Child actress turned activist, Alyssa Milano, got engaged to agent David Bugliari just one year into their relationship. They got married the following year in 2009 but didn’t immediately have children. Like most women in the entertainment industry, Milano chose to wait until later in life before starting a family.
The couple welcomed a son Milo in 2011, followed by their second child, Elizabella Dylan, two years later. Milano was 41 years old by the time she had her daughter, and she wouldn’t change it for anything. She has said numerous times that she loved waiting a long time to be a mom and taking advantage of the free time she had to do what made her happy.
Naomi Watts - 40
The British-born actress and producer Naomi Watts found herself in a relationship with actor Liev Schreiber. The pair met in 2005 at the Met Gala, and the two hit it off instantly. During that time, they had two children together.
They first welcomed their son Alexander Pete in 2007 when Watts was in her late thirties. Just a year later, she was pregnant again. Samuel Kai was born in 2008 when Watts was 40-years-old. Sadly, the pair split after an 11-year relationship together. The star has opened up about motherhood to People, stating that she wished she had started her family earlier than she did.
Garcelle Beauvais - 40
Actress turned reality star, Garcelle Beauvais, gave birth to her first child in her twenties. Oliver was born in 1991, which the Beverly Hills housewife has claimed was far more stressful than her second pregnancy. “I'm not as stressed as when I had Oliver 16 years ago,” she explained while pregnant. “My career was just starting, and I was younger, so I was a little nervous about that. Now, I think, because people have embraced babies and going back to work, I'm more at ease with it all."
Beauvais welcomed twin boys while she was married to her second husband, talent agent Michael Nilon. Jax and Jaid were born in 2007 when the actress was 40-years-old. While the couple split in 2011 after rumors of him cheating, they manage to co-parent their kids successfully.
Annette Bening - 42
American actress Annette Bening married filmmaker Warren Beatty in 1992. Together they have four children, most of whom were conceived while Bening was in her thirties. Their first child, Stephen Iran, was born in 1992, followed by Benjamin in 1994 and Isabel in 1997. It was their youngest who was born after Bening reached her forties.
The actress welcomed her daughter Ella in 2000 when she was 42 years old. While she thought that her children would spend their lives learning from her and her husband, it seems the roles have been reversed! "You thought you were supposed to be the one who knew [everything], and that's turned all around. Now they are teaching me every day about life,” Bening said in an interview.
Jennifer Connelly - 40
Actress Jennifer Connelly first met her husband and fellow actor, Paul Bettany, on the set of "A Beautiful Mind.” They held a private wedding ceremony in Scotland in 2003. Before their relationship, the actress dated photographer David Dugan. Together they have a son, Kai, who was born in 1997.
Connelly went on to have two more children with her husband, the first being a son named Stellan the same year they were married. The couple’s third child, a daughter named Agnes, was born in 2011. Connelly was 40 years old at the time and knew it would be her last baby. In an interview with Allure, she said, “I knew that we were going to be done after number three. That's enough for us." Three is more than enough for most people!