Every year, more and more star couples are being decided to replenish the family with the help of special assistants - surrogate mothers. And each of them has its own reasons ...
Someone has problems with conceiving or bearing a baby, someone is homosexual, and in some, the pregnancy simply does not fit into the touring or shooting schedule. On the most important - celebrities no longer withhold the fact how their children appeared in the world, and openly share their stories.
Let's remember which of the stars chose surrogate motherhood for himself and confessed it?
1. Michael Jackson
If the legend of pop-scene Michael Jackson and not the first in the world of show business, who used the services of a surrogate mother, then certainly was the first one to admit it. In 2002, after a divorce from Debbie Rowe, the singer firmly decided to become a father for the third time. And the main requirements for a woman who was supposed to bear him a child were health, intelligence and good eyesight. Well, as a result, Prince Michael and Paris had a brother, Prince Michael II.
2. Nicole Kidman
It seems that the Oscar-winning actress has tried all ways to become a mother. In a marriage with Tom Cruise, they adopted a boy and a girl, well, while married to Kit Urban, Nicole independently gave birth to her daughter, Sanday Rose. But, alas, all subsequent attempts to conceive another child in a happy marriage were unsuccessful, and in 2010 Kidman admitted that her second daughter Faith, who was born, was born with the help of a surrogate mother.
3. Ricky Martin
The Latin American singer broke the hearts of millions of fans in an instant, declaring a change in sexual orientation, and without giving them the opportunity to catch their breath, shared another sensational news: he became the father of the twins Matteo and Valentino. The boys, you guessed it, were borne by a surrogate mother, whose choice Ricky Martin told Vanity Fair:
"As soon as I saw her photo, I immediately realized it was an angel! It's so clean! And I would give my life for this woman who gave my sons the opportunity to see this world ... "
4. Alain Apin
Just do not think that medical innovations will still not reach our regions - in 2001, with the help of the surrogate mother's services, the daughter of Alena Apina, named after her main hit Ksyusha, was born. It is known that before this long-awaited moment the singer in a second marriage with producer Alexander Iratoff for a long time was treated for infertility, survived several miscarriages and even an ectopic pregnancy.
5. Elizabeth Banks
Many years of treatment and attempts to get pregnant survived the star of "Hunger Games" Elizabeth Banks, who today, along with her husband Max Handelman, have already raised two sons born to a surrogate mother. The actress not only did not hide this fact, but even publicly expressed her gratitude to women, thanks to whom Magnus and Felix appeared in her family!
6. Lucy Lew
August 27, 2015 for Lucy Lew was the day when her dreams come true - thanks to the surrogate mother, the actress had a son, Rockwell Lloyd Lew, about which she immediately wrote in Instagram. By the way, at that time the star of Charlie's Angels was already 46 years old, her husband and even a boyfriend did not have her, and the biological material for fertilization was taken by doctors from an unknown donor.
7. Sarah Jessica Parker
How, you did not know that our beloved Kerry Bradshaw is also a large mother? So, six years after the birth of James's first son, Sarah and her husband Matthew Broderick thought about adding to the family, but, alas, they did not succeed. I had to call for the help of a surrogate mother and already in 2009 to rejoice at the newly born daughters Marion and Tabitha.
"We did not even expect that we would have twins. For us, great happiness and luck would be the birth of even one baby. Yes, our life at that time was like a funny and touching comedy ", - the actress shares.
8. Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin
Do you remember how on September 18, 2013, the domestic show business literally "tore up" the sensational news that the most star pair of the sky of Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin had a daughter, Lisa and Harry's son? Of course, everything without secrets is here - the 64-year-old singer could not take out the babies on her own, and the kids were born with the help of a surrogate mother.
9. Tyra Banks
I did not hide that for a long time I could not get pregnant from my boyfriend Erik Asla and supermodel Tyra Banks. But already in September 2015, the beauty hinted that this would not prevent her from experiencing the happiness of motherhood, and after 9 months, Tyra surprised her fans in Instagram with an exciting post and a photograph of a tiny baby cap:
"He has my fingers and big eyes, and the lips and chin of Pope Eric. We are very grateful to the angel - the woman who endured our wonderful little son, and pray that this will come true for everyone who dreams of children! "
10. Jimmy Fallon
It turned out that the private life of the comedian and TV presenter Jimmy Fallon was not as fun as it seemed on the screen. Long 5 years in a marriage with Nancy Yuvonen they could not conceive and endure the baby. In the end, this was done by a surrogate mother.
"It was the most horrible and depressing period. And for a long time we did not dare to tell anyone about our problem with my wife. It remained only between us. But today we are ready to present to the world our daughters Vinni and Francis! "
11. Ellen Pompeo
For 12 seasons of the series "Anatomy of Passion", the lead actress Ellen Pompeo managed to become a mother three times - giving birth to her daughter Stella, and then after 5 and 7 years to welcome the birth of another daughter and son with the help of a surrogate mother.
"It's amazing - to give someone a child," says the actress. "I will always be grateful to the woman who brought up my children. I accompanied her everywhere, holding my hand and admiring the microscope with an embryo. We prayed that we could do it! "
12. Elton John
Well, of course - this is another news about which the whole world spoke, or rather two. Yes, the same musician and his wife received the same surrogate mother twice, but with a difference of two years. By the way, at the time when Zahari and Elaya were born, John and David were next to the woman in childbirth, but today happy parents do not miss the opportunity to once again say words of gratitude to my mate.
13. Robert De Niro
The fact that you never knew - it turns out, at the age of 52 years, Robert De Niro became the father of the twins Julian Henry and Aaron Kendrick. The actor and his wife did not hide that their sons were born and gave birth to a surrogate mother. Well, after some time and already married to his new wife, Robert De Niro became a father for the third and fourth time, without "outside help".
14. Jordan Brewster
The star of the movies "Fast and Furious" and "Faculty" by Jordan Brewster spent more than six years in a marriage with producer Andrew Form tried to conceive a baby, but all attempts ended in failure. But the couple did not despair and found a way out - in 2013 the surrogate mother gave birth to their son Julian, and in 2016 another son - Rowan.
15. Philip Kirkorov
If something is happening in the life of Philip Kirkorov, then everyone must know about this. So on November 26, 2011 at 20.00 on the air of the program "What? Where? When? "The singer announced that he had become the daddy of Alla Victoria's daughter, named after his ex-wife and his mother, and on June 29, 2012, during a concert in Sofia, Philip Kirkorov admitted that he had become a father for the second time - his son Martin was born. The fact that his children were born through the services of surrogate mothers, the singer does not hide, but the identity of these women is kept in the strictest secrecy!