Overview
- On the Nov. 17 SmartLess episode, Danes said she "didn't think it was possible" to become pregnant at 44.
- She recounted feeling "a funny shame," adding that she felt "naughty" and "caught fornicating past the point I was meant to."
- The pregnancy was unplanned and led to her third child, a daughter born in July 2023, joining sons Cyrus, 12, and Rowan, 7.
- Danes discussed the experience with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett on the widely heard podcast.
- Coverage of her comments has prompted online discussion challenging stigma and misinformation about pregnancies in a woman's 40s.