22 Celebrities Who’ve Smashed the “Geriatric Pregnancy”
Oh, baby! While some celebrities get started growing their families early on, these stars waited to have children until later in life.
Alanis Morissette, for example, announced in March 2019 that she is expecting her third child at age 44. The “Ironic” singer, who married rapper Mario “Souleye” Treadway in 2010, posted a baby bump pic to social media with the caption, “So much NEWness.”
In the reveal, the Grammy winner sang into a microphone with headphones on while showing off her budding belly in a tight turtleneck.
Morissette and Treadway welcomed their son, Ever, in 2010, but their daughter, Onyx, was born in 2016 when the singer-songwriter was 41.
She celebrated the pregnancy with a nude underwater maternity shoot. “‘You have to be extra gentle around ladies because they are the most helpful people in the world ’cause they make persons,’” Morissette captioned the pic, quoting her son. In the stunning photo, the singer floated naked in a pool, her bump on full display.
She is far from the only celebrity to rock a baby belly later in life. Brigitte Nielsen was 54 when she announced in May 2018 that she and her husband, Mattia Dessi, had a baby on the way.
“Family getting larger,” the Red Sonja actress captioned two photos cradling her stomach.
The Playboy model opened up about the IVF process to Page Six after welcoming her daughter, Frida. “I was always like, ‘I want to do it until there are no more embryos left,’” she said. “Somebody has to win the lottery.”
Before this pregnancy, she welcomed four sons, Julian, Killian, Douglas, and Raoul, from previous relationships.
Other celebrity moms, including Alyssa Milano, Janet Jackson and Christie Brinkley, have also carried children when they were over 40. Take a look at the gallery below to see their baby bumps!
Hilary Swank
In October 2022, the Oscar winner revealed that she is expecting twins with husband Philip Schneider at age 48. “This is something that I’ve been wanting for a long time, and my next thing is I’m gonna be a mom,” the Million Dollar Baby star said during an interview with Good Morning America. “And not just of one, but of two. I can’t believe it.”
Julia Stiles
The actress debuted her baby bump in November 2021 at age 40.
Eve
In October 2021, the 42-year-old rapper cradled her baby bump in a black outfit with husband Maximillion Cooper’s help.
Marla Sokoloff
“Our sweet surprise little lady coming early 2022,” the Full House alum told her Instagram followers of baby No. 3 in October 2021.
Danielle Fishel
“I have pregnancy carpal tunnel that keeps me awake all night and my feet and ankles are so swollen I don’t fit in my shoes,” the Boy Meets World alum captioned an August 2021 mirror selfie while expecting baby No. 2 at age 40.
Jill Wagner
The Hallmark Channel star debuted her baby bump in April 2021 at age 42. “God has blessed David and I with another bundle of joy and we are overwhelmed with love,” she wrote via Instagram at the time.
Zulay Henao
The actress celebrated the 18th week of her pregnancy in January 2021 ahead of her and Kevin Connolly’s first child.
Mena Suvari
In October 2020, the American Beauty star announced she was expecting baby No. 1 with her husband, Michael Hope. Their son, Christopher Alexander, was born in April 2021.
Marla Sokoloff
“Our sweet surprise little lady coming early 2022,” the Full House alum told her Instagram followers of baby No. 3 in October 2021.
Danielle Fishel
“I have pregnancy carpal tunnel that keeps me awake all night and my feet and ankles are so swollen I don’t fit in my shoes,” the Boy Meets World alum captioned an August 2021 mirror selfie while expecting baby No. 2 at age 40.
Jill Wagner
The Hallmark Channel star debuted her baby bump in April 2021 at age 42. “God has blessed David and I with another bundle of joy and we are overwhelmed with love,” she wrote via Instagram at the time.
Zulay Henao
The actress celebrated the 18th week of her pregnancy in January 2021 ahead of her and Kevin Connolly’s first child.
Mena Suvari
In October 2020, the American Beauty star announced she was expecting baby No. 1 with her husband, Michael Hope. Their son, Christopher Alexander, was born in April 2021.
Kristen Wiig
Us broke the news in June 2020 that Wigg and fiancé Avi Rothman welcomed twins via surrogate earlier in the year. The Saturday Night Live alum was 46 when she became a mom.
Sara Haines
The Good Morning America star announced in January 2019 that she was pregnant with her third child at the age of 41. “I am making a human,” she said at the time, showing off ultrasound shots.
Nicole Tuck
DJ Khaled’s wife, 44, showed off her budding belly in lingerie and heels (photographed by James Anthony at crowdMGMT.com) in January 2020 before welcoming their second child.
Karina Smirnoff
The Dancing With the Stars alum announced her first pregnancy in December 2019 at age 41. “#BabySmirnoff coming in 2020,” she captioned her Instagram reveal.
Milla Jovovich
In August 2019, the actress announced that she was pregnant at 43 after suffering a miscarriage. “Because of my age and losing the last pregnancy I didn’t want to get attached to this potential baby too quickly,” Jovovich captioned a baby bump mirror selfie. “That was obviously not fun and the last few months have been my family and I living on pins and needles waiting for a slew of different test results to come in and spending most of our time in doctors offices. Thank goodness we’re in the clear AND we found out that we’ve been blessed with another girl! Wish me and my baby luck.”
Alanis Morissette
After the singer’s pregnancy announcement on Instagram, her husband left a heart in the comments.
Brigitte Nielsen
The Surreal Life alum showed off her baby girl less than a week after giving birth to her. “Our precious little Frida, our true love,” Nielsen captioned the June 2018 Instagram photo.
Christie Brinkley
After suffering from three miscarriages, the model and her now ex-husband, Peter Cook, conceived their daughter Sailor using IVF. Brinkley was 44 at the time and already had two kids — Alexa, born in 1985, and Jack, born in 1995.
Salma Hayek
The actress welcomed her daughter, Valentina, in 2007 at 41 — and put on 50 pounds during her pregnancy. “I gained so much weight, I got an opportunity to see myself completely disfigured in many different ways — for a very good reason — and I don’t regret it for a second,” Hayek told Glamour in 2013. “That’s when I started appreciating my body. The things that I used to criticize, they were not that bad after all.”
