Celeb Moms Who Welcomed Babies Using a Surrogate

Never ones to shy away from surprising the rest of us, Grimes and Elon Musk apparently welcomed a secret baby via surrogate in December 2021, several months after separating, according to a Vanity Fair cover story. The news came about after sounds of a crying infant were heard during an interview, and after Grimes had already shared that their firstborn X Æ A-Xii (X for short) was with the Tesla mogul. The musician, 34, shared that the baby girl's name is Exa Dark Sideræl, but that they call her Y for short. While it's unclear what the status of her relationship is with Musk, 50, Grimes did say, “I would probably refer to him as my boyfriend, but we’re very fluid. We live in separate houses. We’re best friends. We see each other all the time." The couple had been together for three years prior to separating.

Glee actress Becca Tobin welcomed a healthy baby via surrogate after dealing with fertility struggles and miscarriages. She took to Instagram to share the news that she and husband Zach Martin were parents, writing: “Welcome to the world, Ford," with a heart emoji. "Thank you to our amazing surrogate for bringing him here safely surrounded by so much love," she continued.

The Bridesmaids star and husband Avi Rothman welcomed twins via surrogate in January 2020.

Wiig said three years of her marriage were spent in an "IVF haze." She said at the time, "Emotionally, spiritually, and medically, it was probably the most difficult time in my life," After multiple unsuccessful attempts, the couple turned to surrogacy.

In January 2020, Cameron Diaz and hubby Benji Madden welcomed daughter Raddix via surrogate. "Happy New Year from the Maddens! We are so happy, blessed and grateful to begin this new decade by announcing the birth of our daughter, Raddix Madden," Diaz wrote on Instagram at the time. "She has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family."

Union and husband Dwyane Wade had their first child together via surrogate on Nov. 7, 2018, and no one was the wiser. They announced the news of the "lovely day" on Instagram, where they happily shared pics of daughter Kaavia James Union Wade. "We are sleepless and delirious but so excited to share that our miracle baby arrived last night via surrogate and 11/7 will forever be etched in our hearts as the most loveliest of all the lovely days," they both captioned the photos. "Welcome to the party sweet girl!" Wade also has three children — Zaire, Zaya and Xavier Zechariah — from his first marriage, along with his nephew Dahveon, whom they also raise.

The Real Housewives of Orange County star turned to none other than her sister, Sara Moffitt, to carry her three children — daughter Annabelle and twin sons Luke and Keller.

"I have been very honest with my children, especially my daughter, who's five," Simpson told People. "She knows that her aunt carried her in her belly and that's where she lived and then she was born. I just want them to know how they came to be and also not make it a big deal. Like, 'That's just what happened. That's where you lived and then you were born and now you’re mine.'"

Emily is also stepmom to husband Shane Simpson's two daughters Chanel and Shelby.

Back in 2018, proud parents Jessica Chastain and Gian Luca Passi De Preposulo announced they were the proud of little Giuletta thanks to a surrogate. The fiercely private couple didn't share pics on social media, however, so any shots of them and their daughter will be from the paps.

The producer and her husband, Jimmy Fallon, struggled for five years to get pregnant, an experience the late-night host described as "awful."

"We tried before, we told people and then it didn't happen," Fallon recalled to Today. "And it's just really depressing. It's really hard on everybody."

After turning to gestational surrogacy, the difficult times are behind them and the couple have two daughters, Winnie, born in July 2013, and Frances, who arrived on December 2017.

Kiele Sanchez and husband Zach Gilford struggled having a baby, including a devastating late-term miscarriage in 2015 that she later relived on-camera. Two years later, in November 2017, the couple welcomed their daughter via surrogate.

"It's been a long, painful journey for us," the couple told People. "Zeppelin is the light of our lives."

The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and Kelsey Grammer have been divorced since 2011 but their messy split has never changed the love they have for their children — son Jude Gordon and daughter Mason Olivia — both of whom were born via surrogate.

"If you can't get pregnant for whatever reason, it's great to know that there are options available for people that want to have a family. I wish I could have had that experience," Camille blogged in 2012. "I'm just so grateful I had a wonderful surrogate who carried our two children. I have two amazing angels in my life that I love so much. They are such a gift and a blessing from God."

Hobson and husband George Lucas welcomed daughter Everest in August 2013 via gestational surrogate. She's the little sister of Lucas' three adult children — Amanda, whom George adopted with his first wife, and Katie and Jett, whom he adopted as a single parent.

The former Bachelor winner (she won Season 12's Matt Grant's heart, though they split months after his television proposal) went on to marry Nik Richie in 2010, and gave birth to their daughter Press Dahl Lamas-Richie the following year. After suffering a miscarriage in 2014 that left her unable to have children, Lamas used in vitro fertilization and lined up a very generous surrogate: her stepmother, Shawna Craig. Son Lyon Lamas-Richie was born on July 4, 2015.

"Shawna's not my stepmother, she's like my soul sister," Lamas told Closer Weekly. "I look at her like an angel that blessed my whole family, including my father. I have just been given the biggest blessing in the world and I'll always be grateful."

Buffington and now-ex-husband Dennis Quaid had fraternal twins, Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace, via surrogate in November 2007.

"God has definitely blessed us," Dennis Quaid said in a statement after their birth. But 10 days later, they needed prayers answered once again when the infants suffered overdoses after hospital staff gave the twins the incorrect dosage of a blood thinner. Thankfully, everything turned out OK, there was a happy ending, and they're doing just fine, thank you very much.

Exes Kim and Kanye welcomed their third child, Chicago, and fourth child, Psalm, using surrogates after Kardashian suffered a potentially life-threatening condition called placenta accreta during her previous pregnancies.

The couple have since split, but at the time, Kardashian wrote of daughter Chi's arrival, "We are incredibly grateful to our surrogate who made our dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give and to our wonderful doctors and nurses for their special care. North and Saint are especially thrilled to welcome their baby sister."

The actress and husband Andrew Form are the proud parents of two boys — Rowan and Julian, both born via surrogate. Brewster wants other women to know that they have nothing to be ashamed of and should feel free to talk about it.

"I didn't really have a choice about being open, since it was obvious I wasn't pregnant," she told Yahoo Parenting. "For me it wasn't a choice; I needed to use a surrogate."

The singer-songwriter and husband Mike McCuddy struggled with infertility for years and were going to turn to adoption when they gave surrogacy a go.

"We'd hired an adoption attorney, we had the pictures, the book, had it all ready to go," DioGuardi told People. "Then... I knew this woman, a friend, and on a whim I asked somebody to bring [gestational surrogacy] up and get her thoughts on it and she seemed open to it. She came over with her husband, talked it through, and we negotiated it together." After seven unsuccessful embryo transfers, the eighth one took, and son Greyson was born in 2013.

Kidman and husband Keith Urban gave their eldest daughter, Sunday Rose, a little sister in 2010 when the couple welcomed Faith Margaret, who was carried by a surrogate.

"Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret," the family said in a statement at the time. "No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier."

The TV host and model surprised everyone when she announced that she and longtime boyfriend Erik Asia welcomed their son, York, via surrogate, though they've since split.

"The best present we worked and prayed so hard for is finally here," she captioned the Instagram photo of her baby's first hat. "He's got my fingers and big eyes and his daddy Erik's mouth and chin. As we thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone."

James Wilke became a big brother at the age of seven, when a surrogate had SJP and husband Matthew Broderick's twin girls in 2009.

"We've been trying to expand our family for a number of years and we actually have explored a variety of ways of doing so," Parker told Today. "This was one of the things we discussed with seriousness that had real possibilities for us."

Sagal had two kids before marrying her fourth husband, Kurt Sutter, in 2004. The couple decided they wanted another child so they used a surrogate to have Esme in 2007.

"I'd had some medical issues after the birth of my other two children, so I was unable to carry a child, so we were always looking at alternative approaches," she explained to OK! magazine.

Single mom Lucy Liu welcomed her baby boy, Rockwell, in August 2015 via gestational carrier and was open about the process from the beginning.

"I didn't really think about it at all," Liu told CBS News. "I just went ahead and did it. I didn't realize there was criticism until after I sent out the information that I had my baby through a gestational carrier and my friends said, 'Don't listen to what some people are saying.' I didn't realize people were saying anything negative!"

The actress gave birth to her first daughter, Stella Luna, but the child's siblings were born via surrogate in 2014 and 2016.

"This is an incredible thing to do with your life, to give the gift of carrying someone's child," Pompeo told Jimmy Kimmel of her and husband Chris Ivery's decision. "I am forever grateful and feel very blessed and grateful to her — she who will remain anonymous."

Giuliana and husband Bill Rancic were very open about their battle with infertility on their reality show, so after turning to a surrogate, the couple welcomed son Edward Duke in 2012.

"Our journey has a happy ending," Bill told People. "We didn't give up, we didn't quit and we're going to have a good ending to this."

Sadly, Bill and Giuliana tried to conceive via gestational carrier again, but their surrogate, Delphine, suffered a series of miscarriages. The last embryo lost was in 2014.

Bassett and husband Courtney B. Vance underwent fertility treatments for seven years before considering surrogacy. Then in 2006, the couple welcomed fraternal twins, Bronwyn and Slater.

"I was devastated when it didn't happen [again and again]," Bassett told Oprah. "I had to remain hopeful and resilient and, 'Okay, let's do it again.'"

After years of unsuccessful attempts, Banks and husband Max Handelman ended up having both their sons right after each other thanks to surrogacy (Felix was born in 2011; Magnus arrived the following year).

"Like Felix, Magnus was born via gestational surrogate," the actress shared. "This experience has exceeded all expectations, taught us a great deal about generosity and gratitude, and established a relationship that will last a lifetime. I am also so very thankful to our family and friends for their support throughout this process, as well as the Center for Surrogate Parenting for helping make all this possible."

In March 2021, Hilaria and Alec Baldwin welcomed another baby, bringing the total number of children to six. Hilaria took to Instagram to share a sweet photo of their newborn baby girl named Lucia.

"We are so in love with our daughter, Lucia. Just like your brothers and sisters, you are a dream come true," she wrote.