Here are some new photos of Kate Hudson and her youngest son Bingham leaving Toronto yesterday. Kate made yet another wonderful (in a fashion sense) appearance at TIFF following her gorgeous outing in Venice last week, both appearances on behalf of Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist. But let’s talk about the baby, okay? Bingham Hawn Bellamy is now 14 months old – it’s been a while since we’ve had any photos of him, I think. I’m not going to go through our archives to exhaustively check – my memory is that Kate hasn’t shown off Bingham all that much. Isn’t he adorable? He’s so blonde! He looks more like his mom than his dad, I think. He also seems exceptionally well-behaved considering he’s in a crowded airport and paparazzi are probably shouting at his mom. Very cute.
When I saw these photos, I googled Kate to see if she has any interesting new interviews. There were some new pieces, but nothing really stood out. So instead of trying to pull a story out of nowhere, you really need to read this hilarious interview with Kate’s baby-daddy, Matt Bellamy. Apparently, nobody told him how “horrible” it is to watch your lady give birth. Matt was pretty grossed out. Matt is a man after my own heart.
Matt Bellamy wishes someone had warned him how “horrible” births are. The Muse frontman was present when his fiancee Kate Hudson delivered their son Bingham in July but he wasn’t prepared for just how gory it would be.
He said: “I don’t understand why no one had warned me about how horrible it would be. The baby’s head was weirdly elongated when it came out. That freaked me out a bit.”
When he and Kate first took Bingham home, the rocker admits he was “petrified” about his new fatherly responsibilities but he quickly bonded with his baby and learnt what to do.
In an interview with German magazine Gala, he said: “I had to learn how to change nappies. It took a while before I got used to it. First I was petrified – I couldn’t believe what was happening. You’re in this kind of bubble where everything feels really far away. Then you just concentrate on the easy stuff – which I’m not very good at to be honest. But somehow nature makes sure you grow into your role as a father.”
Matt, 34, admits nothing has given him as much satisfaction in his life than fatherhood and the love he has for Bingham is limitless.
He said: “I met Kate and fell in love with her. But the best thing that has happened to me since was becoming a father. Being a father changes so much: the way you look at the world and yourself. There’s nothing that’s as much fun as a baby – it’s endless joy. I’m really happy with everything.”
Don’t yell at him too much – he’s English! You have to take that into consideration when judging the language he used. Or maybe he really just think childbirth is “horrible”. He’s not alone, people. I think that too. But perhaps the buried lead is that Kate gave birth vaginally? That’s what he’s saying, correct? The baby’s head was elongated because of the narrow birth canal (typing that made me want to throw up)…? Whatever. I’ve never read the Biscuit Manual. No disrespect to those of you who have the manual memorized!
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
LOL I’m not mad at him. Childbirth does sound pretty horrible. Cute kid.
As someone who has experienced childbirth, I can say with certainty that it IS horrible. It’s the payoff at the end that makes it worth it.
Seems like only woman who suffer horrile childbirth speak out. I had two natural births and no problems and absolutely nothing horrifying to share.
I had a pretty easy delivery. My husband wasn’t grossed or freaked out at all but I’ve watched videos of other babies being born and I totally understand why Matt thought it was horrible.
Any man that thinks his baby is “endless joy” is OK by me!
aww, his interview was funny, he sounds shellshocked.
I fainted when I was in the room for my bestie’s delivery–I think its been good birth control for me. I’m terrfied to have a baby.
Hats off to mommies!!
I was listening to a radio interview with Matt the other day in which he said that Kate didn’t want him in the delivery room. She probably suspected he would me grossed out!
Cute baby…where’s her other child? I never see pics of her w/ him anymore.
Not a fan.
Her other child is in school where he should be, Judy. Many working moms need to travel for their jobs and can’t take their school age children with them.
I was with my sister when she gave birth and it was horrific and i wasn’t even buisness end, it has put me off for a while at least!
Lol @ “business end.” For the births of our two kids, my husband stayed notably near my head/shoulders. He tried to be casual about it but I knew he was terrified to look at that end.
If we guys had to look at the business end during that event, we might never want to get near it again. 😉
BTW, cute kid. It’s obvious that she chose a better mate than some of previous guys she tramped around with.
I was just talking to my best friend about birthing a few days ago. She had 2 kids, and they were easy births, but she said when the doctor offered to put a mirror between her legs so she could watch she said no. The cord was wrapped around her daughters neck as she emerged and she was glad she didn’t see it.
His shoes!
He’s really cute.
About the birth, I always ask family or friends to talk honestly about their births and it’s never good. Strangers who talk about how ‘wonderful’ it is, don’t fool me.
‘Bowling ball’ my cousin said once. Just that. I knew enough. That and the sexual education video I saw when I was 12. Totally gross. But that’s nature, the other option is cutting through the stomach muscles while you’re concious. No thanks.
Mine were both fine, quick and easy. I know I’m probably lucky to have had such non-events. My doctor remarked at how “efficient” I was. I’m sure the epidurals helped!
Oh I believe quick and easy. It’s the blood and gaping vagina I take ‘issues’ with :).
That will never change. At least you recover faster after a vaginal birth, that’s one plus. Still rather that than caesarian.
My boss had her fourth child, and I can’t remember the story. They didn’t give the epidural in time, so they gave her demoral and she turned into a monster that way she reacted to the medicine. She kicked the doctor in the face and was yelling at everyone. She said it to this day is an awful memory and she is mortified. Luckily, her son is a sweet little fella, sweetest of her bunch. So much for a quite birth being important, Tom Cruise. LOL
Ah, the wonders of birth :). Thanks for the story. Another thing I can add to the list: things I do not want. I hate hospitals and doctors. I prefer homebirth in the bathtub with a doula or whatever you call them. No drugs, nothing, just long excruciating pain in the comfort of my own home 😉
And four children? Wow, brave woman!
In the end, after it’s over, it can be a funny memory. It’s not like she meant to act like a monster. She seems like a respectful lady.
I just want to say that I like the pics of her wearing what is probably a $5k jacket over a $4 tank top (I have one that looks exactly the same) and the go-to mommy clip in her hair. Her baby is dressed for comfort, not rock star style like, oh, a few other moms.
I like that about her.
Has she basically moved to London now?
I specifically remember my husband commenting, in disgust, that he saw the dr cut me down there to get the baby out. Poor men!
I LOVE her jacket!!
Same here! Just came here to say I WANT that jacket-didn’t even read the post 😀
I dont WANT that jacket – I NEED it
His little shoes are too cute!
And I like that Matt Bellamy is honest. Rather have that than same PR crap you usually hear, actresses announcing how much they love motherhood a day or two after giving birth.
He’s cute; when I gave birth to my 11-lb son w/t an epidural or c-section, labor was 36 hrs (terrible hospital), the first thing (so loving) my hubby said was, “Holy sh*t, you almost filled the bucket”..(my placenta)…gross you guys out! 🙂 I never see her other kid either. Like the shoes on the baby. She looks good and happy as a mom. I’d hate the pressure of being an Almay spokeperson and having to have good skin everyday.
I have witness two live births one with epidural and the other without and uhm there no was nothing gross about it… Although one of the woman this poop on herself…. I just have a strong stomach for that kind of stuff
Those baby shoes are freaking adorable. Appropriate for a airport and not just a fashion statement.
Aww, in pics #3 and #4 Bingham and Kate are making the same face. They do look a lot alike. Cute!
I am pretty sure my husband would say the same thing. He mistakenly “looked” while I was giving birth and 2 years later, still hasn’t recovered!
Oh gosh, I’m grossed out too now.
LOL
I like his honesty lol.
Cute baby. Cute interview. But I still can’t shake the feeling that they are mismatched as a couple. Who knows.
He is such a mini me of her. Wow.
I want to have children someday, but whenever I read about child birth, I ask myself if I could ever go through with it even though it is a natural part of life. I saw a video of a childbirth in college and had to look away. It was gross and looked so incredibly painful. I don’t think my private parts would ever be able to function again after going through that kind of trauma.
Hey, guess what? They do! 😀
For all you sqeamish ladies who are so terrified of giving birth, (and who in general limit yourselves as women) go read Dr. Christiane Northrup. You’ll be glad you did!
Adorable. He looks just like her.
I want her sunglasses and her jacket.
My first thought was: I want those glasses 🙂
Of course it’s horrible. I think that’s the only reason (where and when I grew up at least) a birth video was part of biology/sex education classes. I think it was thought to be a pretty effective method of birth control!
Out of something “horrible” comes something awesome. At least he didn’t faint.
My sons father went to the bathroom and puked when I delivered. LOL!! He also was “not prepared”. I have two children and never watched either of them be delivered. No mirror thank you! I didn’t need that vision revolving in my head for years to come.
Childbirth really is horrible-I had a c-section & my husband was completely freaked out that they take practically your entire insides out to get to the baby. He said “I was talking to you and your intestines were on the table!” I’m glad I didn’t have to see any of that! lol
My husband didn’t watch since he was at my head. But he took issue with the the smell during my csection. He said the dr was cutting me then using some kind of took that burned my flesh. Idk of that’s correct or not. I had oxygen so I couldn’t smell anything.
I had a c-section but the Dr moved the lamp directly over me and I saw him at the moment he cut me open through the silver pannel of the lamp. It was distorted but 11 months later I still have the image fresh in my brain. Although my procedure was selective (my son was born with congenital heart defects and didn’t want to put him into stress) I still had to go to the recovery and that’s not easy when you have moments when you feel your insides are about to come out through the cut. Even with all that, I applaud all mothers who have gone vaginal, it still scares the crap out of me!
Can someone pls tell where to get those baby shoes????I want them for my son!
I don’t have children, but while I was doing my OB clinicals in nursing school several years ago I observed a couple of births (vaginal and C-section). I have to say I found childbirth both wonderful and gross at the same time. Watching someone enter the world and witnessing the excitement and awe of the parents was a very emotional experience-I’m not a big baby person but I couldn’t help getting a bit tearful. On the other hand, I found the placenta to be really disturbing looking. I was naive and didn’t realize that it looked the way that it does-it was kind of a surprise. I’m a live and let live kind of person, but I can’t help but feel a little nauseated when I hear how some women eat the placenta. I know it’s iron rich and good for you, etc. but I can’t imagine being able to physically eat it. Anyway, after my OB clinicals I decided that if I ever did have kids my husband would be at the head of the bed and I would not be watching with a mirror.
I cheated. I used a Midwife. She stretched me (yes, there) as he was crowning, and put baby shampoo on his head. Dude shot out like a rocket after that. No pain medicine, no epidural and no stitches. Thank God. When I got a tour of my delivery suite, I saw the tools that were available and fainted.