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HALLE BERRY
Halle Berry already had one child with her ex, and she wasn’t keen on having another one. Her custody battle with her ex was causing all sorts of problems for her, and the media was covering every last bit of it. When she started dating Olivier Martinez and things were getting serious, she ended up pregnant in 2013 at age 46. She admitted to Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres show that she was shocked.
"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!"
She was even more shocked when she found out there is a label for women her age that are pregnant, it’s called “geriatric pregnancy” offensive much? Like Stefani, she credits her daughter prayers with having another baby. "I mean, I didn’t think it was possible to have another baby and I thought for sure I had a need never to get married again. So, I’ve learned never to say never. Nahla prayed and prayed for him for like a year and a half for a baby and a bunk bed and she got both of those things."
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LAURA LINNEY
Laura Linney started parenthood really late. At 49, she gave birth to her first child. No one even knew she was pregnant because she had to hide it most of the time while she was filming The Big C. A pregnancy just wouldn’t happen to her character. She and her husband, Marc Schauer, welcomed a son named Bennett (how cute is that?) in January 2014. She went to great lengths to hide her pregnancy, including missing the Emmys because she knew she would be showing. She won that year, by the way.
Besides hiding her pregnancy for contractual reasons Linney also revealed that hid her pregnancy for safety reason.
On Live with Kelly, she said, 'I was an older mother-to-be, and it had taken me a very, very long time to have a child. so I wanted to make sure that my child actually arrived, and was safe and healthy." Smart move on her part. A pregnancy at that age is extremely risky so keeping calm is healthy is key to success. She admits, "I just was very, quiet about it — I didn’t hide it intentionally, I just didn’t advertise it. So it was the right thing for me and my family."
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SUSAN SARANDON
At 42 and 45, Susan Sarandon gave birth to her two children with Tim Robbins. In 2014, she told Time Out New York magazine, "It was just such a freak [thing] that I got pregnant that I thought, ‘I can't ignore this.’ And so I jumped, I had to pay attention when it happened because nobody could understand how it had happened." If she was that shocked, can you imagine how shocked Robbins was? At 67, she became a grandmother and got candid about her pregnancy journey. She was always told that she could not have children so all of her pregnancies were a shock to her.
Now, past the initial shock, she admits motherhood is basically everything, “I think the [...] thing you can possibly do is to create with another person. And that doesn’t even mean there has to be [...] involved. If I’m doing a film and it’s a collaborative situation that is rich and makes you think outside the box and surprises you, it’s just a wonderful planet to be on."
Being a grandparent reminds her of when she was becoming a parent, “I feel a little like I did when I was pregnant. You go about physically dealing with it and rationally dealing with it, but there’s some part of your brain that can’t wrap itself around this idea that your child, that your daughter, is going to have a daughter. I mean, it’s just so beautiful and huge."
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BRIGITTE NIELSEN
Brigitte Nielsen is 54 and pregnant. Yes, you read that right. The actress and model recently posted a photo on social media of her caressing her very pregnant belly. This will be the 5th child for Nielsen and first with her husband of over 10 years, Mattia Dessi. She has four sons from previous relationships that range from ages 23 to 34. She didn’t reveal a due date and she hasn’t done any interviews explaining how thisphenomenon happened.
One thing is for sure— she looks happy. In fact, she is glowing. She captioned her photo, “family getting larger."
In 2008, Nielsen did an interview with Hello! Magazine where she spoke about expanding her family. “The children have kept me going. After I do Playboy, we want to try IVF. It’s asking a lot, but if it’s possible, it would make our package complete." She was 44 at the time. Now, 10 years later, she has finally gotten her wish. Don’t worry, she is clearly in good company of other women who have had children at an age that isn't necessarily the golden age to have kids. With four kids in the pocket already, one can assume she kind of has a handle on this child-rearing thing.
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JANET JACKSON
Janet Jackson shocked the world when she announced that, at 49, she was pregnant. She gave birth at the age of 50. At first, she kept the news under wraps but dropped unintentional sudden hints, like canceling her world tour. Janet never cancels a tour. She then stopped being out and about in public. Eventually, she posted anote to her heartbroken fans on social media.
"My husband and I are planning our family, so I'm going to have to delay the tour."
She went on to say, “Please, if you can try and understand that it's important that I do this now. I have to rest up — doctor's orders — but I have not forgotten about you. I will continue the tour as soon as I possibly can." The actress emerged in April 2017 with a baby in a stroller and fans went crazy. Baby Eissa was born in January, and Janet had conjunctively announced her split from her partner, Wissam Al Mana. One might be able to assume she used him for a baby, and let’s be real, there are worse things a woman could do. Jackson has not talked about her son publicly, but she also hasnhiddenhid him from the paps. This is big for someone as private as Janet.