Children of stars from surrogate mothers. Russian stars who had children with the help of a surrogate mother Russian celebrities and surrogacy
© getty imagesRecently a world famous singer Ricky Martin became a father for the fourth time- the surrogate mother carried and gave birth to his son. The artist is far from the only representative of the world of show business who has resorted to the services of surrogate mothers; recently this practice has become very common.
Editorial tochka.net offers to read ten stories of celebrities who raise children born this way.
Elton John and his husband David Furnish decided to have a baby after visiting Ukraine. Here Sir Elton was going to adopt an HIV-infected boy Leva from Makeevka, but was unable to do so. The couple turned to the services of a surrogate mother and a year later, in 2010, their son Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born. In 2013, the couple had a second son, Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John.
Designer Tom Ford became a father in 2012 in the same way. Ford and his husband Richard Buckley had a son through a surrogate mother.
In her marriage to Tom Cruise, actress Nicole Kidman adopted two children. And after marrying musician Keith Urban, she herself gave birth to a daughter. But the actress could not get pregnant again, so the couple decided to resort to the help of a surrogate mother. In 2010, their daughter Faith was born, and Kidman in many interviews thanked the woman with whose help the girl was born.
Sharon Stone's second son was considered adopted for a long time. But in fact, he was also born with the help of a surrogate mother, and later the actress simply adopted her own son.
- Sarah Jessica Parker
Explaining why her twin girls Marion and Tabitha were given birth to a surrogate mother, actress Sarah Jessica Parker answers simply - they say, this method seemed to her and her husband “the most successful.” By the way, the actress gave birth to her eldest son herself.
Robert De Niro has five children, and three of them were born to surrogate mothers. According to rumors, the actor turned to them because of his advanced age.
The football player first became a father in 2010 - then the athlete had a son, who was carried by a surrogate mother. In 2017, a surrogate mother gave birth to twins to Cristiano Ronaldo. A few months later, the football player had a daughter with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez.
- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
The American socialite gave birth to her first two children herself, but then she began to have serious health problems, because of which doctors recommended that Kim not give birth again. But Kardashian and her husband, rapper Kanye West, wanted a big family so much that they had already resorted to the services of surrogate mothers twice. Now the couple is raising four children, but it is not a fact that they will stop there.
14 November 2014, 01:04Quite a few foreign and Russian celebrities have resorted to the services of surrogate mothers. Some talk about it openly, some deny it. This post is dedicated to both of these categories of celebrities.
Sharon Stone
Sharon has three sons, two of whom are not her biological children. But the actress’s middle son was carried by a surrogate mother. The boy's name is Laird Vonn Stone, he was born on May 7, 2005 in Texas. After the birth of her son, Sharon officially adopted him, so many mistakenly believe that all her children are not her own. The reason for using a surrogate mother was the actress's several miscarriages and her poor health (she has asthma and diabetes).
Sharon Stone with her middle son Laird
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah has three children with her husband, actor Matthew Broderick. The actress gave birth to her son James in 2002. But the couple’s surrogate mother already gave birth to twin daughters Tabitha and Marion in 2009. The official reason for this step: at that time, the 44-year-old actress was afraid that she would no longer be able to bear a healthy child herself.
Sarah Jessica Parker with daughters Marion and Tabitha
Nicole Kidman
Nicole has four children. The actress adopted the boy Connor and the girl Isabella while in her first marriage to Tom Cruise. In her second marriage to Keith Urban, Nicole had two daughters. The actress gave birth to her eldest Sunday in 2008. But the youngest Faith was born from a surrogate mother in 2010. The reason for using a surrogate mother was Nicole’s inability to get pregnant again.
Nicole Kidman with her youngest daughter Faith
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth married her college sweetheart Max Handelman in 2003. To get married, the actress converted to Judaism. The couple has two sons and both were born by a surrogate mother. Elizabeth was treated for infertility for a long time and unsuccessfully, and then the couple decided to resort to the services of a surrogate mother. In 2011, the couple’s first child, Felix, was born, and in 2012, their second son, Magnus.
Elizabeth Banks with son Felix
Elizabeth Banks' son Magnus
Ellen Pompeo
Ellen is married to music producer Chris Ivery. The couple has two daughters growing up. The actress gave birth to her eldest girl, Stella, in 2009. But the youngest Sienna was born from a surrogate mother in August 2014. The reason for using surrogate mother is unknown, but most likely the reason is the poor health of the actress.
Annie Leibovitz
The famous American photographer Annie Leibovitz gave birth to her first daughter, Sarah Cameron, in 2001 from an unknown donor, using a sperm bank. And in 2005, Annie gave birth to twin girls, Susan and Samuel, born through a surrogate mother.
Annie Leibovitz with her daughters
Annie Leibovitz with her daughters
Giuliana Rancic
TV presenter Giuliana Rancic tried to get pregnant for a long time, and as a result, in 2012, she and her husband Bill Rancic were happy about the birth of their first child, Edward, who was carried by a surrogate mother.
Giuliana Rancic with her husband Bill and son Edward
Giuliana Rancic's son Edward
George Lucas
The famous director George Lucas has four children. He adopted his first three children while married to film editor Marcia Louis Griffin. George Lucas's only biological child, daughter Everest, was born in 2013 in the director's second marriage to Mellody Hobson, chairman of the board of directors of DreamWorks Animation and president of the investment company Ariel. A surrogate mother gave birth to a girl for the couple. At the time of her daughter’s birth, her dad was 69 years old and her mother was 44 years old. Perhaps it was precisely because of the middle age of the parents that the surrogate mother carried the child.
Robert DeNiro
Robert De Niro has six children. Daughter Drena is the child of the actor’s first wife Dianne Abbott from her first marriage. Robert adopted the girl. Dianne gave birth to the actor's first biological child, his son Rafael. In 1995, Robert De Niro and his girlfriend (common-law wife), former model Tuki Smith, became the parents of twin boys Julian and Aaron. The couple's children were carried out by a surrogate mother. Robert's current wife, former flight attendant Grace Hightower, gave birth to the actor's son Elliot in 1998. In 2011, a daughter, Helen, was born for the couple by a surrogate mother.
Robert De Niro himself often emphasizes in various interviews his biological paternity of those children born to surrogate mothers. At the same time, he says that the reason for using a surrogate mother in both cases was the far from young age of the actor and his women.
Robert De Niro with his twin sons Julian and Aaron
Robert De Niro with his daughter Helen
Robert De Niro with his current wife Grace Hightower and Grace Hightower with their daughter Helen
Non-standard examples of using the services of a surrogate mother
Elton John
Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish have two sons. Naturally, both boys were born to the couple by surrogate mothers. The first-born Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born in 2009, the second son with the no less pompous name Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John was born in 2013. It is unknown which spouse is the biological father of the children.
Elton John with his husband David Furnish and sons Zachariah (in David's arms) and Elijah (in Elton John's arms)
Ryan Murphy
Director Ryan Murphy and his husband David Miller have a son, Logan Phineas Miller Murphy, born in 2012 via a surrogate. As in the case of Elton John, it is unknown which of the spouses is the biological father of the boy. It is quite possible that the spouses themselves do not know who the father is. There is a version that in Ryan’s series “The New Normal” he partially illustrated his own life. In particular, according to the plot of this series, a gay couple decided to have a child and, in order not to argue about who would be the biological father, the surrogate mother was implanted with the biological material of both men, and only chance decided whose material would take root (it’s clear: whose vitality will be faster).
Ryan Murphy's son Logan
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris and his then partner David Bertka, now her official husband, became the parents of twins in 2010, who were born from a surrogate mother. The babies were named Gideon Scott and Harper Grace. The public does not know which of the men became the biological father of the children.
Son and daughter of Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris with children
Tom Ford
Designer Tom Ford and his partner Richard Buckley gave birth to a son through a surrogate in 2012. The boy was named Alexander John Buckley Ford. This is the first child for both men. As in previous cases, who the biological father is is not disclosed.
Tom Ford and Richard Buckley
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson had three children during his lifetime. From his second marriage to former nurse Debbie Rowe, the singer had two children: son Prince Michael Jackson I in 1997 and daughter Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson in 1998. However, there are unconfirmed rumors that Michael is not the biological father of these children. On October 8, 1999, Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe divorced. Michael Jackson received full custody of the children. According to unconfirmed information, in return Debbie received $8 million and a house in Beverly Hills.
The third child of the King of Pop was carried by a surrogate mother. The boy was named Prince Michael II, and he was born in 2002. The most interesting thing in this story is that the main criterion when choosing a surrogate mother was the level of her intellectual abilities, and not medical indicators of her health. Thus, the applicants selected by Michael were required to pass a test that determined their IQ level.
Michael Jackson with his son Prince Michael II
Michael Jackson's son - Prince Michael II
Ricky Martin
In 2008, Ricky became the father of two twin boys, Matteo and Valentino, who were born to him by a surrogate mother. The name of Matteo and Valentino's surrogate mother was not disclosed, but there are rumors that she was Ricky's cousin.
Ricky Martin with his sons
Cristiano Ronaldo
In 2010, the famous football player became the father of baby Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. The boy was born from a surrogate mother, whose name the athlete keeps secret. However, there are rumors that the footballer’s child was given birth to by his fan and, for a significant payment, she renounced her maternal rights to him.
Cristiano Ronaldo with his son
Russian celebrities and surrogacy
Alena Apina
Alena became the first Russian celebrity to officially use the services of a surrogate mother. In 2001, a surrogate mother carried her and her husband Alexander Iratov to term and gave birth to a daughter, Ksyusha. Before this, the singer was treated for infertility for 10 years, became pregnant, but was unable to bear a child.
Alena Apina with her daughter Ksyusha
Olga Slutsker
Athlete and businesswoman Olga Slutsker has four children. All of them were born by surrogate mothers and Olga does not hide this. In her marriage to her ex-husband Vladimir Slutsker, Olga had a son, Mikhail, and a daughter, Anna. After the divorce, Vladimir Slutsker deprived his wife of the right to communicate and meet with their children. Therefore, in 2013, Olga again used the services of a surrogate mother, who gave birth to twin girls Masha and Katya. Olga does not name the father of her daughters, although she admits that she has appeared in public with this man more than once. In an interview with Ksenia Sobchak in February 2014, Olga said: “My children have a great dad, amazing, large-scale, smart. One can only be proud of such a dad; the girls are very lucky. On this topic, I propose to close the topic of the father of twins.”
Olga Slutsker with her son Mikhail and daughter Anna
Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin
In 2013, Maxim Galkin and Alla Pugacheva became parents of opposite-sex twins. The children were named Elizabeth and Harry. They were born by a surrogate mother, because Alla Borisovna was 64 years old at that time. According to the couple, the singer froze her eggs 11 years ago, so these children are biological for both parents. For the parodist, these are the first children, but the Diva of the Russian stage gave birth to her eldest daughter Kristina Orbakaite back in 1971, who by 2013 had already given birth to Alla Borisovna three grandchildren.
Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin with their common son Harry
Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin with their common daughter Elizaveta
Philip Kirkorov
In 2011, Philip Kirkorov became a father for the first time. His daughter Alla-Victoria was born by a surrogate mother, and six months later his son Martin-Christin was born from another surrogate mother. According to Philip, the biological mother of his children is the same and also a woman, she became an egg donor. The king of the Russian stage does not disclose her name.
Children of Philip Kirkorov
Valery Leontyev
At the age of 61, Valery Leontyev became a father for the first time (officially, although there were often rumors about illegitimate children). His child was carried by a surrogate mother of Spanish origin. The girl was born in October 2010. All the details of her birth are still not known to the media. The only thing that journalists managed to find out was that the singer named his daughter Ekaterina, in honor of his mother. Now Valery Leontyev is raising a child alone. The artist divorced his wife in 2012, but, according to rumors, the crisis in his relationship with his wife began much earlier - according to the yellow press, they lived separately since 2006.
They are suspected...
Beyonce and Jay Z
In 2012, Beyoncé and Jay Z had a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. According to the official version, Beyoncé herself carried and gave birth to the girl, but she is more suspected than anyone of using a surrogate mother. Journalists and the public have repeatedly noticed that the singer’s pregnant belly looks unnatural and may be larger or smaller. She was charged with wearing a false belly.
Beyonce, Jay Z and their daughter Blue Ivy
Victoria and David Beckham
In 2011, the famous couple had a fourth child, daughter Harper Seven Beckham. There were many rumors that the girl was not given birth to by Victoria, but by a surrogate mother. The reason for the suspicion was that she looked too thin for a pregnant woman - Victoria did not have swelling characteristic of pregnancy. In addition, Victoria got into shape extremely quickly and was not noticed with excess weight after giving birth, and she spent her entire pregnancy in high heels.
Victoria, David and Harper Beckham
Fergie and Josh Duhamel
In 2013, the star couple had their first child, Axel Jack Duhamel. The public suspected Fergie of wearing a false pregnancy belly and using a surrogate mother due to the strange transformations of her stomach, similar to the case of Beyoncé. In addition, Fergie has serious health problems, because she is a former drug addict, and her age is already so young.
Fergie and D. Josh Duhamel with their son Axel
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling
In September 2014, Ryan and Eve had the first child for both actors - daughter Esmeralda Amanda Gosling. According to the official version, Eva gave birth to the child herself. But rumors about the couple using a surrogate mother circulate with enviable regularity, and the reason is that no one saw Eva pregnant. There is not a single photograph of the actress with a belly characteristic of a pregnant woman in the public domain.
Sometimes pregnancy can be impossible for a woman, or even downright dangerous. Families who are faced with such a situation resort to adoption, and those who are richer resort to the services of surrogate mothers. We invite you to read about Russian and foreign celebrities for whom other women carried children.
Elton John
Elton John- openly gay. In 1993, he met his future partner David Furnish, and more than ten years later, when in Great Britain, by the decision of the Queen Elizabeth II legalized same-sex marriage, they got married. In 2010, they finally became parents - then a surrogate mother from California gave birth to a son for them, who received the magnificent name Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John. Three years later, their second son, Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John, was born in the same way.Robert DeNiro
Robert DeNiro He is the father of six children at once. In all likelihood, the cheerful Italian simply could not settle for less. De Niro first turned to the services of a surrogate mother in 1995 - he and his then-wife, model Tuki Smith, became the parents of twins. In 1998, his next wife, flight attendant Grace Hightower, independently gave birth to the actor’s son Elliot, but the next baby for the couple was carried by a surrogate mother. A girl named Helen was born in 2011. 
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker married a co-worker Matthew Broderick in 1997, and in 2002 she gave birth to his son, who was named James Wilkie. A few years later, the couple wanted to relive the experience of parenthood again, but Sarah Jessica was no longer able to get pregnant. Sarah Jessica Parker decided not to risk her health, and since the family’s finances allowed, she turned to the services of a surrogate mother. So two twins were born - Marion and Tabitha. 
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is married to Tom Cruise raised two adopted children - son Connor and daughter Isabella (the editors of the site note that Isabella not too lucky with her appearance, but she managed to turn a disadvantage into an advantage and became a stylist). After her divorce from Cruise Nicole Kidman married again and gave birth to a daughter, Sunday Rose. But her next attempts to get pregnant were unsuccessful, and the fourth baby for Kidman and her husband, musician Keith Urban, was carried by a surrogate mother. The girl born was named Faith Margaret. 
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson became a father three times - and his first two children were born to him by his wife, former nurse Debbie Rowe. After divorcing her, the king of the pop scene decided not to stop there and in 2001 turned to the services of a surrogate mother. Her name was not disclosed. In 2002, Jackson's eldest children, Prince and Paris, had a younger brother. The boy was named Prince Michael II. The editors of the site note that the most important criterion when choosing a surrogate mother was her level of intelligence - each of the applicants had to pass a tricky IQ test. 
Cristiano Ronaldo
One of the best football players in history, Cristiano Ronaldo By 2017, he had already become a father three times, and says that he does not intend to stop there. In 2010, an anonymous surrogate mother gave birth to a boy who was named Cristiano Jr. And at the beginning of the summer of 2017, Ronaldo became a father for the second and third time - a certain woman carried twins for him. It is noteworthy that over the many years that Ronaldo dated the supermodel Irina Shayk, there was no talk of a serious relationship between them, but as soon as they separated, Shayk became pregnant with a new partner a short time later, Bradley Cooper. 
Alena Apina
Star 90s pop scene Alena Apina became one of the first famous women in Russia who used the services of a surrogate mother to give birth to a child. After years of trying to get pregnant on my own Alena Apina decided to take a different path. In December 2001, her daughter Ksenia was born. At that time, Apina was still married to media manager Alexander Iratov, but in 2016 the singer officially announced that she was getting a divorce. 
Philip Kirkorov
Philip Kirkorov became the father of two children in 2011 and 2012 - daughter Alla Victoria and son Martin were born with an interval of eight months. The proud father himself said that he gave this to his daughter unusual name in honor of his first wife Alla Pugacheva and his mother Victoria. Nothing is reported about who became the mother of Kirkorov’s children. Judging by the interval in which the children were born, these were different women, but nothing more is known for certain. In addition, due to the extraordinary similarity of Kirkorov’s children with the son of his ward singer Anastasia Stotskaya they said that she could become the mother of one of his children. However, these rumors were not confirmed. 
Alla Pugacheva
Children Alla Pugacheva And Maxim Galkin were born in 2013 in a Russian clinic. Twelve years earlier, Pugacheva decided to freeze several eggs in case she wanted to return to motherhood after forty years (the diva gave birth to Kristina Orbakaite in 1971). Pugacheva’s family does not name the surrogate mother, so there is a lot of speculation on this topic on the Internet. On a TV show Boris Korchevnikov it was reported that this mother could be Elena Shirinina, however, both she and Alla Borisovna indignantly rejected this version, preferring to keep the woman incognito. 
Olga Slutsker
The athlete and owner of a chain of fitness clubs, Olga Slutsker, could not get pregnant on her own for a long time and eventually decided to farm out this important matter to surrogate mothers. Slutsker found women who agreed to carry her pregnancy to term in the United States. This is how Olga’s two children were born - a son and a daughter. Slutsker gave birth to children in her marriage to businessman and politician Vladimir Slutsker. In 2009, the couple divorced, and a year later the court sided with the father and placed the children under his guardianship. 
Russian celebrities are generally very child-loving. Among the families of domestic stars there are many with many children. The editors of the site invite you to read about star families who are raising three or more offspring.
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Surrogacy has gained immense popularity these days. The reasons are different for everyone - infertility, health problems, incompatibility of spouses, or simply a reluctance to spoil your figure. We offer you a rating of celebrities who resorted to the help of surrogate mothers to create a full-fledged family.
Michael Jackson
composer, singer, 1958−2009
There are many rumors about Jackson's children. According to official information, from his marriage to nurse Debbie Rowe, Jackson had two children - son Prince Michael Jackson I (18) and daughter Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson (17). But the second son of the King of Pop, Prince Michael Jackson II (13), was born in 2002 by a surrogate mother.
Angela Bassett
actress, 56 years old
Actors Angela Bassett and Courtney Bernard Vance (55) tried in vain to have a child for a long time. After seven years of desperate struggle, they decided to resort to the help of a surrogate mother. In January 2006, the family nest was replenished with beautiful twins. The couple now has a son, Bronwyn Vance, and a daughter, Slater Vance (9).
Ricky Martin
singer, 43 years old
The famous singer gave birth to twins in 2008. Both sons, Matteo and Valentino (7), were carried by a surrogate mother. Martin does not hide his gay orientation. There are rumors that in the near future the singer plans to become a father of many children and give the boys a sister.
actress, 50 years old
In 2009, the actress and her husband Matthew Broderick (53) gave birth to two beautiful girls - twins Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge (6), who were born to a surrogate mother. The couple have a son, James Wilkie Broderick (12), who Sarah gave birth to.
Elton John
singer, 68 years old
The famous musician Elton John and his husband, director David Furnish (52), resorted to the services of a surrogate mother twice: in 2010, their first son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John (5), was born, and in 2013, their second, Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish -John (2).
actress, 47 years old
The second daughter of Nicole and her husband Keith Urban (47), Faith Margaret Kidman-Urban (5), was born in 2010 thanks to a surrogate mother.
actor, 71 years old
Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and his wife Grace Hightower (60) in adulthood again wanted to experience the happiness of being parents. With the help of a surrogate mother, the couple had a daughter, Helen (4).
Forward for the Real Madrid football club and the Portuguese national team, 30 years old
World football star Cristiano Ronaldo became a father for the first time on June 17, 2010. According to rumors, the services of a surrogate mother cost him $20 million. Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. accompanies his father at all important events.
Elizabeth Banks
actress, 41 years old
For many years, Elizabeth Banks and her husband Max Handelman's attempts to have a child were unsuccessful. The problem was solved by a surrogate mother. Now the couple has two children - Felix (4) and Magnus Mitchell (3).
Giuliana (39) and Bill Rancic (44)
TV presenters, 39
Even IVF did not help this couple. And in 2011, while preparing for another IVF, the TV presenter learned that she had breast cancer. This diagnosis forced the couple to turn to a surrogate mother. In 2012, their son Edward Duke Rancic (3) was born.
Jimmy Fallon
TV presenter, 40 years old
TV host Jimmy Fallon and producer Nancy Juvonen (47) have two daughters, Winnie Rose Fallon (2) and Frances Cole Fallon (1). The girls were born by a surrogate mother.
Alena Apina
singer, 50 years old
After an unsuccessful pregnancy and many unsuccessful attempts to become a mother, Alena and her husband, producer Alexander Iratov (58), turned to the services of a surrogate mother. Today they are the happy parents of a beautiful girl, Ksenia (13).
singer, 47 years old
The King of Pop Philip Kirkorov has two children. Daughter Alla Victoria (4), whom he named after his ex-wife Alla Pugacheva (66), and son Martin (3). The children were born six months apart from surrogate mothers.
(66) and (38)
singer and comedian, TV presenter
Her advanced age no longer allows the Prima Donna to give birth on her own. Their children Elizabeth and Harry (2) were born in 2013 with the help of a surrogate mother.
Olga Slutsker
businesswoman,founder of the World Class fitness club chain
Olga Slutsker also experienced the joys of motherhood with the help of a surrogate mother. All four of her children - Misha, Anya, Katya and Masha - were born by surrogate mothers.