Naomi Campbell; Gwen Stefani; Janet Jackson.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage; Casey Durkin/NBC/Getty; Jamie McCarthy/Getty
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For women who yearn to be moms, motherhood is a blessing at any stage in life — and as celebrity mommies likeNaomi Campbell,Hilary Swankand Da Brat have proven, age is just a number.As Campbell, who welcomed her second child at age 53, wrote on Instagram in 2023 when announcing her news, “It’s never too late to become a mother 🙏🏾.“Here, see other stars who’ve welcomed children when they were older than 40.
For women who yearn to be moms, motherhood is a blessing at any stage in life — and as celebrity mommies likeNaomi Campbell,Hilary Swankand Da Brat have proven, age is just a number.
As Campbell, who welcomed her second child at age 53, wrote on Instagram in 2023 when announcing her news, “It’s never too late to become a mother 🙏🏾.”
Here, see other stars who’ve welcomed children when they were older than 40.
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Naomi Campbell
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Da Brat
In February 2023, the “Funkdafied” rapper, then 48, announced that she andwife Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupartwere expecting their first child together. Theywelcomed son True Legendthat July.
“It’s been quite a journey,” Da Brat exclusively told PEOPLE in 2023, admitting, “There’s a lot of stuff we learned about women over the age of 40.”
“It started as a joke. We were like, ‘We’re extending our family!’ " she said of the tongue-in-cheek marketing tagline for their collaboration. “But then we got a huge response. It was like, ‘Oh my God, do we want to actually have kids, and if we do, girl, we better hurry up!’ "
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Hilary Swank
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In October 2022, theAlaska Dailystar made the surprise announcement that she andhusband Philip Schneiderwere expecting twins. TheOscar-winning actress, then 48,shared the newsduring an appearance onGood Morning America.
“This is something that I’ve been wanting for a long time and my next thing isI’m gonna be a mom,” Swank said. “And not just of one, but of two. I can’t believe it.”
Swankwelcomed twins,daughter Aya and son Ohm, in April 2023. “It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it. 👼🏼🤍👼🏼,” shecaptioned a photoof her holding her newborn babies on each shoulder while looking out at a sunset across the water.
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Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Sevigny in candid photo with her husband, Siniša Mačković, and their newborn son, Vanja, in 2020.chloe sevigney/instagram
In January 2019, a rep forChloë Sevigny, then 45, confirmed to PEOPLE that she waspregnant with her first child.
The couplewelcomed a son,Vanja Sevigny, on May 2, 2020. “Blessings to all the other families giving birth during this time,” theFeud: Capote vs. The Swansactress captioned a photo on Instagram of her holding her newborn alongside Mačković. “#ilovemyboys 🐣.”
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Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall posing with newborn son, Moses, in 2019.Tamron Hall/Instagram
“Moses & Mama!! I can’t wait to introduce y’all to my #sonshine,” theTamron Hall Showhost wrote. “Photo credit: Dad who can’t stop crying tears of joy. Thank y’all for the love and support. It got us here.”
Hall firstannounced her pregnancyin March 2019, revealing she was 32 weeks along.
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Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette, at age 44, announced her third pregnancy in a pretty black-and-white Instagram post in March 2019.
In August 2019, Morissette, then 45, and her husband,Mario “Souleye” Treadway, welcomed a son,Winter Mercy. “He’s here. ✨🙌🏻🙏🏻❤️ Winter Mercy Morissette-Treadway. #8/8/19,” the “Hands in My Pocket” singer wrote on Instagram. “#mywholelifeidreamedoflovingyouthree #😭❤”
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Brigitte Nielsen
The actress andhusband Mattia Dessi, who wed in 2006, welcomed their first child — andNielsen’s fifth— daughter Frida, on June 22, 2018.
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Donatella Arpaia
Celebrity chef Donatella Arpaia preparing hotdogs and hamburgers on a grill.Donatella Arpaia/Instagram
In May 2018, Donatella Arpaiaannounced during aTodayshow segmentthat she and her husband, Allan Stewart, were expecting twins.
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Kristin Davis
Kristin Davis at Marie Claire’s third annual Image Maker Awards, held at Delilah on Jan. 11, 2018, in West Hollywood.Jim Smeal/REX/Shutterstock
TheAnd Just Like Thatactress became a mother through domestic adoption in 2011 when she welcomed daughterGemma Rose.
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Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weiz attending ‘The Mercy’ world premiere in February 2018.Samir Hussein/WireImage
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Kenya Moore
Kenya Moore posing for ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’ season 15.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
“We will definitely bewelcoming a boy or girlin late this year,” Moore,who conceived through IVFat age 47, said, shocking herself. “Oh my God, I said that! I don’t want to talk about the details because I’m still very nervous about everything so I want to get past a safe place.”
“We have been really upfront about wanting to expand our family, and we have definitely been taking the proper steps to try to make that happen,” she added on theRHOA After Showin early 2018,per Bravo.
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Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson attending an orchestral performance of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s ‘Suite for Krug in 2008’ in October 2022 in London, England.Dave Benett/Getty
Pop starJanet Jackson, then 50,welcomed her first childon Jan. 3, 2017, sonEissa, with hernow-estranged husband, Wissam Al Mana.
The then-mom-to-be’s brotherJermaine Jacksonconfirmed the news whenhe opened up about the pregnancythe following May.
13of 22Laura LinneyLaura Linney attending the premiere of ‘Genius’ at the Museum of Modern Art on June 5, 2016, in New York.Evan Agostini/Invision/APAt 49,Emmy-winning actressLaura Linneyand her husband, Marc Schauer, quietly welcomed son Bennett Armistead in January 2014. Two years later, she shared the reason for keeping her pregnancy under wraps.“Well, I was an older mother-to-be, and it had taken me a very long time to have a child,” she explained tohost Kelly Ripaand her husband,Mark Consuelos, on aJune 2016 episode ofLive with Kelly. “I wanted to make sure that my child actually arrived, and was safe and healthy.” However, she said keeping the secret wasn’t necessarily intentional: “I just didn’t have a sign that said, ‘Hi, I’m pregnant now.’ “Linney described Bennett as “adorable,” adding that he “takes your breath away.”
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Laura Linney
Laura Linney attending the premiere of ‘Genius’ at the Museum of Modern Art on June 5, 2016, in New York.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
At 49,Emmy-winning actressLaura Linneyand her husband, Marc Schauer, quietly welcomed son Bennett Armistead in January 2014. Two years later, she shared the reason for keeping her pregnancy under wraps.
“Well, I was an older mother-to-be, and it had taken me a very long time to have a child,” she explained tohost Kelly Ripaand her husband,Mark Consuelos, on aJune 2016 episode ofLive with Kelly. “I wanted to make sure that my child actually arrived, and was safe and healthy.” However, she said keeping the secret wasn’t necessarily intentional: “I just didn’t have a sign that said, ‘Hi, I’m pregnant now.’ "
Linney described Bennett as “adorable,” adding that he “takes your breath away.”
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Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald and husband Will Swenson.D Dipasupil/FilmMagic
They welcomeddaughter Sally Jamesthe following October, joining the couple’s three teenage children from previous relationships.
“I’m so lucky.She was such a surprise, and I didn’t think this was where my life would be at this age,” the six-timeTony-winning performer told PEOPLE in 2017 of becoming a mother again later in life. “But I’m thrilled to be there. This is obviously a soul that was just meant to be here and was like, ‘I’m gonna swoop in and shake your life up.’ ”
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Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow holding son Wyatt Steven.Michael Buckner/WireImage
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Geri Halliwell
Geri Halliwell attending the Attitude Magazine Awards in London in October 2016.Nils Jorgensen/REX/Shutterstock
17of 22Angela BassettAngela Bassett with twins Slater and Bronwyn at her Hollywood Walk of Fame honor ceremony on March 20, 2008.Noel Vasquez/GettyAfter years of fertility struggles,Angela Bassettturned to a surrogate to carryfraternal twins Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah. And following their Jan. 27, 2006, arrival, the then-47-year-old wasn’t about to leave their sides. “There were so many offers to go to this party and that party,” the actress told PEOPLE in a 2006 issue. “It was a lot more fun to sit and gaze at my two little stars.“In February 2024, Bassett reflected on her favorite photo of her twins, which first debuted in the same PEOPLE magazine issue. “I love that picture, and it actually sits in my living room on the piano,” theBlack Pantheractress said of the meaningful photo, which shows Bassett sitting alongside her husband,Courtney B. Vance, and their little ones.
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Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett with twins Slater and Bronwyn at her Hollywood Walk of Fame honor ceremony on March 20, 2008.Noel Vasquez/Getty
After years of fertility struggles,Angela Bassettturned to a surrogate to carryfraternal twins Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah. And following their Jan. 27, 2006, arrival, the then-47-year-old wasn’t about to leave their sides. “There were so many offers to go to this party and that party,” the actress told PEOPLE in a 2006 issue. “It was a lot more fun to sit and gaze at my two little stars.”
In February 2024, Bassett reflected on her favorite photo of her twins, which first debuted in the same PEOPLE magazine issue. “I love that picture, and it actually sits in my living room on the piano,” theBlack Pantheractress said of the meaningful photo, which shows Bassett sitting alongside her husband,Courtney B. Vance, and their little ones.
18of 22Nancy GraceNancy Grace posing with her twins, John David and Lucy Elizabeth.Albert Michael/StartraksThough she had difficulty conceiving, Nancy Grace, then 48, welcomed healthy fraternal twins John David and Lucy Elizabeth in 2007. “I can’t believe they’re mineand that this is my life,” the CNN anchortoldGood Housekeepingin 2008. “I just never believed this could happen to me.”
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Nancy Grace
Nancy Grace posing with her twins, John David and Lucy Elizabeth.Albert Michael/Startraks
Though she had difficulty conceiving, Nancy Grace, then 48, welcomed healthy fraternal twins John David and Lucy Elizabeth in 2007. “I can’t believe they’re mineand that this is my life,” the CNN anchortoldGood Housekeepingin 2008. “I just never believed this could happen to me.”
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Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton with daughter Dexter and son Duke.Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images
20of 22Gwen StefaniGwen Stefani holding son Apollo in Instagram selfie in Montana in 2015.Source: Gwen Stefani InstagramIn 2014, at age 44, singerGwen Stefaniwelcomed her third son,Apollo Bowie, joining Kingston and Zuma (with ex-husbandGavin Rossdale). “I feel really blessed to have all three of them,” Stefani told PEOPLE in 2020. “They’re just incredible.”
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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani holding son Apollo in Instagram selfie in Montana in 2015.Source: Gwen Stefani Instagram
In 2014, at age 44, singerGwen Stefaniwelcomed her third son,Apollo Bowie, joining Kingston and Zuma (with ex-husbandGavin Rossdale). “I feel really blessed to have all three of them,” Stefani told PEOPLE in 2020. “They’re just incredible.”
21of 22Marcia CrossMarcia Cross posing with twin daughters Eden and Savannah.WireImageTwins Eden and Savannah broughtDesperate Housewivesactress Marcia Cross twice the joy when she birthed them in 2007 at age 44. “I was more scared to have girls— probably from just having been one,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “Now I’m just delighted. There’s nothing closer than the female bond.”
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Marcia Cross
Marcia Cross posing with twin daughters Eden and Savannah.WireImage
Twins Eden and Savannah broughtDesperate Housewivesactress Marcia Cross twice the joy when she birthed them in 2007 at age 44. “I was more scared to have girls— probably from just having been one,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “Now I’m just delighted. There’s nothing closer than the female bond.”
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Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock arriving on the red carpet at the 83rd Academy Awards on Feb. 27, 2011.Jeff Vespa/WireImage
“When I look at Laila,there’s no doubt in my mindthat she was supposed to be here,” theBullet Trainactress told PEOPLE in her Dec. 14, 2015, cover story, which introduced the world to her new addition. “I can tell you absolutely, the exact right children came to me at the exact right time.”
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