When There’s A Will There’s A Way! These Celebrities Turned to Surrogacy To Start Their Families
June 6 2014, Published 1:44 p.m. ET
Whether they struggled to get pregnant or just couldn’t, celebrities have been using “gestational carriers” to welcome little bundles of joy into their lives.
Whether they struggled to get pregnant or just couldn’t, celebrities have been using “gestational carriers” to welcome little bundles of joy into their lives.
Sarah Jessica Parker
The Sex and the City star used a surrogate to give birth to her twins Marion and Tabitha.
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
Even though they’re famous for their amazing Halloween costumes every year, Neil Patrick Harris and his partner, David Burtka, dress their 3-year-old twins – whom they had via surrogate – to the nines regularly.
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
Actress Nicole Kidman and singer Keith Urban used a “gestational carrier” for their daughter Faith Margaret.
Ricky Martin
The “Livin la Vida Loca” singer also used a gestational carrier to deliver his twin boys, but rejects the term “surrogate.” He told Spanish Vanity Fair "I did not rent a womb…I would give my life to the woman who helped me bring my children into the world.”
Elizabeth Banks
Actress Elizabeth Banks has been open with her struggle to become pregnant in the past, telling Us Magazine, “It was a womb issue for me. Embryos wouldn’t implant.” The Hunger Games star used a surrogate to carry and deliver her son Felix.
Sir Elton John and David Furnish
Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish used the same surrogate twice to deliver both Elijah and Zachary.
Jimmy Fallon
The Late Night host and his wife struggled for five years before welcoming daughter Winnie via surrogacy.
Matthew Bomer and Simon Halls
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Matthew Bomer and Simon Halls used a surrogate to start their family.
Kelsey and Camille Grammer
Camille and then-husband Kelsey Grammer went the surrogacy route because Camille suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which could have presented health risks had she attempted to give birth.
Bill and Giuliana Rancic
Giuliana and Bill Rancic have always been honest with their fertility struggles, turning to a surrogate to carry and deliver their son, Duke. Sadly, the reality TV couple’s surrogate just suffered a miscarriage, which would’ve been their second child.
