Hilaria Baldwin shared a photo of husband Alec cradling their newborn daughter Maria Lucia after they welcomed the child via surrogate just two weeks ago.
The news of the pair’s sixth child sent shockwaves through the internet, after Hilaria, 37, had just welcomed their fifth child Eduardo back in September, prompting many questions about the timing of it all.
Inconceivable that she could have gotten pregnant and welcomed a child in the span of only six months, a surrogacy was assumed, but a source told People that their decision to have another child so quickly is ‘no one’s business.’
Surprise delivery: Alec Baldwin, 62, cradles the newborn daughter he welcomed with wife Hilaria Baldwin, 37, via surrogate just two weeks back as a source tells People the couple’s decision is ‘no one’s business’
Hilaria — who has disabled all comments on Instagram — posted the snap of the 62-year-old comedy vet and the baby with two hearts for the caption.
She coyly announced the new addition to the family on March 1, writing ‘7’ as she shared a photo of she, the pair’s five kids, and a new tiny baby.
Many were confused about the timing of it all, given she would have been pregnant with Eduardo while moving forward with plans for another child via surrogate.
She had suffered a miscarriage in November 2019 while trying for a girl, prompting many to speculate the surrogacy decision had to do with the desire for a daughter or as a precautionary measure since she lost the child at four months.
Quick expansion: The news of the pairs sixth child came as a shock to many as Hilaria would have already been pregnant with Edu (born in September) while moving forward with the decision for a surrogacy; March 1
Their business: ‘It’s no one’s business about a woman’s right to choose how and when she expands her family,’ a source told People; March 8
Despite the chatter, a Baldwin source told People that their family matters should be of no concern to others.
‘It’s no one’s business about a woman’s right to choose how and when she expands her family,’ the source shared.
The couple have not confirmed the surrogacy publicly or on social media.
Hilaria does however follow a surrogacy agency, Alcea Surrogacy, on Instagram and it had posted a photo congratulating two intended parents on the ‘amazing birth of their daughter,’ days before Hilaria’s post. It has now been deleted.
The Mom Brain podcast host chose to give their daughter yet another Spanish sounding name like the rest of their brood that includes Carmen, seven, Rafael, five, Leonardo, four, Romeo, 2, and Eduardo, despite the explosive scandal about her purported heritage.
Unconfirmed: The couple have not confirmed the surrogacy publicly or on social media but Hilaria does follow surrogacy agency Alcea Surrogacy on Instagram and they had posted about congratulating a pair on the birth of their daughter days before her post; February 18
Full house: The Mom Brain podcast host chose to give their daughter yet another Spanish sounding name like the rest of their brood that includes Carmen, seven, Rafael, five, Leonardo, four, Romeo, 2, and Eduardo, despite the explosive scandal about her purported heritage
In December a post on Twitter went viral that raised questions about the authenticity of Hilaria’s Spanish upbringing, after she was seen talking sans-Spanish accent in a video.
‘You have to admire Hilaria Baldwin’s commitment to her decade long grift where she impersonates a Spanish person,’ the tweet read.
She had claimed to be born in Mallorca, Spain, only moving to the United States for college, but it was later uncovered that she was born Hilary Thomas and was actually from Massachusetts.
Both she and Alec had claimed that English was her second language, and a viral clip showed the yoga instructor seeming to forget the English word for ‘cucumber’ during a cooking segment.
The pair’s wedding had tons of Spanish touches so she could bring ‘a bit of [her] culture,’ she said in 2012. Hilaria held a flamenco fan and they read their nuptials in both languages, their wedding bands even having the inscription ‘somos un buen equipo,’ inside.
Crumbling down: She had claimed to be born in Mallorca, Spain, only moving to the United States for college, but it was later uncovered that she was born Hilary Thomas and was actually from Massachusetts; pictured March 2020
And she had claimed she and her family had trouble pronouncing her new last name at the time, despite both parents having multi-generational roots in Massachusetts, only moving to Spain in 2011.
Hilaria tried to come clean about all of it in an Instagram video, confessing, ‘Yes I am a white girl, my family is white,’ while clarifying that she had grown up ‘in this country.’
She chalked up the dual names to being called ‘Hilaria’ in Spain and ‘Hillary’ in America, claiming to have spent her childhood in both countries.
The mom signed off ‘I’m getting attacked for being who I am … people wanting to label me Spanish or America, can’t it be both? It’s frustrating that is my story.’
After a month off line she returned back in early January saying she had been ‘listening and reflecting,’ still however claiming to have a ‘deep connection’ to both cultures. ‘I should have been more clear and I’m sorry.’
Tearful: Hilaria tried to come clean about all of it in an Instagram video, confessing, ‘Yes I am a white girl, my family is white,’ while clarifying that she had grown up ‘in this country’