Gracing the cover of British Vogue, Naomi Campbell, 51, can be seen protectively holding her baby girl to her chest while looking strikingly beautiful. She has previously kept any news regarding a pregnancy and the birth of her child private, but surprised her fans with a birth announcement, since deleted, on her Instagram in May last year, writing “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother so honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you, my angel. There is no greater love."
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Few people were aware of her plans to become a mother, telling Vogue that, “I can count on my one hand the amount of people that knew I was having her. But she is the biggest blessing I could ever imagine. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done”.
The announcement took the world by surprise and sent the rumour mill swirling around questions of paternity and whether Campbell conceived naturally. When asked, she simply said: She wasn’t adopted – she’s my child”.
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But Campbell is not alone in her journey to motherhood later in life, and there are many female celebrities that have gone on to have babies after the age of 45. In fact, many of these stars have openly discussed their journeys, be it a surprise pregnancy, IVF or other fertility treatments, to help them conceive:
With the help of IVF, Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen gave birth to her fifth child at the age of 54 in 2018.
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Janet Jackson had to postpone her world tour when she became pregnant for the first time at 49. Her son, Eissa, was born after her 50th birthday in 2017.
My baby and me after nap time. pic.twitter.com/5srdrzn8Ex
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) April 15, 2017
Ozark star, Laura Linney and husband Marc Schauer stayed mum about her pregnancy until she gave birth to their son, Bennett Armistead at the age of 49 in 2014.
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Rachel Weisz and husband Daniel Craig announced her pregnancy at the age of 48 and welcomed their first child together back in 2018.
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Halle Berry gave birth to her second child in 2013, a boy named Maceo, at the age of 47, with then partner Olivier Martinez.
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Actress Geena Davis gave birth to her first daughter at the age of 46 in 2002, followed by twin boys just two years later in 2004 at the age of 48.
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