whether the couple is expecting a baby boy or girl.

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