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13 Celebrity Moms Who Had Children After 40

After Janet Jackson recently postponed her Unbreakable tour until 2017 and released a video telling fans that she plans to start a family with husband Wissam Al Mana, many are predicting that the 49-year-old singer may be pregnant. Whether Janet Jackson is pregnant or planning to have a child, she isn’t the first celebrity to become a mom over age 40.

By Crystal Tate · Updated October 27, 2020
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After Janet Jackson recently postponed her Unbreakable tour until 2017 and released a video telling fans that she plans to start a family with husband Wissam Al Mana, many are predicting that the 49-year-old singer may be pregnant. Whether Janet Jackson is pregnant or planning to have a child, she isn’t the first celebrity to become a mom over age 40.

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Halle Berry

Berry gave birth to her first daughter with ex Gabriel Aubry at age 41. At 47, she gave birth to a son with husband Olivier Martinez.

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Tyra Banks

Earlier this year, former model Tyra Banks announced that she and her boyfriend had a son via surrogate. Banks is 42.

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Tiny Harris

Rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny Harris welcomed a baby girl into the world last month. Tiny is 40 years old.

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Mariah Carey

Singer Mariah Carey will make her ESSENCE Festival debut this July 4th weekend.

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Thandie Newton

At age 41, actress Thandie Newton gave birth to her third child, son Booker. She also has two daughters with her husband.

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Viola Davis

Viola Davis became a mom at age 46. The actress and her husband adopted a daughter named Genesis in 2011.

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Angela Bassett

After struggling to have children, Angela Bassett decided to enlist the help of a surrogate. At age 47, Bassett and husband Courtney B. Vance, welcomed twins, a boy and girl.

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Iman

Iman and David Bowie had one daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones, in 2000 when Iman was 45.

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Garcelle Beauvais

At age 40, Hollywood Today Live co-host and actress Garcelle Beauvais gave birth to twin boys with her former husband.

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Kim Fields

We got an inside look of Kim Field’s family on her Real Housewives Of Atlanta stint. The actress/producer had her younger son, Quincy, at age 44.

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Nia Long

Actress Nia Long gave birth to her second son, Kez Sunday, at age 41. Long’s fiancé and father of the child is former NBA player Ime Udoka

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Phaedra Parks

Power attorney and reality star Phaedra Parks gave birth to her second son, Dylan, at age 40.

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