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Hilary Swank they reportedly plan to take a break from her acting career so she can spend more time with her family while she awaits the arrival of her third child at 52.
The famous actress, who shares her three-year-old twins, Aya and Ohm, with her husband of eight years, Philip Schneider, announced that she was expecting another baby on October 14 via Instagram.
Hilary Swank’s decision to prioritize family time over her career comes amid criticism about becoming a parent later in life and after years of balancing her professional commitments with her personal life.
Hilary Swank plans to put acting on the back burner for the foreseeable future
According to a new report, Swank has almost no acting projects as she prepares to bring another child into the world, which a source says is a deliberate choice so she can focus on her family.
“She has little, if anything, in the works as far as the projects go,” the source told An examinersaying that Swank wants to “have a good, long time to focus on her children.”
The actress has decided not to abandon her long-time role and “she intends to continue her career.” However, “her future plan is to make her family a priority.”
The insider explained that Swank is lucky enough to take a long break from work due to her financial success. “She’s made a lot of money over the years and saved well, so it’s easy to take some time off,” the source said.
While the “Million Dollar Baby” star will be able to take time off from her career, according to the source, she will lose “millions” from lucrative opportunities she would have otherwise pursued.
But despite that, “she doesn’t care. It’s about enjoying this magical time in her life that she’s been waiting so long for.”
The actress announced her third child with husband Philip Schneider
Swank announced on Wednesday, October 14, that she and her husband are about to welcome their third bundle of joy. She shared the news in a cute Instagram clip featuring her entire family, including three-year-old Aya and Ohm.
In the video, the family dances in the dark, only lit by glow-in-the-dark stick figures taped to their bodies.
Swank emerged from the darkness, showing off her similarly lit-up baby bump, telling the world what they were expecting.
“A lot of people have been asking what project I’m doing next; this one will be released in December,” the actress joked in the caption.
Hilary Swank welcomed her first child at 48
Swank and Schneider got married in 2018 after already dating for two years.
The couple later welcomed twins in April 2023, when the actress was 48 years old.
She announced that she was pregnant with twins on “Good Morning America” in 2022, saying at the time, “I’m going to be a mother – and not just one, but two, I can’t believe it.”
The mother and father are both 52 years old, and their latest pregnancy means they plan to raise their children into old age.
The pregnancy of the actress is ‘Very rare’
Swank’s pregnancy at an advanced maternal age comes with more risks and medical consequences to consider.
As reported by CBS News, Dr. Kameelah Phillips, OB-GYN, said Swank’s pregnancy is “very rare” given her age and “Most women in this age group go into menopause.”
She explained that “even if your ovaries have started to become dormant… your uterus can be sure that you will have a pregnancy through the IVF process.”
However, it is necessary to have a high-risk team present because these moms, “have an increased risk of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, diabetes, increased risk of C-section.”
Swank finds that there is “beauty” in being an older parent because, as she says, “I had the opportunity to dive deep into this dream of being an actress and now I can dive deep into this dream of being a mother because I’m not pulled in any other direction.”
Hilary Swank responds to critics who say she is ‘too old’ to have children
The “Boys Don’t Cry” actress has faced some criticism for putting off motherhood until she was in her late forties and early fifties.
During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Swank recalled a woman who questioned her decision to have children at her age.
The woman was mocked for being pregnant, saying, How are you encouraged? You are too old, and you will not be [around] when your children are older. And my father was my favorite person, and he died when I was in my 20s, my early 20s, and it’s just devastating.”
Swank said she could “relate” to the fan’s feelings because she had lost her own father, Stephen Michael Swank, but she believed she would rather lose her “favorite person” than be born at all.
