"Men Have Kids at 80, Too": Hilary Swank Faces "How Dare You" Criticism Over Pregnancy at 52

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Award-winning Hollywood actress who has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress

After giving birth to twins at age 48, she recently announced another pregnancy and received criticism such as "How dare you... you are too old"

Hollywood actress Hilary Swank (52), who has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, offered a calm but pointed rebuttal to the criticism she faced for becoming pregnant with her third child in her 50s.

According to U.S. entertainment outlet OLA! USA and others, Swank spoke out about the criticism surrounding her late-in-life pregnancy during a recording of the talk show "The Drew Barrymore Show" held in New York on the 15th (local time).

On the 14th, Swank posted a video on her Instagram showing herself dancing with her family, unexpectedly announcing her third pregnancy. In the video, Swank, her husband Philip Schneider, and their twin children wore costumes shaped like human figures made of glow sticks and danced in the dark, while a baby-shaped glow light twinkled over Swank's belly. Swank left a witty caption: "Many of you have been asking what my next project is. This one will be released in December."

Swank pointed out the double standard, saying, "Women face a lot of criticism for having children at an older age, but men do not. It's interesting." Host Drew Barrymore agreed, stating, "It really is strange. Men have kids even in their 80s. This is not a metaphor or a joke."

Swank revealed that she had even been told by one woman, "How dare you do that? You are too old." However, instead of lashing out, she tried to understand the other person's feelings. Having lost her father, Stephen Swank, in 2021, she said she understood the concern about a child losing their parents at an early age.

Nevertheless, she emphasized, "I would choose to be born with the person I love most and experience that time, rather than never meeting them at all."

Support from fans also poured in on Instagram. One fan, who stated they were 39 years old and unmarried, left a comment saying, "I don't have children yet, but your news has given me hope." Swank replied, "Thank you! It is possible!" and added, "Everything happens at its own time, not ours. Believing that has always been the hardest thing for me."

Swank is a representative Hollywood actress who won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for the films "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). She married businessman Philip Schneider in 2018 and welcomed twins Aya and Om in April 2023, at age 48. In an interview with U.S. media outlet People last May, she shared her thoughts as a late-blooming mother, saying, "I just ended up having a child at this late stage."

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