Celebrities who became mothers after the age of 40

In most countries it is considered common to have the first child before the age of 30. But of course each country has a culture and this must always be respected. What we often see happening in some Western countries is that famous women, such as actresses, singers and sportsmen, postpone motherhood because of their careers.

Today, we are going to tell the stories of some women who decided to have children after the age considered ‘ideal’ according to the opinion of most doctors. Read carefully and be inspired by these stories.

One of the protagonists of the very successful series Desperate Housewives was never in a hurry to be a mother. After two marriages, Longoria met her great love, the Mexican businessman José Antonio Bastón.

In December of last year, the press published an official note about the pregnancy of the actress. The Longoria-Baston family expects the birth in the next few days.

Halle Berry has been married 4 times and is currently single. Her eldest daughter, Nahla (left), was the result of the actress’ third marriage to model Gabriel Aubry. Her youngest son, Maceo (right), was born to Olivier Martínez, a French actor.

Halle had to face two complicated divorce proceedings, but she won custody of the children in the courts. According to the actress, it is very important to spend a lot of time with her children, but not forget about herself.

At the age of 40 Salma met her partner, Francois-Henri Pinault, a man who works in the fashion world. Together they had little Valentina. In the beginning, they were not married, and they came to distance themselves after the birth of their daughter, but today they are legally married and raise their daughter with all love.

In the 70’s Kim was a huge success in the fashion world. In the 80’s and early 90’s she was the queen of Hollywood. She appeared in many movies and had almost no time to think about relationships and children.

The actress was married twice. With her second husband, actor Alec Baldwin, she had her only child. But that didn’t take her out of the movie business. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Los Angeles – Forbidden City after Ireland’s birth.

Another Desperate Housewives protagonist on our list. Marcia found happiness next to businessman Tom Mahoney already at an age considered dangerous to get pregnant, that is, after 44. But that didn’t stand in her way. Just 8 months after their wedding, twins Savannah and Eden arrived in the Cross-Mahony family.

The story of Monica Geller, a character played by Courtney in the series friends, it is more or less similar to the story in real life. Courtney suffered 8 miscarriages.

During Coco’s pregnancy, the Cox-Arquette family struggled a lot and the little one was thankfully born super healthy. Glad the actress was able to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother.

Mariah’s personal life has not been as successful as her professional life. The singer has been married twice and both relationships ended. Her marriage to Nick Cannon gave her the long-awaited children: twins Moroccan and Monroe.

The pregnancy was difficult and Mariah had to face some complications. Glad she won, she had the kids and fulfilled her dream of being a mother.

Linda was married to Francois-Henri Pinault, the current husband of Salma Hayek. According to Linda, as soon as the manager learned that she was pregnant, he left her. She got legal support and Pinault pays child support. The model has always dreamed of being a mother. The son was born and became the great man in her life.

When we look at Céline Dion’s story, we cannot fail to mention the great love of her life: René Angélil. When she was still young, René was her manager. It was he who took her into the music business.

When Celine was 18, they started dating and got married a year later. A ’till death do us part’ style wedding. The age difference was marked: 26 years. They were very happy together for 20 years. What was not easy for her was motherhood.

For a long time Céline didn’t seem to be able to have children. Even though her first child was born when she was 33, which is not too late, she felt victorious. The second pregnancy only came 9 years later, when she had twins: Eddie and Nelson.

The famous actress is a great activist in real life. She was married only once and had two longer relationships. Susan’s family are her children: Eva, daughter of director Franco Amurri, and sons Jack Henry and Miles, of actor Tim Robbins.

Janet took the world by surprise when she had a child at age 50, an age already considered at risk for becoming pregnant. Also, it was her first pregnancy. Of course, many doctors nowadays defend the possibility of having children later, but still the fact was controversial.

The singer was married 3 times and the son is the result of the third marriage. She separated from her son’s father, Wissam Al-Mana, shortly after birth. Mother and son are very happy and she is another person who shows that the dream of being a mother can always happen.

The Italian actress faced both processes well and both daughters were born healthy. However, according to the actress herself, she does not want to be an example for other women when it comes to late pregnancy. She says the process is not easy and considers herself a lucky woman.

The actress and her husband at that time, Vincent Cassel, carefully planned the birth of their daughters. After Deva’s birth, many people wanted to rush her to have a second child, but she preferred to wait until she was ready.

Naomi and her partner, actor Liev Schreiber, were lucky enough to have two children in a short amount of time. The actress did not make statements about the pregnancy after 40, but she said that motherhood is her second job: complex, important and dear, like art.

Cameron found the love of his life at 42. Her romance with Good Charlotte band member Benji Madden happened very quickly. They got married less than a year after they met and in February 2018 they confirmed they would have a child.

Cameron turned to in vitro fertilization (IVF) after a few attempts. They even considered the possibility of adopting. Today, the actress is very happy and decided to put her career aside to dedicate herself to this long-awaited moment.

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