Published on 27/03/2024 at 19:01 by Isabella Bertioli

From Naomi Campbell to Rachel Weisz, these celebrity mums had kids later in life

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Naomi Campbell

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Naomi Campbell is still one of the best-known names in the modelling world.

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Naomi Campbell

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She welcomed her daughter when she was 51 and went on to have a son at 53. 

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Da Brat

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The ‘Funkdafied’ rapper announced in February 2023 that she and her wife were expecting their first child together.

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Da Brat

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The pair welcomed their son True Legend in July that year, when Da brat was 49. 

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Hilary Swank

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The award-winning actress announced she was expecting twins at age 48 in 2022. 

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Hilary Swank

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She shared a snap of the babies with the caption: 'It wasn't easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it.'

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Chloë Sevigny

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Sevigny is an American actress, model, and fashion designer.

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Chloë Sevigny

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She welcomed a son with now-husband, Siniša Mačković in 2020 when she was 45 years old. 

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Tamron Hall

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Broadcast journalist and television host Tamron Hall kept her pregnancy a secret for a long time.

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Tamron Hall

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This was because she was ‘high-risk’, due to her age and other factors. However, at 48 years old, she gave birth to a healthy boy in 2019.

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Alanis Morissette

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The Canadian singer-songwriter shared the news of her third pregnancy when she was 44.

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Alanis Morissette

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In 2019, when she was 45, she and her husband welcomed their son Winter Mercy. 

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Brigitte Nielsen

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Brigitte Nielsen is a Danish model. She already had four kids in 2018.

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Brigitte Nielsen

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When she announced her fifth pregnancy. She gave birth to her first daughter later that year at age 54. 

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Donatella Arpaia

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Donatella Arpaia is a celebrity chef.

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Donatella Arpaia

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After struggling to conceive, Donatella, 47, and her husband welcomed twins in 2018. 

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Kristin Davis

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The Sex and the City actress adopted two children on her own.

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Kristin Davis

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She adopted her second, a baby boy named Wilson, when she was 53.

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Rachel Weisz

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Actress Rachel Weisz announced in 2018 that she and Daniel Craig were expecting their first child together.

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Rachel Weisz

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They welcomed their daughter when Rachel was 48.

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Janet Jackson

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Janet Jackson has been in the public eye for most of her life. 

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Janet Jackson

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The singer welcomed her first child at 50, back in 2017. 

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Laura Linney

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Linney is an Emmy-winning actress.

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Laura Linney

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She and her husband, Marc Schauer, quietly welcomed their son Bennett Armistead in 2014.

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Geri Halliwell

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The former Spice Girl gave birth to her second child - and first with husband Christian Horner - in 2017.

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Geri Halliwell

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She was 44 when she gave birth for the second time.