Despite what we might be lead to believe, it’s not always easy being a celebrity, especially if you want to settle down to have a family and life throws you a few complications. However, the lucky thing about being filthy rich is that you can pay someone else to have a baby for you, so here are just a few celebrities who have taken advantage of this miraculous benefit:
1. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
As much as she was widely known to have filmed season 5 of Sex and the City whilst pregnant with her first child James, it turns out that Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick decided to use a surrogate for their twin daughters Marion and Tabitha in 2009.
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2. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Despite making the decision to keep it private from the public at first, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcomed their second child Faith Margaret via gestational surrogacy in 2010. The secrecy was apparently in order to protect all those involved, especially their first-born, Sunday Rose, whom Kidman was able to carry naturally in 2008.
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3. Elton John and David Furnish
Making no attempt to shy away from the fact that they feel indebted to their chosen surrogate mother forever, Elton John and his husband David Furnish are now proud fathers to 6 year-old Zachary and 3 year-old Elijah.
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4. Kelsey Grammer and Camille Donatacci
Although their 14-year marriage wasn’t to last, culminating with a divorce in 2011, Kelsey and Camille Grammer still share two children, Mason Olivia and Jude Gordon, who were both born to a surrogate mother.
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5. George Lucas and Mellody Hobson
Talk about ‘Power Couple’ parents, Star Wars creator George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, chair of Dreamworks Animation, decided to have their one daughter together (Everest Hobson Lucas) via surrogate in August 2013.
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6. Robert De Niro and Toukie Smith
Another couple sadly no longer together, Robert De Niro and his long-term partner from 1988-1996 Toukie Smith conceived their twins via IVF in 1995 and consequently gave birth to them via a surrogate.
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7. Giuliana and Bill Rancic
After bravely overcoming breast cancer in the glaring face of the public eye, E! Television presenter Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill welcomed baby Edward Duke on August 29th 2012, via a gestational surrogate.
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8. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
Brimming with gratitude and exultation to their chosen surrogate mother, Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David welcomed their twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace in October 2010.
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9. Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman
Hunger Games actress Elizabeth Banks and her husband of 13 years Max Handelman had both their children, Magnus and Mitchell, by surrogate and said it was an experience that “exceeded all expectations”.
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10. Jimmy Fallon and Nancy Juvonen
Another Hollywood couple who had both their children via gestational surrogacy are talk show host Jimmy Fallon and his film producer wife Nancy Juvonen. Their daughters, Wiinie Rose and Frances Cole were born in 2013 and 2014.
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