Overview
- Swank posted a family Instagram video on Wednesday that used neon glowsticks to trace a baby outline on her belly and included the caption calling the child her next “project” that “appears in December.”
- The Oscar-winning actor and her husband, Philip Schneider, are expecting their third child together; they are already parents to twins Aya and Ohm, who were born in April 2023.
- Swank showed her baby bump in public when leaving the recording of The Drew Barrymore Show and used the appearance to respond to criticism that women face more backlash than men for late parenthood.
- Reporting notes Swank previously told Women’s Health she froze her eggs and has publicly described advantages of becoming a parent later in life, such as greater patience and career stability.
- The announcement drew rapid congratulations from fans and fellow celebrities and has renewed public conversation about fertility choices, age and gendered double standards in parenting.