A glowing Cate Blanchett shows off her baby bump in an off-the-shoulder halter dress on Tuesday at the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia.

“People often talk about pregnancy as if it’s an illness, don’t they, and the thing is I’m very fortunate to feel disgustingly well,” Cate said.

The mom-to-be was in town for an advanced screening of her new film, the Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There. The screening helped raise funds for the company, which is helping to launch a new ticketing initiative: 20 tickets for $20.

“[My husband Andrew Upton] and I really want to find a way to make cheaper tickets available across all productions and we’ll be looking for a corporate partner to be able to do that in 2008,” Blanchett told The Sunday Telegraph. “I think a lot more people would go if they felt they could afford to go so we’re kicking off the initiative (with Blackbird) and hoping to extend the 20 for $20 idea further. I think generally theatre is very expensive for a lot of people (so hopefully this will) make it available to the wider community and invite new audiences in.” (Blackbird is the controversial play Cate is directing for the STC that explores the taboo of child sex abuse.)

Cate the Great, 38, and her director husband Andrew Upton (pictured) are expecting their third child in April 2008.

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The December 2007 issue of Esquire celebrates “Performances of the Year” with two sexy covers circulating!

Cover stars: Denzel Washington from American Gangster, Cate Blanchett from I’m Not There, Javier Bardem from No Country for Old Men, Robert Downey Jr. from Zodiac, Emile Hirsch from Into The Wild and Jake Gyllenhaal from Rendition.

Cate Blanchett downplays her baby bump at the premiere of Michael Gow’s new stage play Toy Symphony at the Belvoir St Theatre on Wednesday in Sydney, Australia.

Cate the Great, 38, was accompanied by director husband Andrew Upton.

According to stage notes, Toy Symphony is about Roland Henning (Roxburgh), who has writer’s block. When he tries to explain the situation to a therapist, his story begins to tumble back and forth between his childhood in The Shire and his work as a playwright. At the root of it all is that extraordinary day in primary school which shattered his boyhood and plunged him headlong into the dizzy circus of life and art.

She’s back down under!

Cate Blanchett arrives at the Sydney Theatre Company patron dinner at the Wharf Restaurant on Hickson Road in Sydney, Australia on Friday.

The four-months pregnant actress was accompanied by director husband Andrew Upton, designer Giorgio Armani and STC outgoing artistic director Robyn Nevan.

Armani was inducted as a new patron for STC.

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Four-months pregnant Cate Blanchett attends the light-up ceremony of the new Giorgio Armani flagship store with the designer Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan.

The pair officially open the Armani/Ginza Tower with a celebratory cocktail reception.

According to Fashion Week Daily, the Armani/Ginza Tower will measure about 65,000 square feet over 12 floors and two basement levels and will include Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, and Armani Casa collections, as well as the brand’s first spa, an Italian restaurant, and an Armani Privé bar. Showrooms and the new corporate headquarters of Giorgio Armani Japan Co. Ltd. will round out the offerings. More Here! »

Baby for Blanchett!

Cate Blanchett (in Jil Sander) admitted she’s pregnant with her third child earlier today!

The Aussie beauty was at the the Sydney premiere for Elizabeth: The Golden Age at the Hayden Orpheum Cremorne on Saturday in Sydney, Australia.

Asked if she was expecting, the Oscar winner beamed and said: “Yes, I am… It’s due in April.” (Video footage of her announcement here.)

The 38-year-old actress already has two sons with director husband Andrew Upton — Dashiell John, 5 1/2, and Roman Robert, 3 1/2. Pregnancy rumors just started to swirl last weekend when she stepped out in NYC showing off a growing baby bump.

ALL HAIL, CATE THE GREAT!

Possibly pregnant Cate Blanchett (in Dries van Noten) attends the Elizabeth: The Golden Age press conference at Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay in Australia on Friday. The Aussie actress won an Oscar nomination for her role as the regal Queen in the first film Elizabeth.

Blanchett, 38, was accompanied at the press conference by costars Geoffrey Rush and Abbie Cornish.

Cate sparked pregnancy rumors last weekend was she as seen leaving a NYC hotel wearing a noticeable baby bump.

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Possibly pregnant Cate Blanchett is the cover girl for the December 2007/January 2008 issue of contemporary style guide I-D magazine.

To add even more fuel to the fire, Cate’s apparently made not to drink alcohol at the post-screening celebrations last Tuesday.

A source said: “Tongues started wagging when she wouldn’t drink after the premiere for Elizabeth: The Golden Age last week. It was such a big night it was strange she didn’t join in the celebrations.”

Is Cate Blanchett’s body baby-bound? Wait for the official announcement!