{"id":4502,"date":"2026-10-16T15:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/?p=4502"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:15:12","slug":"pregnant-at-52-hilary-swank-hits-back-at-criticism-over-having-children-later-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/?p=4502","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant at 52, Hilary Swank Hits Back at Criticism Over Having Children Later in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank is speaking out against the criticism women face for becoming mothers later in life, shortly after announcing she is expecting her third child at 52. During an upcoming appearance on <em>The Drew Barrymore Show<\/em>, Swank highlighted the double standards surrounding parenthood, pointing out that older fathers rarely receive the same scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The <em>Million Dollar Baby<\/em> star recalled being told she was too old to raise children, but responded with compassion, reflecting on the importance of experiencing love and family regardless of how much time people have together.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Swank welcomed twins Aya and Ohm with husband Philip Schneider in 2023, when she was 48. The actress announced her latest pregnancy through a playful Instagram video featuring her family dancing in glowing costumes.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Her third baby is expected in December 2026, as Swank continues to challenge traditional expectations surrounding motherhood and age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank is speaking out against the criticism women face for becoming mothers later in life, shortly after announcing she is expecting her third child at 52. During an upcoming appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Swank highlighted the double standards surrounding parenthood, pointing out that older fathers rarely receive the same scrutiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lifestyle"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4504,"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4502\/revisions\/4504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendmagazine.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}