“We do not say that to males who’ve kids of their 60s, 70s, even 80s!” stated the Danish mannequin, who did IVF for 13 years earlier than welcoming daughter Frida, now 5, at 55. “Have a look at Robert De Niro. He is 79, and he has a 7-month-old.”
Brigitte Nielsen is opening up about her determination to welcome one other little one in her 50s.
In an interview with PEOPLE, the 60-year-old actress recalled having a fifth little one — her daughter Frida, now 5, — when she was 55 after over a decade of making an attempt IVF, revealing that individuals instructed her she was “too previous” to turn into pregnant later in life.
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“Half the world was saying that after I received pregnant at 55 — together with my 4 older sons,” stated Nielsen, who’s mother to 4 sons of their late 20s and 30s. “However initially, there is not any such factor as ‘previous.'”
The Purple Sonja star known as out the double commonplace of how folks react to girls versus males welcoming kids a lot later in life, noting how Robert De Niro turned a dad once more at 79 — his seventh little one — earlier this yr.
“We do not say that to males who’ve kids of their 60s, 70s, even 80s!” Nielsen instructed PEOPLE. “Have a look at Robert De Niro. He is 79, and he has a 7-month-old.”
She went on to share how she believes her age has been helpful to elevating Frida.
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“You know the way children say grandmothers are the perfect? I really feel like I’ve that mindset and emotion,” Nielsen defined. “I’ve the persistence and that further bit of affection to provide now, and I believe it is as a result of I’m a grandmother’s age.”
“Once I was a youthful mother, I used to be usually juggling being single, being on a aircraft, on a film set. Now Frida comes first,” she continued, including that she’s discovered that she’s much less drained now than she was when she was a youthful mother.
The mannequin recalled how she and her husband Mattia Dessi, 45, did IVF for 13 years earlier than she turned pregnant.
“I had a very long time to organize for Frida,” Nielsen stated. “The physician warned me to be lifelike about my possibilities. He instructed me I had a two and a half p.c probability of getting pregnant, so when it lastly occurred, it was simply wonderful. After which there was worry, as a result of I used to be such high-risk, being 54.”
Nevertheless, Nielsen stated her being pregnant with Friday was in the end “the best being pregnant” she’s ever had.
“Possibly as a result of I had executed it 4 instances earlier than, and my priorities had shifted. It was a deep, deep need inside me and a alternative,” she shared. “However with Frida I might have been pregnant for an additional yr. Once I lastly gave start, it was all really easy and good.”
