Actress Hilary Swank, 52, shared insights into her 'different' experience of welcoming children later in life, highlighting increased patience and a more established career, months before announcing she is pregnant again with her third child.
Hilary Swank, 52, discussed her unique journey of becoming a mother later in life, emphasizing how it allows her to be a more 'present' and 'hands-on parent' to her 3-year-old twins, Aya and Ohm. In an interview with Women's Health magazine in November 2025 (as reported), she noted that she is 'much more patient' and 'understanding' now than she would have been in her early 40s. Swank also highlighted her 'interest in their brains' and the advantage of having an 'already established' career, preventing her from feeling 'divided.' She previously froze her eggs to alleviate pressure regarding family planning, clarifying that while she would have had kids earlier, her late 40s proved to be a 'magical time' for motherhood. Swank and her husband, Philip Schneider, recently announced via Instagram that they are expecting their third child, due in December. She first became a mother at 48 in April 2023, after announcing her pregnancy six months prior. Swank and Schneider married in August 2018, having begun their relationship in 2016. She was previously married to Chad Lowe from 1997 to 2007.
