Nowadays, it has become increasingly popular for people to wait to have children until long after their 20s to ensure their readiness, or simply just due to life circumstances. Either way, more power to them.
Even some celebrities are opting to wait as late as their 50s to have kids. Here are 15 of them:
1. Katey Sagal
The Sons of Anarchy actress married her second husband, Kurt Sutter, in 2004 and while she didn’t anticipate having more children — as she already had two from her former marriage — she had a change of heart. The pair welcomed a daughter with the help of a surrogate in 2007 when Sagal was 52-years-old.
2. Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger did not wait until his 50s to start having children — he’s been having them.
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The 78-year-old musician is a father to eight children, the youngest of whom was born in 2016, when Jagger was 72-years-old.
3. Bruce Willis
While Bruce shares three daughters with his first marriage with Demi Moore, he also shares two more, Mabel and Evelyn, with his second wife Emma Heming-Willis, who were both born when the actor was well into his 50s.
4. Alec Baldwin
While Alec Baldwin shares an adult daughter with his ex-wife, since turning 50 he has welcomed six more children with his current wife, Hilaria Baldwin: Carmen, Raphael, Leonardo, Romeo, Eduardo, and Maria Lucia.
5. Michael Douglas
While Michael Douglas is also a grandfather to his eldest son’s daughter, he is also a father to two teenagers whom he shares with his wife, Catherina Zeta-Jones.
“I never anticipated starting a family and the joy of raising kids at my age,” he told People .
6. Sophia B. Hawkings
Hawkings welcomed her daughter, Esther, when she was 50-years-old. “Being 50 is actually an amazing age to have a second child because I am more wise, calm, humorous, appreciative, simple and clear,” she said to Us Weekly about being an “older” mom.
7. Madonna
After turning 58, the “Like A Virgin” singer adopted two daughters, Esterre and Stella, from Malawi. The pair joined Madonna’s other children, Lourdes, 21, Rocco, 17, and 12-year-old boys David and Mercy, who were both also adopted from Malawi.
8. Diane Keaton
The now 76-year-old Annie Hall actress has two children, Dexter and Duke Keaton, both of whom were adopted.
Not only did Keaton become a mom in her 50s, she also did it as a single mother.
9. Steve Martin
The 76-year-old comedian didn’t become a father until he was 67 years old. “I think if I’d had a child earlier, I would have been a lousy father because I would have misplaced my attention on my career,” he told AARP magazine.
10. George Clooney
Most people thought that George Clooney might’ve been a bachelor forever, but he eventually decided to settle down and start a family. With the help of IVF, the actor welcomed his first children, twins, at the age of 56 with his wife, Amal, who was 40 at the time.
11. Naomi Campbell
In May 2021, the former supermodel revealed to her Instagram followers that she was officially a mom at the age of 51. While she hasn’t unveiled many details yet, she has confirmed that her daughter was not adopted.
“She wasn’t adopted – she’s my child,” she told Vogue .
12. John Stamos
To most of us, he’s uncle Jesse. But since welcoming his first child, a son, when he was 54, the actor has put on a different hat.
“I thought it was beyond me to have a kid and a great wife, but it’s given me a reason to live,” he told People of becoming a father. “Life is in session now.”
13. Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum didn’t have children until his 60s, but he has no regrets.
“I’m glad I waited,” he told People . “It feels great to do it right now, because all the things I’m considering are perfectly suited to the big questions and challenges of having kids, and what you want to expose them to.”
14. Brigitte Nielsen
Brigitte Nielsen struggled with fertility for nearly a decade but was hopeful to have a fifth child. Fortunately, the fertility treatments worked and the model was able to welcome her fifth and younges t child, Frida.
15. Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson postponed her world tour when she found out she was pregnant for the first time at 49-years-old. The “All For You” singer welcomed her son with ex-husband Wissam Al Mana just after her 50th birthday.
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