17 Celebrities Whose Children Have Wide Age Differences Between Themselves
Celebrity families with wide age differences among their children
Celebrity families do not always follow neat timelines, and some of the biggest names in Hollywood have children who are separated by surprisingly wide age gaps. That can mean one child is already grown and another is still in grade school, which makes for an unusual family dynamic.
In this roundup, we are looking at 17 celebrities whose kids were born years apart, from blended families to late-in-life parenthood. Bruce Willis is one of the clearest examples, with adult daughters from his marriage to Demi Moore and two younger daughters with Emma Heming.
Here are the celebrity families where the age gaps really stand out.
1. Reese Witherspoon
Her first child, Ava Philippe, was born in 1999, while her second child, Deacon Philippe, was born several years later. Then, in 2012, Reese gave birth to her third child, Tennessee Toth, after she remarried Jim Toth.
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This actress has been married three times and had a child with each partner: Mia Threapleton was born in 2000; her son, Joe Mendes, was born in 2003; and Bear Winslet, her last child, was born in 2013.
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There is, surprisingly, a 25-year age gap between Michael Douglas's first and second kids, Cameron Douglas and Carys Zeta Douglas.
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4. Momager Kris Jenner
Kris Jenner's oldest daughter, Kourtney Kardashian, is nearly two decades (18 years) older than the youngest, Kylie Jenner.
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5. Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley's first and second kids, Alexa Ray Joel and Sailor Brinkley, have a 13-year age gap between them.
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6. Uma Thurman
Uma's youngest child, Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence, and her oldest, Maya Hawke, were born 13 years apart.
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7. Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis has three children, who are in their 30s and late 20s, from his first marriage to Demi Moore, and two more under the age of 11 with his current wife, Emma Heming.
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And for a real-world family fight, read about the AITA argument over whether an ex-wife should pay for their daughter’s braces.
8. Liv Tyler
Milo and Sailor are Liv Tyler's two sons, who have an 11-year age difference.
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9. Kevin Costner
This actor's first child, Annie Costner, and the youngest, Grace Costner, were born 27 years apart, which is a wide gap for so many kids to fall between.
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10. David Beckham and Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham and David Beckham's oldest and youngest kids, Brooklyn Beckham and Harper Beckham, have a 12-year age gap between them.
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11. Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston and her husband, John Travolta, have two kids, Ella and Benjamin, born 11 years apart.
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12. Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin's eldest daughter, Ireland Baldwin, is at least 16 years older than the later six kids.
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13. Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Connelly's oldest son, Kai Duggan, is 14 years older than her last child, Agnes Bethany.
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14. Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro's eldest son, Raphael, was 45 when the youngest child, Helen Grace De Niro, was born in 2011.
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15. Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams' third child is 16 years younger than her oldest daughter, Matilda.
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16. Celine Dion
Celine Dion's oldest child, René-Charles, is 10 years older than the twins, Nelson and Eddy.
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17. Donald Trump
Donald Trump's eldest, Donald Trump Jr., is 28 years older than the youngest, Barron Trump.
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If you space your births out, you will have more time to recuperate and enjoy each child without getting stressed. Similarly, children can enjoy having younger or older siblings, and their parents may be able to return to work sooner than they would with babies of shorter age differences.
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