19 Celebrity Parents Who Had Babies After 40 Years Old

People are having babies later in life, and celebrities aren’t immune to the trend. Check out our round-up of celebrities who were 40 (or older) when they gave birth.

It's true that fertility decreases as you age. Healthy couples have a one in four chance of conceiving during each menstrual cycle in their 20s and early 30s, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). By the time they turn 40, these odds decrease to one in 10—but that certainly doesn't mean it's impossible.

Here, we rounded up 20 celebrities who gave birth at age 40 or older. Some of them conceived naturally, while others used fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF). In the end, though, they all ended up with a new bundle of joy.

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Janet Jackson

Singer Janet Jackson had a baby boy, Eissa Al Mana, with former husband Wissam Al Mana in 2017. Jackson was 50 at the time. “My friends call me Superwoman,” Jackson told The Sunday Times. “God knows I’m not. But I think what they are seeing is the energy and that extra drive I’m getting from the inspiration of Eissa,” she added.

Diana Jenkins

In 2023, Diana Jenkins gave birth to her fourth child—a baby girl—with singer-songwriter Asher Monroe at age 49. Jenkins also has three more children. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star exited the show earlier in the year, citing her "high risk" pregnancy as the reason.

Sara Haines

At age 41, Sara Haines gave birth to her third child, Caleb Joseph, with husband Max Shrifrin. A co-host of The View, Sara Haines also has two more children: Alec Richard and Sandra Grace. When asked about balancing three little ones and work, she replied in an Instagram story posted in December of 2020, "We wanted more, and I was older, so we didn't have the luxury of time to catch our breath. We just stayed in the chaos."

Kenya Moore

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore gave birth to her child, Brooklyn, at the age of 47. Moore suffered from preeclampsia during her pregnancy, and she was at first reluctant to have children, saying to People, "I didn't want to have a child on my own. I did not want to be a single mother. And so I waited and then after 40, I looked up and I thought, 'Oh my God.' "

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank welcomed twins—one boy, one girl—at 48 years old. In October 2022, the Million Dollar Baby actress announced her pregnancy on Good Morning America saying, "This is something that I've been wanting for a long time and my next thing is I'm gonna be a mom… And not just of one, but of two. I can't believe it.”

Eva Longoria

Former Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and husband José Bastón welcomed a baby boy, Santiago Enrique Bastón, in June 2018 when she was 43 years old. Longoria said to Parents, “Santi was meant to be with me at this stage in my life. I’m patient, I don’t work as much—even if it doesn’t seem that way! It’s the right time.”

Danielle Fishel

In August 2021, Danielle Fishel—the actress known for her role as Topanga in Boy Meets World—welcomed her second baby boy, Keaton Joseph Karp, with husband Jenson Karp at age 40. Her first son, Adler Lawrence, who was born four weeks premature, is now a big brother. Fishel wrote in an Instagram post, "Adler is a super(hero) big brother and @JensenKarp and I are thrilled to have him [Keaton Joseph Karp] home, healthy and safe, with us. Also, Adler thinks my postpartum care tools are a lot more fun than I do."

Halle Berry

In 2013, Halle Berry announced that she was expecting a baby with then-husband Olivier Martinez. Berry, who had a 6-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, was 46 years old when she had her second baby, a son named Maceo Robert Martinez. The X-Men star revealed to Ellen DeGeneres, "I didn't think it was possible at my age, honestly. I was, you know, on my way. This is probably way TMI, but I was kinda premenopausal, so to have this happen was huge!"

Gwen Stefani

Pop star and former The Voice judge Gwen Stefani thought she was done having babies until she learned she was pregnant with her third. On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Stefani revealed that she told her kids, Kingston and Zuma, "It's over. We're not having any more. This is our family." But, apparently, Kingston had other plans. Stefani said that every night her oldest son would get into bed and say, "Dear God, please let my mom have a baby. Please, God! Please let my mom have a baby!" And, lo and behold, it happened! In 2014, Stefani, 44, and her former husband, Gavin Rossdale, welcomed their third son, Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale.

Rachel Zoe

Fashion designer and reality star Rachel Zoe’s second son, Kaius Jagger Berman, with husband Rodger Berman, entered the world in 2013 when she was 42 years old. On her show, The Rachel Zoe Project, Zoe often said she was on the fence about having another child, but when she confirmed the news of her second pregnancy, she said, "We are beyond excited for Skyler to have a sibling and for us to fall in love all over again. We feel incredibly blessed."

Eva Mendes

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes surprised the world by revealing they were expecting their first baby together. In September 2014, Mendes, at 40, gave birth to a little girl named Esmerelda Amada Gosling. Two years later, Mendes gave birth to her second daughter with Ryan Gosling, Amada Lee, at age 42.

Laura Linney

Laura Linney gave birth to her first baby at the age of 49 after one heck of a stealth pregnancy. The Ozark actress and husband Marc Schauer welcomed son Bennett Armistead Schauer in January 2014. Linney managed to keep her pregnancy under wraps the entire time, even skipping the Emmys that year because her baby bump would have been showing.

Tina Fey

30 Rock creator Tina Fey had her second daughter, Penelope Athena Richmond, with husband Jeff Richmond in 2011, just a few months after she turned 40. The funny woman revealed in her book, Bossypants, that she agonized over having a second child. "I went for my annual checkup, and, tired of carrying this anxiety around, burst into tears the moment she said hello," she wrote. "I laid it all out for her, and the main thing I took away from our conversation was the kind of simple observation that only an impartial third party can provide: 'Either way, everything will be fine.' "

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey and ex-husband Nick Cannon welcomed their twins, Moroccan and Monroe, in 2011 when the pop diva was 42 years old. The singer had started hormone therapy to help boost her fertility after suffering a miscarriage, but she credits acupuncture for helping her conceive.

Alyssa Milano

In 2013, Brazen star Alyssa Milano gave birth to her second child, a baby girl named Elizabella Dylan Bugliari, when she was 41. Milano, who's married to talent agent David Bugliari, has said that she has no regrets about waiting until later in life to have kids.

Nicole Kidman

Actress Nicole Kidman gave birth to daughter Sunday Rose Urban in 2008 when she was 41 years old. Kidman and husband Keith Urban later had a daughter, Faith Margaret Urban, in 2010. Kidman has been public about her struggles with infertility. She adopted her first two children Isabella and Connor with Tom Cruise, and relied on fertility treatments to give birth to her two kids with Keith Urban.

Celine Dion

Canadian performer Celine Dion had her twin boys—Nelson and Eddy Angelil—in 2010, when she was 42 years old. The My Heart Will Go On singer revealed that she underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) six times in order to get pregnant.

Julianne Moore

In 2002, when she was 41 years old, Julianne Moore welcomed her second child—a little girl named Liv Helen Freundlich— with husband Bart Freundlich. The Kingsman actress once said of having children later in life, "That was the one thing I knew I would do, that I would have children. And it was a pretty acute desire. The funny thing is, I was determined to have a baby by the time I was 36. My son was born the day after my 37th birthday. He was three weeks late. It was like the universe was laughing, saying, 'You see, you can't control things.' "

Salma Hayek

In 2007, when she was 41 years old, Salma Hayek and then-fiancé François-Henri Pinault welcomed their daughter, Valentina. The Frida actress famously opened up to Oprah about having a child later on in life. "It's a little nerve-racking to wait that long, but it's the best time to have it because you've done so many other things in your life," Hayek said. "You just get it out of your system, and you can really relax into being a mother ... If you're 23, you don't know this because you think you have to do so many more things. But if you already did them, then you can really focus and enjoy every minute of it."

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