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Tyra Banks Has Baby Fever

"I'm really ready to have a some babies," said the former model.
Tyra Banks Has Baby Fever, Bad
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By Derrick Bryson Taylor · Updated October 28, 2020
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There isn’t much Tyra Banks hasn’t accomplished at 38. She’s done it all, it seems, except start a family.


The former supermodel appeared on Steve Harvey and shared she’s got baby fever. In fact, Banks is ready to be a mom, now. “I’m ready to have some babies. I want babies!” Banks shouted.

“I’ve always wanted them, but I’ve been saying ‘I want babies in three years’ since I was, like, 27. And now I’m 28. No, I’m 38 — I think it’s time. [My eggs are] going to be hard-boiled and friend and scrambled up in there, so it’s time to get those eggs working!”

The America’s Next Top Model host took a moment to debunk rumors that she’s dating younger guys, i.e. Drake and her ANTM co-judge Rob Evans. “There’s been a lot of rumors that I’ve been dating certain people,” said Banks. “All these young boys… ain’t true. I ain’t a cougar!”

Banks is currently writing and co-producing a TV series based on her teen years called Fivehead, according to Deadline. “In high school, if you have glasses, you’re a ‘four eyes,’ if you have braces, you’re a ‘metal mouth’ but if you have my forehead? You’re a fivehead,” she said. There’s no word yet on when Fivehead will debut.