Zooey Deschanel’s Baby Gender Surprise

Will it be a new girl or boy for Zooey Deschanel?

The actress said on Thursday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that she and her fiance, Jacob Pechenik, aren’t going to find out ahead of time if they’re having a daughter or son.

“We are gonna be surprised,” she said. “It’s more fun.”

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The first-time mom-to-be said she’s extra cautious at ultrasound appointments not to accidentally learn the baby’s gender.

“The last time the technician was like, ‘Just so you know I always use the pronoun ‘he’ and it’s just because that’s my habit,'” she said of receiving a disclaimer before the procedure was performed.

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Her sister, Emily Deschanel, is also currently expecting a baby – her second child with husband David Hornsby. However, Zooey told Jimmy that she doesn’t stick to her sibling’s strict vegan diet.

“I eat some vegan meals, though,” the “New Girl” star said. “Sometimes you’re hungry and you want food that’s not vegan.”

She said that there are already so many dietary limitations when you’re pregnant, that she doesn’t want to limit herself even further by going vegan.

“You can’t have sushi. You can’t have cheese that tastes good,” she said of the list of prohibited foods. “I would have like four cups [of coffee] a day. Now I can have a half cup, which is a joke.”

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The actress also said she is looking forward to a nice glass of wine after giving birth.

“You can’t have alcohol. I miss that. I like wine,” she said.

Her pregnancy was not written into Jess’ storyline on “New Girl,” so Zooey explained how it’s “gotten more and more difficult” to hide her growing bump in scenes.

“We’re still shooting and it’s getting just like kinda ridiculous,” she said. “I’ve been carrying a lot of bags very awkwardly.”

Zooey, who announced her pregnancy in January, did not mention in the interview when the baby is due.

Paige Feigenbaum

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