Giving birth at a mature age is not just a fashionable trend, but also, among other things, one of the signs of a serious approach to parenthood. We tell you about celebrities who became mothers after 40 years.
Julianne Moore
Julianne became a mother for the first time at the age of 37 – her son Caleb was born. However, the actress dreamed of a second child and five years later (at the age of 42) she decided to get pregnant again. The girl, who was named Liv, was born healthy and very similar to her mother.
Nicole Kidman
The star of “Moulin Rouge”, charming Australian Nicole Kidman gave birth to her first child at the age of 41. According to Hollywood sources, before that, the actress had an unsuccessful pregnancy, which happened during her marriage to Tom Cruise. Today, Nicole and her husband Keith Urban are happy parents of two daughters – Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, who was born in 2010 with the help of a surrogate mother.
Halle Berry
Today, the most famous Catwoman is 54 years old, she has two beautiful children – daughter Nala Ariela Aubrey and son Maceo-Robert Martinez. Both children were born when Berry was already over forty. Nala was born when the actress celebrated her 42nd birthday, and Marceo – five years later. According to Berry, she did not resort to any special operations or procedures, both conceptions occurred naturally, and the second was a pleasant surprise for her. Well, we can only be happy for Halle.
Salma Hayek
The sultry Mexican put off motherhood for a long time. The actress wanted to first achieve all her goals and only after complete triumph calm down and devote herself entirely to her children. Having waited until she was 41 and found the perfect man Francois Henri Pinault, the actress gave birth to her first child, the sweetest Valentina Paloma Pinault. However, unlike her peer Halle Berry, Hayek was not so calm and self-confident. The actress was very worried about whether she would be able to get pregnant and was ready to seek help from specialists, but everything went without outside intervention.
Gwen Stefani
You would never guess from the look of this singer that she is a mother of many children. The crazy lead singer of No Doubt is the mother of three sons. Stefani’s last pregnancy occurred when she was 44 years old – baby Apollo was born.
Mariah Carey
We will remember this celebrity’s pregnancy for a long time. It seems that no other celebrity mother has ever published so many photos online. Fans had the opportunity to follow the development of the pregnancy of the then 41-year-old singer throughout the entire term. Right up until the birth, Carey told what was happening to her and her twins. Yes, she and her now ex-husband, musician Nick Cannon, had a daughter, Monroe, and a son, Moroccan, on the same day. By the way, the singer never hid the fact that her pregnancy was thanks to doctors.
Monica Bellucci
Another actress who was not afraid of “late” childbirth. The incomparable Bellucci gave birth to her first child at 40, and her second at 46. Both daughters were born healthy and without any abnormalities. However, the actress herself admits that it is not a matter of fearlessness, but of luck. After all, if everything had not gone so smoothly, she would have definitely sought the help of doctors.
Susan Sarandon
Oscar winner Susan Sarandon is a happy mother of three. The Hollywood actress gave birth to her first child, daughter Eva Amurri-Martino, at 39, but her sons came a little later. The eldest, Jack Henry Robbins, was born when Susan was 43, and Miles Robbins three years later.
Uma Thurman
Today, Black Mamba has three children – two daughters and one son. Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke and Levon Rohan Thurman-Hawke were born in a marriage with actor Ethan Hawke. But the third daughter with a long and very complex name Rosalind Arush Arkadin Altalun Florence Thurman-Busson was born when Thurman turned 42. According to the actress, the third pregnancy was not easy, as was the recovery after – it took Uma a lot of time and effort.
Celine Dion
Pregnancy is a difficult and painful topic for the Canadian singer. The fact is that she had to endure two surgeries in a reproductive medicine clinic in New York and about six unsuccessful IVFs. Fortunately, despite all the trials, Dion managed to experience the joy of motherhood. Her first child was born when the singer was 33, and her second pregnancy occurred at 42, when the star gave birth to twins.
Eva Longoria
The star of “Desperate Housewives” was considered childfree for a long time – Eva has said ironically in interviews more than once that she is “too selfish” to have children. However, after some time, the actress changed her mind. In 2016, Longoria married her beloved Jose Antonio Baston, and in 2018 she became the mother of a boy, who was named with the beautiful name Santiago Enrique. Eva was 42 years old at the time.
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz and her husband Daniel Craig are among the most secretive Hollywood celebrities. At first, the couple hid their wedding, which took place on June 22, 2011, and seven years later, the paparazzi suddenly took a photo of the 48-year-old actress, clearly in an “interesting position.” In September 2018, it became known that the couple had a daughter, but the baby’s name and any other details are still unknown to the public. Rachel first became a mother in 2006, when her son from director Darren Aronofsky was born.
Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes, like her namesake from our selection, has also told journalists more than once that motherhood is not her story. The actress changed her mind after meeting Ryan Gosling. The actors had a whirlwind romance on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines, and today the couple is raising two daughters, Esmeralda Amada and Amada Lee. Eva gave birth to her eldest daughter at 40, and her youngest at 42.