Hilary Swank Announces Third Pregnancy at 52, With Baby Due in December

Hilary Swank announced her third pregnancy through a family video on Instagram. The actress appeared dancing with her husband, Philip Schneider, and their twins, according to TMZ.

The caption framed the news as a different kind of upcoming release. "A lot of people have been asking what project I'm doing next, this one releases in December," she wrote, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Reports of the announcement appeared on October 14. Express & Star described Swank as a two-time Oscar winner, 52, expecting a baby with Schneider, a businessman.

On October 15, CBS Top Stories reported that the baby is due in December. Swank previously had twins at 48. The children, Aya and Ohm, are now three, according to Fanpage.

The announcement also brought renewed attention to Swank's earlier comments about motherhood. On October 15, Business Insider revisited a 2024 interview in which she said she was glad she had waited until her late forties to have children. The outlet reported that her twins were born in 2023.

Further coverage followed that day. The Daily Mail reported that Swank showed her growing bump on Thursday after revealing the pregnancy. CBC News placed the announcement in the context of a growing trend toward having children later in life in Canada and the United States.

By October 16, the focus had shifted partly to reactions to her age. The Daily Mail reported that Swank had addressed backlash over women having children later in life. Express & Star also reported on her account of backlash.

Swank is expecting her third child, with December the reported due month. The latest coverage concerns her response to criticism, but the supplied summaries do not include her exact remarks about that backlash.

There are small inconsistencies in the reporting. Most outlets give her age as 52, while nu.nl says 53. The announcement was covered on October 14, while CNN Brasil describes it as happening on Wednesday the 15th. Those discrepancies do not change the central report that she announced another pregnancy.