Naomi Campbell, 53, has quietly welcomed her second child, a boy

In between posting her latest John Galliano X Maison Margiela fashion edits, Naomi Campbell made a special announcement: she has welcomed her second child! She welcomed her first child, a daughter, in April/May of 2021. The girl – whose name is still unknown? – is more than two years old now. Well, for the second time around, Naomi welcomed a baby boy. She posted the first photo on her Instagram, writing: “My little darling, know that you are cherished beyond measure and surrounded by love from the moment you graced us with your presence. A True Gift from God, blessed ! Welcome Babyboy.” She also added the hashtag #mumoftwo

Naomi was 50 when she welcomed her first child, and she’s currently 53 years old. Naomi hasn’t discussed the nitty-gritty of how she came to motherhood. In a British Vogue cover story last year, she did say that her daughter “wasn’t adopted, she’s my child.” Which… isn’t a great way to talk about adopted children, but I also took to mean that her daughter is “hers” genetically. There’s no evidence that Naomi has been pregnant, so I would assume we’re talking about Naomi working with a gestational carrier? I really don’t know. But I’m glad she’s happy and she clearly loves being a mom. She has the means, she has the time, she has the inclination. Will sh-t get real when she’s in her 60s and she has two rambunctious tweens in the house? Yes. It will.

These are all photos from May – Naomi at the Met Gala and attending premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.

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  1. Smart&Messy says:
    June 30, 2023 at 7:36 am

    I love all of her Cannes outfits. I can,t even tell if they are good or bad design, because she is like a magical swan in anything she wears.

    That said, I don’t know how to feel about her becoming a mum so late. I wish her a very long and healthy life so she can be with her kids.

    • Lady D says:
      June 30, 2023 at 12:28 pm

      Parents that are in their 70’s while attending their child’s high school graduation make me wonder what they were thinking. Pacino needs to make 101 just to see his latest boy graduate. I don’t begrudge these people having babies late, I can imagine the joy they bring to the parent, but personally I regret being 28 when my son was born. I would have liked to have been younger, to have more time with him.
      (I was on three different types of birth control when I got pregnant so I guess I did get more time with him, lol.)

      • JM says:
        June 30, 2023 at 12:45 pm

        I think it’s incredibly selfish to have kids in your 50s. She could literally die in the next 5 years of natural causes. Will the child be financially set for life? Yes. But losing a parent is so hard. To have a child knowing your chances of dying before they even hit double digits is high, coupled with being OLD when they are a teenager is just incredibly unfair to them.

      • satish says:
        June 30, 2023 at 2:29 pm

        lady D
        wow! i think 28 is really young to have a baby, especially nowadays!
        and those all of the commenters here who think that Naomi Campbell is being selfish or what not, a healthy woman who takes care of herself (exercises, doesnt smoke or drink etc etc) can live well into her 90s. i mean, could Naomi Campbell die in 5 years? sure, and so could a 25 year old. NEITHER would be the norm for a fit, healthy woman

    • BeanieBean says:
      June 30, 2023 at 4:35 pm

      Goddess. I seem to recall Diane Keaton didn’t start to think about kids until 50, then adopted two. It works however it works. Congrats to Naomi!

  2. Rebecca says:
    June 30, 2023 at 7:41 am

    Happy for her but not loving her comments that a woman can become a “mother at any age.” She is wealthy and has the means to pay for IVF/gestational carrier etc and means to afford nanny, housekeeping etc. yes she has worked hard to achieve that freedom but not a reality for most women

    • Danbury says:
      June 30, 2023 at 9:46 am

      You’d be surprised. A very close friend of mine had an oopsie baby at 46 – it was her first, she carried to term. She and her hubby were and continue to be overjoyed. We have to stop acting like women are zombified once they hit 35

      • Malificent says:
        June 30, 2023 at 10:21 am

        Unassisted pregnancies in the late 40s, and even early 50s, do happen, but they are statistically very rare. And while staying healthy helps, the biggest factor in age of menopause is genetics, and outside of individual control. So, motherhood in their 50s would come with a high price tag for most women.

        85% of 40-year-old women can get pregnant without medical intervention, but the vast majority of women are well into perimenopause by 50 and unable to conceive without frozen or donor eggs.

        And I say this as a woman who became pregnant as a single mom at 38. I got pregnant on my first try with an IUI and a very low dose of Clomid. But that was a Hail Mary effort after being told that my fertility was so poor that I was not even a candidate for IVF. (IVF only works if you have enough eggs, with high enough quality, left to harvest.) I was already beginning plans to adopt when I got pregnant.

        So my own statistical anomaly/minor miracle is now just about to get his driver’s license. But that does not change the fact that women need to be realistic that without significant/expensive medical intervention, there is a temporal limit on their fertility. Mother Nature does not care about social politics.

      • Danbury says:
        June 30, 2023 at 11:41 am

        It’s not about social politics. It’s about the fact that it does happen, and is happening more and more. I live in Europe and almost every mother I know had kids in their “geriatric period”. There are many ways to become a mother at any age, if it is what they want. So we need people to stop judging women who are having babies when older and be happy for them if this is what they wanted. End of discussion

      • Sugarhere says:
        June 30, 2023 at 1:01 pm

        @Danbury: Your posts are so kind and empowering for all women who are still fighting to conceive. Your approach is humane and healthy.

      • Malificent says:
        June 30, 2023 at 1:05 pm

        I think you are conflating my comments, so it’s not quite the end of the discussion for me. Your example was of an older woman who became pregnant without medical intervention. So, I felt that it was important to mention that that is a statistical outlier in response to Rebecca’s original comment about the expense of having a child at a later age.

        At no point in time did I say that Naomi or anyone other older person should NOT become parents. I just said that those of us of more modest means need to be cognizant of the time limitations on female fertility. These limitations on female fertility are a scientific fact; and occasional exceptions do not change the statistical trend.

        As a “geriatric” (and single mother) myself, I obviously didn’t limit my parenting choices to what was socially acceptable from both age and marital status. Nor did I limit my plans for parenting to only pregnancy, since my comment included my potential plans for adoption. So, I’m confused why you would interpret my comments as being unsupportive of a woman who made pretty much the same life decisions that I did.

    • tealily says:
      June 30, 2023 at 11:31 am

      Every family is different. I don’t think it’s that helpful to get into the nitty gritty.

    • satish more says:
      June 30, 2023 at 2:39 pm

      i doubt that naomi campbells comment is going to result in a sudden rash of 60 year old women having babies (via surrogates or what ever)
      i’m in my late 30s, and its always been my plan to foster one or two older children, once i’m able to buy a house. first i have to move out of my crazy expensive city. and to eventually start fostering children who are about to age out of the system. and since those children will be almost grown, i wont have any worries about how old i am when they graduate high school

  3. SAS says:
    June 30, 2023 at 8:16 am

    Oh Naomi, she’s my problematic fave as the youths say. She seems to have more than enough money and stability for those kids to grow up healthy and well cared for.

    I am happy she has two, I think growing up in that rarefied lifestyle would probably be a bit weird and pressure-filled at time for an only child.

  4. Nicegirl says:
    June 30, 2023 at 11:50 am

    🍼 💕

  5. Well Wisher says:
    June 30, 2023 at 6:53 pm

    Congratulations to Naomi!!!

  6. Likeyoucare says:
    July 1, 2023 at 7:24 am

    I’m 43.
    Stop any fertility medication after i had bad reaction to them.
    After long discussion with my husband, we decided to let it be.
    I’m a teacher and we have tons of nephews, nieces and students to share our love and send them back to their parents after.

    But it still hurt when listening to anyone who judges others on their decision on wanting children and using any methods that they seem necessary to archieve their gol on having children.

    Maybe mind your own family and be happy for others. having children is huge responsibility and that ‘old accomplish woman’ know what she is doing.

  7. H says:
    July 1, 2023 at 11:22 am

    I find it incredibly bizarre that instead of discussing this woman’s disturbing ties to Jeffrey Epstein (not to mention a long string of the world’s shadiest men), we’re applauding her for having children. She’s a procurer. Something is very wrong here

  8. canichangemyname says:
    July 2, 2023 at 11:25 am

    Good for her! I’m 47, and I definitely would not have the energy to get into having another kid, but mine are now 28 and 15 – so I’ve already been raising kids for almost 3 decades LOL, no more kids for me, my energy for that is kind of almost tapped out LOL But Naomi spent her 20s and 30s and 40s wealthy, healthy, and childfree – it makes sense that she would be ready now. I don’t get the pearl-clutching; she’ll very likely see both children graduate and probably beyond that as well.
    53 is *not* that old, especially not today in 2023 – women don’t just keel over a die the minute they hit 50.
    And of course it helps that she’s rich – it’s not the best idea for anyone to try to model their life after the wealthy, so I doubt women of lesser means are saying to themselves, “Okay, having kids in my 50s is something I’ll be able to do.” But as far as the dying talk goes, that’s a bit ridiculous. It’s not unheard of at all for women to remain healthy and active into their 70s and beyond.