Celebrities who became mothers after 40 - Some women decide to wait until they're a bit older to start a family, and there are many celebrities who are the same. These women all became mothers when they were in their 40s.

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Rachel Weisz - The 48-year-old actress recently announced that she is pregnant. 

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Rachel Weisz - The star of 'The Mummy', 'About a Boy', and 'The Constant Gardener' already has a 12-year-old son with filmmaker Darren Aaronofsky. She is now married to 'Bond' actor Daniel Craig, and they are expecting their first child together.

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Halle Berry - She won an Oscar for 'Monster's Ball' in 2002.

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Halle Berry - In 2008, when Berry was in her 40s, she had her first child.

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Emma Thompson - 'Love Actually' actress Emma Thompson gave birth to her daughter Gaia at age 40, in 1999.

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Emma Thompson - She also has a son, Tindyebwa Agaba, who she adopted from Rwanda.

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Geri Horner - The former Spice Girl made headlines when she announced her second pregnancy at 44.

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Geri Horner - At the time, the entertainer was already a mother to a 10-year-old daughter, Bluebell.

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Naomi Watts - Award-winning actress Naomi Watts gave birth to her second son at age 40.

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Naomi Watts - The actress gave birth to her first son at age 39.

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Gwen Stefani - The 'No Doubt' singer has three children with former husband, Gavin Rossdale.

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Gwen Stefani - She had her youngest child when she was in her 40s.

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Amanda Holden - TV personality Amanda Holden gave birth to her second child at 40.

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Amanda Holden - Holden and husband Chris Hughes are proud parents to two girls, Hollie and Lexi.

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J. K. Rowling - 'Harry Potter' author J. K. Rowling has three children, two daughters and a son.

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J. K. Rowling - She welcomed her youngest daughter at the age of 39.

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Eva Mendes - Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are probably one of the most attractive couples in Hollywood.

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Eva Mendes - They are parents to two daughters, both of whom were born when Mendes was in her 40s.

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Julianne Moore - The Oscar-winning actress has had a long career.

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Julianne Moore - Her youngest child was born in 2002, when the film star was 42.

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Arlene Phillips - Theatre director and former dancer Arlene Phillips gave birth to her second daughter at age 47.

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Arlene Phillips - The choreographer also had a daughter at 36.

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Sian Williams - The former BBC presenter and journalist gave birth to her third son at age 41.

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Sian Williams - Williams also has two grown-up children from her first marriage to Neale Hunt.

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Mariella Frostrup - Norwegian-born TV personality Mariella Frostrup welcomed her first child at 41.

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Mariella Frostrup - The TV presenter and journalist has two children with her second husband, Jason McCue.

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Meera Syal - Actress Meera Syal became a second-time mother at the age of 44.

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Meera Syal - The actress has a daughter with her first husband, Shekhar Bhatia, and a son with Sanjeev Bhaskar.

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Jane Seymour - Actress Jane Seymour was 44 when she gave birth to twins!

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Jane Seymour - John and Kristopher were born in November 1995.

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