40+ A-listers Who Preferred To Look After Their Children Instead Of Hiring A Nanny
The lives of the rich and famous are completely normal, and they are surrounded by a full staff. Whether it’s personal chefs, makeup artists, or nannies, celebrities are always surrounded by the best experts. On the other hand, some famous people decide to raise their kids themselves. Some people use nearby relatives, while others reserve the use of a babysitter for special occasions. Look at the famous people who decided to skip the nanny.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
The first two people on stage are A-list actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. The Hollywood couple gave birth to three adorable daughters: James, Inez, and Betty. These down-to-earth celebrities keep their work schedules separate and don’t hire nannies to raise their kids. When the couple must attend professional events together, the whole family comes along. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are both involved parents who get up in the middle of the night to change diapers and take care of their kids.
Cardi B
Cardi B may have an on-again, off-again relationship with her partner Offset, but she does not have a relationship with her daughter Kulture. The actress explained why she chose to raise her daughter without the assistance of a nanny, saying, “I just want to learn how to be a mom. I want to enjoy every single second of it.”
Cardi B
People have advised Cardi to hire a nanny, but she refuses because she is too obsessed with her daughter. She said, “I don’t feel like nobody could tend [to] my baby like me.”
Zooey Deschanel
We’re not surprised that actress Zooey Deschanel doesn’t have a nanny, thanks to her wide-eyed characters in films like Elf and TV shows like New Girl. When her son was born in 2017, the actress took on less acting work to spend more time with her children.
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel has two children with her second husband, Jacob Pechenik: Elsie and Charlie. The couple divorced in 2020, and the actress has been seen out and about with her children since then.
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are another working couples who manage to split child care. Lincoln and Delta are the names of the stars’ two daughters. The actors plan their schedules so that they can spend as much time as possible with their children at home.
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard
This couple appears to rely on a babysitter occasionally. Monica Padman, a podcaster, and actor, met Bell and Shepard through mutual friends and eventually began working for them. She and Dax Shepard also co-created the Armchair Expert podcast.
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron, a South African actress, has two daughters, Jackson and August. The actress has wanted to adopt since she was a child, and she is proud to be raising her daughters without the help of a nanny. Gerda, Theron’s mother, is present to assist her co-parent.
Charlize Theron
According to the star, “I knew that I would have to have my mom help me if I was going to do this as a single parent. To not acknowledge her co-parenting my children would be a lie.”
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson, an actress, became a mother at the age of 24, while still in college. Despite the fact that her peers assumed she would be unable to pursue a career, she went on to become a successful actress. In fact, at graduation, Henson carried her son across the stage to receive her diploma!
Taraji P. Henson
Since Taraji P. Henson was a mother before she became famous, she did not have any nannies to help her. She has stated that “Being a mom early enhanced my talent.”
Jamie Lynn Spears
When Britney Spears’ younger sister Jamie Lynn announced her pregnancy in 2007, it made headlines. This was controversial and unexpected at 16 years old and as the lead character in a Nickelodeon sitcom.
Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn Spears remained grounded despite the media attention she received. The actress went silent for five years and raised her daughter, Maddie, without the help of nannies. Ivey, the singer’s second child, was born in 2018. On Easter Sunday in Louisiana, the mother and daughters attend church.
Candace Cameron Bure and Val Bure
Candace Cameron Bure is another young mother who raised her children without the help of a nanny. Natasha, the actress’s daughter, and Maksim and Lev, the actor’s sons, are the star’s three children. “I’m blessed to say my kids have traveled all over the world, and we’ve never brought someone along to help with them,” the actress said.
Candace Cameron Bure and Val Bure
Bure also doesn’t have a personal assistant, in addition to not having a nanny. She has stated that not having “those extras” does not affect her ability to be a good mother.
Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
Ricky Martin, a proud father, has not let his twin sons Valentino and Matteo out of his sight. In 2008, the Puerto Rican actor welcomed his two sons and decided to raise them alone. “I’m the one who changes the diapers, the one that feeds them, the one that bathes them, the one that puts them to sleep,” he explained.
Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
Since then, the Latino actor has tied the knot with Jwan Yosef, and the couple has welcomed two children: daughter Luca and son Renn. Ricky Martin has stated that his twin now make “great nannies.”
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher
Following them is yet another pair of down-to-earth actors who don’t rely on nannies to assist them with childcare responsibilities. Both celebrities come from humble backgrounds and aspired to be parents to their own children.
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher
According to Kutcher, “We just want to know our children. We want to know what to do if the baby is crying, or sulking. And I think the only way to achieve this is to be with them.” The couple is frequently spotted out and about with their children.
Amy Duggar King and Dillon King
The Duggar family has a large number of relatives who can help with child care. In 2019, Jim Bob Duggar’s niece Amy Duggar King and Deanna Duggar welcomed their first child, Daxton.
Amy Duggar King and Dillon King
She revealed the details of her childcare arrangement when fans enquired about it through a message. Daxton is reportedly taken for three hours each morning by Duggar King’s mother. According to her, “I’ll be honest with ya…it takes a village! I’m not a superwoman, and I definitely have help!”
Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
When it came to their children, our next celebrity parents were extremely private. In 2010, Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan welcomed their son Gus, and in 2018, they welcomed their daughter George. The family lives on a 100-acre farm with alpacas, donkeys, and even an emu!
Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
These celebrities do occasionally hire babysitters, but they do not have a nanny. According to Jeffrey Dean Morgan, “It’s hard. Between the two of us, we’ve had our hands full. But we’ve managed to do it without any help.”
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe
Reese Witherspoon, like Ricky Martin’s older children, has discovered that older siblings make excellent nannies. At the start of her career, the actress had two children with actor Ryan Phillippe, Ava and Deacon.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe
“I imagine it would have been more difficult if we weren’t as hands-on as we were or if we allowed them to be raised by nannies, I think they would have become spoiled,” Phillippe has since said. Since then, Reese Witherspoon and her husband Jim Toth have had a son named Tennessee.
Nicole Polizzi and Jionni LaValle
Snooki may have been a wild child on the reality show Jersey Shore, but she is now an adult. With husband Jionni LaValle, the mother of three has two sons and one daughter, the couple decided to raise them all on their own.
Nicole Polizzi and Jionni LaValle
Nicole Polizzi has taken her children to the Shore with her best friend Jenni, and there are no nannies in sight. This is quite unusual in the world of celebrity! This couple desired to raise Lorenzo, Giovanna, and Angelo without the assistance of a full-time staff.
Jessie James Decker and Eric Decker
Jessie James Decker, a country singer, and her husband Eric decided to raise their children themselves. In fact, two of her little ones can be seen clinging to her while she performs at the Grand Ole Opry in this adorable photo.
Jessie James Decker and Eric Decker
With NFL player Eric Decker, the singer has three children. Vivianne is the couple’s daughter, and Eric and Forrest are their sons. She stated, “I know that I take care of my babies, I know that they feel loved and they feel happy.”
Celine Dion
Celine Dion, an older mother, gave birth to twins at the age of 42. Perhaps as a result of this, the actress decided to raise the boys on her own (see what we did there?). Celine Dion, the youngest of 14 children, was well prepared to step up to the plate.
Celine Dion
Celine Dion is the mother of twins Eddy and Nelson, as well as René-Charles, her older son. She’s stated that she “didn’t have her kids not to take care of them herself.”
Mayim Bialik and Michael Stone
Mayim Bialik is an actress who has worked as a child star, in sitcoms, and has a Ph.D. in neuroscience! Is it surprising that this superwoman also raises her children alone? With ex-husband Michael Stone, Bialik has two sons, Miles and Frederick.
Mayim Bialik and Michael Stone
Mayim Bialik’s ex-husband looks after the kids when she has to attend a Hollywood function or be on set. The actress, like Celine Dion, believes that if she brought her children into the world, they should be cared for.
Beverley Mitchell and Michael Cameron
Beverley Mitchell, an actress and country singer, also declined to hire a nanny. The actress is married to accountant Michael Cameron and has three children. Kenzie and Mayzel are the couple’s two daughters, and Hutton is their son.
Beverley Mitchell and Michael Cameron
Beverley Mitchell, like some of the other parents on this list, didn’t think a full-time nanny was necessary. She expressed herself as follows: “I really don’t think I want to pay someone else to get to have the time with my kids. I want that time.”
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson may be a high-maintenance mom, but she also doesn’t have a nanny, contrary to popular belief. Singer gave birth to son Eissa at the age of 50 and takes care of the majority of the child rearing.
Janet Jackson
She stated, “If my mother did it with nine children, there’s no reason I can’t. Of course, when I’m working someone watches him, but it’s my baby and me.” The entertainer went on to say, “It’s not easy at times, but my life has changed. Obviously, my baby comes first.”
Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice
Although nannies are used by the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Orange County, and New York, this is not the case in New Jersey. Despite their large homes, multiple children, and burgeoning careers, the RHONJ cast is more traditional when it comes to childcare.
Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice
Teresa Giudice has four daughters and had to raise them on her own for a period of time. She did so without the help of a nanny. Giudice’s parents, as we all know, have helped out with the kids over the years, but they have never had a nanny.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
There are various ways to employ a nanny in the world of the wealthy and famous. Some families have a full-time nanny who lives with them, while others hire a nanny for special occasions only. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick hire a nanny on occasion, but they raise their children themselves.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
According to SJP, “That’s something that’s important to both of us, and we don’t shirk it, because what’s the point in having a family if you’re not going to really participate in it.”
Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford
Since their first meeting in 2002, actress Calista Flockhart has been with actor Harrison Ford. The actress had adopted her son Liam, now known as Liam Flockhart Ford, just a year before.
Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford
As Harrison Ford recalls, “I think Liam was about six or eight months old when I met him and Calista. We have been together ever since.” Calista Flockhart, like SJP, employs a part-time babysitter while she and Ford are at work. The actress, on the other hand, has never had a live-in nanny.
Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton
Cate Blanchett, an Australian actress, has four children with playwright Andrew Upton. Dashiell, Roman, and Ignatius are the couple’s three sons, and Edith is their only daughter. While being a leading lady and a mother is difficult for the actress, she manages to do both.
Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton
Other mothers assume she has “a nanny, a driver, and a chef,” but she doesn’t, according to the actress. Blanchett has been seen flying with her children without a nanny.
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling
Next, we have Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling, a beautiful couple. The actors, who share two daughters, Esmeralda and Amada, wanted to keep their lives as normal as possible. As a result, the couple keeps to themselves and raises the girls.
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling
Eva Mendez revealed, “I’m a very hands-on mom; I don’t have a nanny. No matter how tired I am, I just do it.” The actress’s last acting role was in 2014, possibly because she wanted to devote more time to her children.
Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn
Jerry O’Connell may have played a nanny – or manny – on TV, but he isn’t a fan in real life. The actor and his wife, actress Rebecca Romijn, do not use a nanny to raise their children.
Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn
Romijn has said, “We’re each other’s assistants. We pick up each other’s slack. Whoever is less busy helps the busier one.” Dolly and Charlie, twin sisters, are the couple’s children. The couple, like the other celebrities on this list, works around each other’s schedules.
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady
Although some sources claim that supermodel Gisele Bündchen employs nannies, this was not always the case. According to media stories, the Brazilian actress sought the help of her mother, Vania, to care for her newborns.
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady
Gisele Bündchen and NFL quarterback Tom Brady have two children: son Benjamin and daughter Vivian. She is also Brady’s stepmother to John, Brady’s son with Bridget Moynahan. When Vivian was born, the model’s mother assisted Benjamin and then stayed with the family until they were settled in.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore may have had a difficult childhood, but she is making sure her children do not. With ex-husband Will Kopelman, she has two daughters, Olive and Frankie. She has said, “We spend every weekend together. We don’t have a babysitter. It’s just us.”
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore, when asked who she’d call to babysit her kids, said Adam Sandler or Cameron Diaz, which is amusing. Sandler, she said, “He’s got two girls and he’s a great dad.” So cute!
Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson, a model and TV personality, is another celebrity who prefers to spend time with her children at home. Jesse and Journey, twin boys with MMA fighter Tito Ortiz, and Batel, a daughter with boyfriend Lior Bitton, are the celeb’s three children.
Jenna Jameson
Jameson wrote in an Instagram post with her baby daughter that she “wouldn’t trade being a stay-at-home mama for anything.” She went on, “I feel very lucky to be able to stay with her 24/7 and not need a nanny.”
Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk
Jenna Fischer, like actress Cate Blanchett, does not have a nanny, driver, or personal chef. With her husband Lee Kirk, the sitcom star has two children: Harper and Weston. Fischer is adamant that her children have a normal upbringing.
Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk
Jenna Fisher takes her children to the store, for walks, and even on date nights. Fisher, like some of the other moms on this list, prioritizes one-on-one time with her children.
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian
In 2017, tennis legend Serena Williams gave birth to her lovely daughter Alexis. Serena, like her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, dislikes leaving her daughter alone. Serena has the help of her mother and sisters to travel with the family rather than relying on nannies.
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian
Little Alexis was almost always with her mother at the start of her life. Serena Williams has revealed that if they ever have to be apart, she becomes extremely irritated.
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Next up is Brad Paisley, who is accompanied by his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley. The traditional country singer said he didn’t want to lose touch with “working-class, everyday people” after the birth of the couple’s first child.
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
William and Jasper, the couple’s two sons, are the couple’s current children. As Brad Paisley wisely put it, “I don’t care how high and mighty you are: Change a diaper, man.” For childcare, the high-profile couple relies on each other and their mothers.
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson had strong feelings about nannies even before she had children. The star said, “I don’t know that I could ever hire someone full-time to look after my children. That’s not how I was raised. I couldn’t imagine raising my kids like that. It’s just not my style.”
Scarlett Johansson
ScarJo is the mother of Rose Dorothy Dauriac, whom she had with her ex-husband, Romain Dauriac, when they were together. The actress has stated that she would prefer a teenage babysitter rather than a nanny for her children.
Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky
Kyle Richards, despite being a founding member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, did not have a nanny. While it’s common in Hollywood to rely on nannies and babysitters, the former child star raised her daughters herself.
Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky
Kyle Richards has four children: Guraish Aldjufrie’s daughter Farrah, and Mauricio Umansky’s daughters Alexia, Sophia, and Portia. “Four kids and I’ve never had a nanny,” the reality star proudly tweeted. Justin Sylvester, her “ladysitter,” is present.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez has two children with ex-husband Marc Anthony: twins Emme and Max. When the couple divorced, they decided to share childcare rather than hire a nanny. Instead, J.Lo’s mother, cousin, and close friend aided in the care of the children.
Jennifer Lopez
J.Lo eventually hired a male nanny to provide a male figure in her son’s life at home. She expressed herself as follows: “The poor boy is surrounded by women 24 hours a day […] I realized that he needed a companion, a good guy who he can have fun with.”
Kate Hudson
In the case of Kate Hudson, there is some debate about whether or not she employs a nanny. Some sources say the star has nannies, while others say she “doesn’t have nannies running around the house.”
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson is the mother of three children: Ryder (with Chris Robinson), Bingham (with Matt Bellamy), and Rani (with Danny Fujikawa). We’re willing to wager that the older children assist with the younger, reducing the need for full-time nannies.
Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger
When Michelle Williams and the late Heath Ledger were raising their daughter Matilda, they decided against hiring a nanny. At the time, she stated, “We really wanted to do everything ourselves, especially for this immediate time together…[life has become] a cycle of eating, washing, sleeping, cleaning.”
Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger said, “When Michelle is working, I’m the manny. And when I’m working, she’s the nanny.” Family, according to the actor, is the most important thing in his life.
Shakira and Gerard Piqué
Shakira, like some of the other celebrities on our list, did not want a stranger to look after her children. Instead, she hired a full-time nanny and sought the help of her mother.
Shakira and Gerard Piqué
Shakira has two sons with Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, Milan and Sasha. She stated, “We both are very involved in parenting and try to sort it out the best we can, we support each other and we also find a huge help in our families.”
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria, an actress, is the type of working mother who brings her son to the set. Little Santiago was by her side every day when she played Dora’s mother in Dora: The Lost City of Gold.
Eva Longoria
The actress has also expressed gratitude for her good fortune, saying, “I have my family. I have resources and help. I have a supportive husband.” In 2018, Eva Longoria gave birth to her son Santi. Her son is José Antonio “Pepe” Bastón Patio, a Mexican businessman.
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik
When supermodel Gigi Hadid and former One Direction member Zayn Malik announced they were expecting, the world went crazy. The couple then posted the first-ever photo of their daughter, Khai, on social media, causing a social media frenzy.
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik
Gigi gave birth on a farm, and she has chosen to raise her daughter without the help of professional nannies. Yolanda, a former Real Housewife, said of her daughter, “She decided to completely take care of the baby alone and I think that bond is so important.”
Jennifer Love Hewitt
“The best thing I have ever done will always be marrying my husband, having our kids, and watching them change and grow every day,” says actress Jennifer Love Hewitt. The actress does not have a nanny or a night nurse to assist her in raising her children.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt believes that raising children is far too interesting to be left to others. With husband Brian Hallisay, the actress has two children, Autumn and Atticus, and is expecting a third.
Melissa Gorga and Joe Gorga
We already mentioned that some of the Real Housewives of New Jersey cast members are a little behind the times when it comes to child care. In fact, when Melissa Gorga and her husband Joe decided to pursue a music career, their main concern was being away from their children.
Melissa Gorga and Joe Gorga
Joe Gorga built a music studio in the couple’s basement as a result. We’ve seen the Gorgas use an au-pair in later seasons. Melissa Gorga, on the other hand, did all of the cleaning, cooking, and childcare herself for a long time.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos aren’t the only ones who don’t use nannies to raise their children. According to their Instagram comments with their children, these two appear to be very involved parents.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
These two met on the set of a soap opera and have three children together: Michael, Lola, and Joaquin. Kelly Ripa has spoken out about her decision not to hire a nanny, saying, “I don’t expect anyone to do my parenting for me.”
Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey
Camila Alves, a Brazilian model, is another hands-on mom who doesn’t have a nanny. Alves has three children with actor Matthew McConaughey: sons Levi and Livingston, and daughter Vida. Camila looks after the kids without the help of professionals with the help of her mother, who lives with the family.
Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey
According to the model, “We’re just like a regular family. We do everything together. And we try to keep our life as simple as we can.” This entails packing lunches and running errands for the kids.
Tiffani Thiessen and Brady Smith
Tiffani Thiessen is the mother of two children with actor Brady Smith. Holt and Harper were raised by the couple without the assistance of a full-time nanny. She does, however, have the assistance of family members, as do many of the other celebrities on our list.
Tiffani Thiessen and Brady Smith
According to the actress, “We’ve never had a nanny, but we have a lot of family help. My mom traveled with us and lived with us in New York […] It was all family.”
Pink and Carey Hart
Finally, singer Pink and her husband, former motocross racer Carey Hart, are featured. Willow is the couple’s daughter, and Jameson is their son. Pink takes her children on tour rather than relying on nannies.
Pink and Carey Hart
She stated, “If I had nannies raising my kids and just wanted to be a rock star and party all the time, I wouldn’t be successful and I wouldn’t be happy.” Pink has also stated that she would nurse Willow as soon as she exits the stage.