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Claire Danes Says She Felt 'Funny Shame' About Unexpected Pregnancy at 44 in SmartLess Interview

She described internalized stigma after learning she was expecting her third child in her mid-40s.

Overview

  • Speaking on the Nov. 17 episode of SmartLess, Danes discussed the experience with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.
  • She said she "didn't think it was possible" to get pregnant at 44 and noted the pregnancy was not planned.
  • Danes characterized her embarrassment with the line, "I was naughty. I had been caught fornicating past the point I was meant to."
  • She and husband Hugh Dancy share three children: Cyrus, 12, Rowan, 7, and a daughter born in July 2023 whose name they have kept private.
  • Reflecting on the age gap at home, she said she has "a teenager and a toddler at once," and recalled her OB-GYN had expected another boy before the couple welcomed a girl.