There is a saying “Not the mother who gave birth, but the one who raised”. This opinion is shared by many stars and more and more often they choose not natural childbirth, but surrogacy. Celebrities are looking for women in labor for various reasons: age and health do not allow some to bear a baby, others do not want to spoil their figure and get out of their usual schedule, and the third category is men who passionately want to know the joy of fatherhood, who have not found the love of their life. WMJ.ru has made a selection of celebrities to whom storks did not bring babies at all.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
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On May 10, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West became parents for the fourth time: another son was born, whose name the star parents have not yet revealed. The boy, as the third child of the one-year-old Chicago stars, was carried by a surrogate mother. Note that the first two children, daughter North and son Saint, Kardashian gave birth to independently. However, the last childbirth was very difficult and entailed negative consequences. Doctors forbade Kim to give birth, but the star really wanted to become a mother of many children.
Sergey Lazarev
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The public learned that Sergei Lazarev has a son only in 2016, when Nikita was already two years old. Paparazzi photographed the artist with a child at the church. In a conversation with reporters, Lazarev confirmed that he really knew the joy of fatherhood, but he did not declassify the name of Nikita's mother. Later, Philip Kirkorov opened the veil of secrecy. The artist said that a surrogate mother gave birth to a baby to his colleague, but Sergei himself did not return to this topic.
Now Lazarev does not hide the child. On the contrary, he often shares touching photos and videos with Nikita's participation and brings the boy out.
Cristiano Ronaldo
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The Portuguese footballer, together with his beloved Georgina Rodriguez, is raising four children. Cristiano Jr. and the twins Eva and Mateo gave birth to surrogate mothers to the athlete. The names of the women are kept in the strictest confidence. Some sources wrote that the athlete "involved" several women at once: one gave eggs, and the other was carrying a fetus. The youngest daughter Alan was presented to the Portuguese by Georgina. This year, Ronaldo did a vasectomy for himself. He personally told the journalists of the Financial Times about the intimate procedure. So the athlete decided to protect himself from illegitimate and unplanned children. Before the procedure, Cristiano froze his sperm in order to be able to become a father again.
Maxim Galkin and Alla Pugacheva
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Maxim Galkin married Alla Pugacheva when she was already in adulthood and could not bear children on her own. Two years after the wedding, the Prima Donna delighted her husband with the news that she froze her eggs when she was still able to get pregnant. The couple decided to have common children and turned to a surrogate mother. The woman was implanted with two fertilized eggs, and they took root. Twins were born in September 2013. The boy was named Harry, and the girl was named Lisa.
Now the children of Pugacheva and Galkin have become real stars of social networks. Fans watch videos of the twins and are moved by how creative and intelligent they are growing up.
Dmitry and Elena Malikov
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Dmitry Malikov became a father again on the eve of his 48th birthday. The artist and his wife Elena had a son, who was named Mark. True, no one saw the pregnant Malikova. Moreover, even the musician's daughter Stesha did not know about the upcoming replenishment for a long time. The boy was born in one of the St. Petersburg elite clinics specializing in reproductive medicine. The baby was born by a surrogate mother.
Philip Kirkorov
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The king of the Russian stage, like Sergei Lazarev, single-handedly brings up two children - son Martin and daughter Allu-Victoria. Heirs to Philip Kirkorov were carried by two surrogate mothers. Fans suggest that one of them was Natalya Efremova, who is the godmother of the artist's children. The thing is that Alla-Victoria is very similar to Natalia. In addition, the woman lives with Kirkorov and brings up her godchildren. Martin and Alla-Victoria perceive Efremova as their own mother.
Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
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In the winter of 2017, Zoe Saldana became a mother for the third time, which surprised the public very much: no one saw the actress pregnant. The mystery turned out to be simple: a surrogate mother gave her son Zena Zoe and her husband Marco Perego. Saldana also has older children - twins Sai Aridio and Bowie Ezio, whom the actress gave birth to in 2014. Zoe repeatedly said how hard it was for her to get back into shape after giving birth, and, perhaps, she simply did not want to get pregnant a second time.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
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Nicole Kidman has four children - two biological and two adopted. When the actress was married to Tom Cruise, she couldn't get pregnant. Then the couple adopted two babies, Isabella Jane and Connor Anthony. The girl is about 27 years old, and the guy is 24. In 2006, Nicole married musician Keith Urban. Two years after the wedding, the actress gave birth to a daughter, Sunday Rose. The couple did not want to stop there and tried to conceive another child, but these attempts were unsuccessful. Then Keith and Nicole decided to resort to the help of a surrogate mother. In 2010, they became the parents of another girl, who was named Faith Margaret.