Being a mother is no easy task. In fact, we have no doubt that it truly is one of the world’s most difficult “jobs.” This may sound like a cliche, but just look at all of the responsibilities that moms have to take on! You have to bring a child into this world and carry them for nine months, you have to raise them to be a respectful and kind human being, you have to help them get a good education, and, of course, you have to deal with extra cooking, cleaning, and other domestic chores. Yea, it’s not a cakewalk. Being a good mother is a serious challenge!
And all of the challenges of being a mom seem to be multiplied if you’re a young mom. If you’re in your early twenties, it’s tough enough, and it’s no secret that being a teen mom is one of the toughest things a woman could go through. Did you know that many famous actresses, singers, and models actually started their families at a young age? Being a young mom with a huge audience is not for the faint of heart! Here are 18 celeb moms who had multiple babies before they even turned 30.
18 Reese Witherspoon Had Her First Child At 22
You probably know Reese Witherspoon from popular films like Legally Blonde, Wild, Sweet Home Alabama, and Water for Elephants. Reese has had a very successful career since she was only a teenager, and from the very beginning, it was clear that she would become a star one day! Not only has Reese lived up to that early promise, she has also gone outside of the acting box and taken on many other challenges. According to Vogue, she started her own production company, runs a clothing line, and she also does charity work for women and children. Talk about a full plate!
On top of all that, Reese is also a mother.
According to People Magazine, she has three children: her daughter, Ava (who is basically her mini-me), as well as her sons Deacon and Tennessee.
Reese actually had Ava when she was only twenty-two, and Deacon followed just a couple years later. According to Celebrity Babies, Reese felt very lonely when she had Ava because she did not know any other parents her age. Now, she and Ava are very close and even work together on some projects! Reese says she is very happy with her family today and the way everything turned out.
17 Niki Taylor Had Twins At 19
Niki Taylor is both supermodel and television presenter, and although she is 43 years old now, she still looks just as good as any twenty-something model! According to Seventeen, Niki got her start in the modeling world when she was only 13 years old. She signed with a modeling agency in her home state of Florida while she was still in middle school, and she began working and getting signed for photo shoots immediately. For the next few years, Niki focused on modeling and made some major strides in her career. However, she also knew that she wanted to get married and be a mother someday.
According to Us Magazine, Niki met and fell in love with former linebacker Matt Martinez shortly after she graduated high school. They eloped after only a few months and then decided to get officially married in a more traditional ceremony with their families present. When she was only nineteen, Niki gave birth to their sons: twin boys that they named Jake and Hunter. Sadly, according to E! Online, Niki and Matt divorced after only two years of marriage. She went on to remarry and have two more children: her daughter Ciel and her son Rex.
16 Jamie Lynn Spears Had Her Second Child Just After Turning 27
At this point, everyone is familiar with the story of Jamie Lynn Spears and her untimely pregnancy. Jamie was the star of everyone’s favorite Nickelodeon show, Zoey 101, and it seemed like she had a perfect life. Well, her image on TV was certainly perfect. What girl didn’t want to be Zoey? However, behind the scenes, everything was not so picture perfect.
When Jamie was only 16, she revealed to OK! Magazine that the rumors about her pregnancy were true, and that she and her boyfriend Casey Aldridge were having a baby.
Jamie named her daughter Maddie, and the couple originally planned to get engaged but ended up going their separate ways. Later on, Jamie ended up meeting a new man and falling in love. According to Wetpaint, she married James Watson back in 2014.
They decided that they wanted to have more children together, and according to People, Jamie gave birth to their daughter Ivery just a couple months ago in April 2018. It seems like Jamie is finally ready to give family life another shot, and now that she has more privacy and is not always in the spotlight, things could be easier this time around.
15 Britney Spears Had Two Sons Before age 25
As we discussed earlier, pretty much everybody knows that Jamie Lynn Spears was a young mother. However, many people forget that her older sister, the famous pop star Britney Spears, was also a young mother. While Britney did not have any children before her twenties (she was too busy cranking out chart-topping hits and touring the world), she did have both of her sons before she even turned 25. While she was a little older than Jamie and had some more life experience, it still was not an easy path for Britney.
According to Today, Britney gave birth to her first child, a son named Sean, in the summer of 2005, and announced that she would be putting her career on hiatus for the next few months to focus on spending time with her family.
It wasn’t long before Britney was pregnant again. According to OK! Magazine, Britney gave birth to her second son, Jayden, in September 2006. Since then, Britney has separated from their father, Kevin Federline. She has also not had any more children. Now, she is focusing heavily on her career again, and she spends almost every night performing her epic show in Las Vegas for her fans.
14 Victoria Beckham Raised Two Sons Before Hitting 30
Let’s just face it, the Spice Girls may be the greatest girl group of all time. While there are some pretty strong contenders in this category, the Spice Girls really had something special going on. After all, we’re pretty sure that every person on the planet knows all of the lyrics to “Wannabe.” But enough about their music: let’s talk about Victoria Beckham for a moment. Victoria will always be known for her time in the Spice Girls, but did you know that she was actually a young mom, too?
Many people do not realize this about Victoria simply because it does not seem to fit with her image as a Spice Girl, but it’s true!
Victoria married David Beckham back in 1999 when she 25 years old. According to the Daily Mail, they both knew that despite their crazy lives, they really wanted to start a family and raise children together. Victoria had their first son, Brooklyn, in 1999, just a few months after they got married. After that, she gave birth to their second son, Romeo (what a cute name!), in 2002. After she turned 30, she and David did have two more children together: another son and a daughter.
13 Candace Cameron Bure Had 3 Babies By 25
It’s not surprising that Candace Cameron Bure chose to start a family at a young age. After all, she clearly has always been a family-oriented woman, and although she is obviously quite dedicated to her career as well, she definitely loves her children! So, how old was Candace when she decided that she wanted to take the next step in life and become a mother for the first time? According to Today, she was only 22 years old! This may sound quite young, but she was mature for her age, and she has done a good job of raising her kids despite having them at a young age.
According to Us Magazine, Candace had her first child, a daughter named Natasha, in 1998. Later on, she gave birth to two sons in 2000 and 2002.
All in all, Candace had all of her children before she even turned 25! Although her kids are much older now, she is still very close with them and loves being a mom. In fact, she wrote a whole book about being a working mom and dealing with her career and family life titled Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose.
12 Kristen Cavallari Had 3 Children Before 30
Many people seem to be a bit shocked whenever a reality TV star decides to lead a more settled life, back off from the Hollywood party scene, and start a family instead of focusing on their career in front of the camera. However, this is just life, and as people grow older, their priorities do tend to change. And most of the time, this is for the better! Kristin Cavallari is one of those reality TV stars who decided to switch her focus from career to family at a fairly young age. Kristin rose to fame when she appeared on the reality TV show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County with her high school friends.
After being out of high school for just a few years, Kristin decided that she wanted to become a mother.
According to People, Kristin married Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler when she was 24, and they started a family together. According to E! Online, Kristin had her first child, a son named Camden, in 2012, and loved being a young mom. She later went on to have two more children before her 30th birthday: her son Jaxon in 2014, and her daughter Saylor in 2015.
11 Snooki Shocked Everyone When She Became A Mom At 24
Snooki was basically the star of the infamous reality TV show Jersey Shore. Now, she is back to some of her old tricks on the reunion season, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. But Snooki’s life has taken a major turn since the last season of the original Jersey Shore aired in 2012. This is because she became a mother at the age of 24. Yup, when Snooki announced that she was going to have a baby, everyone was taken aback. After all, this was the same woman who had walked into a shore house yelling “Party’s here!” when she introduced herself to her cast mates for the first time.
However, it seems like Snooki has really stepped up to the plate and changed her life for the better since having her first child in 2012, a son named Lorenzo. According to Us Magazine, Snooki says that she stopped partying and hanging out with her wild friends for a while after Lorenzo was born and grew to truly love being a mom. She then gave birth to her daughter Giovanna in 2014. She absolutely loves her two children and her husband, Jionni, and she has done a complete 180 from her early Jersey Shore days.
10 Aretha Franklin Had 4 Sons Before 30
Aretha Franklin is known as one of the best gospel singers of all time. She is an incredibly talented woman with a voice like no other, and her career has spawned lots of big hits. Who can resist the urge to dance when they hear the song “Respect”?
Despite all of her success, Aretha definitely faced some major obstacles in her life. However, it seems like overall these obstacles truly helped inspire her music and made her become a stronger person.
According to The Inquisitr, Aretha had her first child as a teenager.
She tried to hide this fact somewhat as she became more famous because she knew that people might look down on her for it, but she never regretted having her son. A few years later, she gave birth to another son. According to The New York Times, she was still quite young at the time, so her family members helped her take care of her two children. She was always thankful to have so much support. She went on to have two more sons before she reached the age of 30. According to NDTV, her third son, Teddy, has actually played guitar at several of her concerts.
9 Bristol Palin Had 3 Kids Before Turning 27
At one point, Bristol Palin was one of the most famous young moms in America. It was honestly sad to see her pushed into the spotlight during her first pregnancy. According to Teen Vogue, Bristol became pregnant while her mother, Sarah Palin, was John McCain’s running mate in the presidential election of 2008. Bristol opened up to her mother and then told the world what was going on. This sparked a ton of media attention. However, we have to compliment Bristol on taking it all in stride and focusing on being the best mother that she could be for her son, Tripp, who was born in December 2008. It seems like, despite all of the drama before having Tripp, Bristol truly does love being a mom, which is fantastic.
Bristol did not end up staying with Tripp’s father. According to E! Online, the couple separated a few years after Tripp’s birth, and Bristol ended up falling in love with another man, Dakota Meyer. Although they have now separated as well, Bristol ended up having two more children with Dakota: a daughter named Sailor and another daughter named Atlee. People reports that Bristol is raising her kids as a single mom now.
8 Nicole Richie Started Her Family At Age 26
Nicole Richie rose to prominence basically for being Paris Hilton’s best friend, as well as for having a famous adoptive dad. However, being a business-savvy woman, she has managed to turn that little bit of attention into a long-lasting career in the entertainment industry. She started out by filming several seasons of one of the first big reality TV shows with Paris, called The Simple Life, and she attracted tons of media attention during this time. However, according to Starpulse, her friendship with Paris eventually took a backseat, and the two went their separate ways. Eventually, Nicole began to focus on other things in life besides fame and material wealth, and she decided that she wanted to start a family and become a mom.
According to People, Nicole married Joel Madden, the lead singer of Good Charlotte, in 2006, and the two went on to have two children together.
Nicole gave birth to their daughter Harlow two years after their wedding in 2008, and she had their son Sparrow in 2009. Many people did not expect Nicole to give up the reality TV life and become a mom to two children in her mid-twenties, but according to E! Online, she feels that she definitely made the right choice.
7 Camila Alves Had Her First Two Kids Before 30
Camila Alves is a Brazilian model and fashion designer who relocated to America with the hopes of one day pursuing her big dreams. According to People, Camila came to the United States when she was fifteen, with the intention of simply visiting her aunt who lived in Los Angeles. However, she loved the city so much that she persuaded her parents to let her stay, and she began working odd jobs to earn money. According to Fashion Model Directory, she moved to New York when she was nineteen to go after a career as a model, and the rest is history!
According to In Touch, Camila married actor Matthew McConaughey in 2006, and they started a family together. Before Camila was thirty, she had already had two children with Matthew. She had their son, Levi, in 2008, and then she had their daughter Vida in 2010. A couple of years later, she also gave birth to their second son, Livingston. It does not seem like the couple plans to have any more children, and having two babies before the age of thirty has definitely not set Camila back career-wise! She still looks amazing, and she is balancing working and being a mom.
6 Naomi Judd Had Her First Child At 18
Naomi Judd is very well known in the country music world. According to The Wall Street Journal, Naomi was originally from Kentucky, and although she did not come from a musical background, she had always been interested in the idea of one day having a singing career. However, Naomi became a mother at a young age, and she didn’t know if she would ever get the chance to pursue those dreams. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, Naomi had her first child, a daughter named Christina, when she was only 18. Later on, she had another daughter named Ashley before she even turned thirty.
But all hope was not lost; although Naomi raised her daughters as a young single mom, she was able to follow her dreams at the same time.
According to Variety, Naomi had another daughter, Wynonna, and when Wynonna was grown up, she also expressed an interest in performing. The two of them saw a major opportunity here, and they decided to form a singing group together called The Judds. They toured and performed successfully for many years. They eventually even went on to win a Grammy for country song of the year with their hit single “Love Can Build a Bridge.”
5 Emily Maynard Had 3 Kids in Under 3 Years
It’s crazy to think that the former star of The Bachelorette, Emily Maynard, is now a mother of four! Yes, this woman definitely has her hands full. But if she can handle dealing with all of the guys on her reality TV show, she can handle raising four kids with her husband, right? Emily’s path to raising her big family got off to a bit of a rocky start. According to People, Emily married her husband Tyler Johnson after she had already had one child, her daughter Ricki, who is now twelve.
Getting into a new marriage after having had Ricki a decade ago was a big change for both mother and daughter! But they both took it in stride, and since Emily says she has always known she wanted to have a big family, she decided to go for it.
Emily and Tyler ended up having three more children in under three years. Two of those kids were born before Emily even turned thirty! We can’t imagine how crazy that household must have been, but with older sister Ricki around to lend a helping hand, things must have been a little easier. Emily says she loves having lots of kids!
4 Charlotte Church Had Her First Daughter When She Was 21
Charlotte Church never really expected to become such a big star in the United Kingdom. After all, she grew up as just a regular girl from Wales. She had no connections, no trust fund, no family ties to fame. But what she did have that was undeniable was her talent. According to the Daily Mail, Charlotte sort of became famous on accident. She ended up singing a song when she called into the popular Welsh television show This Morning back in 1997, and suddenly, everyone wanted to know who she was.
According to Female First, Charlotte ended up leaving school at 16 so that she could focus solely on her music career.
Charlotte’s life definitely took a major turn when she had her first child at the age of 21.
She then went on to have another baby only two years later when she was 23. According to an interview with the Independent, Charlotte says that she was the subject of so much negative media attention that she did not want her children exposed to. She says that she is not the person that the tabloids say she is, and she just wanted to sing and provide a good life for her kids.
3 Shirley Temple Was A Teen Mom
Even today, almost everyone remembers Shirley Temple! She was one of the most famous child stars in America, and she seemed to just steal everyone’s heart whenever she appeared on the screen. There’s no denying just how talented she was. Although she sadly passed away a few years ago, she left a legacy that will live on for a long time. Many people do not know that Shirley was actually a teen mom. It seems hard to believe today because it does not quite fit with her image as a child star, but back then, it was not seen as such a big deal.
According to Harper’s Bazaar, Shirley married when she 17 and gave birth to her first child, her daughter Linda, when she was nineteen.
For a while, she and her husband both worked on films together, but eventually, Shirley stated that their marriage became unhappy and toxic, and they parted ways. She went on to have two more children. According to The New York Times, Shirley ended up leaving her acting and singing career behind because she wanted to work in politics instead. She pursued this career path and dedicated lots of time to charity for the rest of her life.
2 Fantasia Barrino Had Her Daughter At 17 Before Winning 'American Idol'
At this point, there have been so many seasons of American Idol that it can be tough to even keep track of all the winners! However, there are a few standouts from years gone by. One of those stars in Fantasia Barrino, who was crowned the winner of the third season of American Idol back in 2004. From there, she went on to release chart-topping singles and albums, and she has made a name for herself in the gospel and R&B genres. According to Billboard, she is known for being one of the most technically skilled singers to ever appear on the show. When she won, she was also the youngest winner (Jordin Sparks would later claim that title).
Fantasia actually became a mother when she was a teenager before she ever appeared on American Idol.
According to People, she dropped out of school to raise her daughter, Zion. After winning Idol and starting her music career, she had another child in her mid-twenties. According to People, she had a son named Dallas in December 2011. Fantasia has definitely come a long way from being a struggling teen mom to a successful singer raising her two happy young children.
1 Kim Zolciak-Biermann Had 2 Of Her 6 Kids Before 30
Kim Zolciak-Biermann rose to fame as a reality TV star. She was one of the original housewives to appear on the hit Bravo show The Real Housewives of Atlanta. After that, she received her own spin-off show called Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding. And later, she became one of the contestants on Dancing With the Stars. Clearly, Kim has managed to build a decent career for herself within the world of reality TV. And she’s done it all as a mother of SIX kids. Yup, that’s right, Kim does have six children. And she had already had a few kids before she even turned thirty.
According to Us Magazine, Kim gave birth to her first daughter, Brielle, when she was only 20.
She says that life was very difficult during this time, but she loved her daughter so much that even if she had the chance, she would not go back and change it. When she was 24, she also had a daughter who she named Ariana. Later in life, she remarried to Kroy Biermann. According to In Touch, the two of them now have four more children together, making it a total of six kids for Kim and a busy household!
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