Having a baby isn't easy no matter how old
you are, even when you're a celebrity. Though many Hollywood celebs pursue parenthood
later in life, these stars became moms and dads much earlier! Modern Family star Sofia Vergara gave birth
to her son, Manolo, in 1992 when she was just 19 years old. Though she and Manolo's father are no longer
together, he was her high school sweetheart, and the pair still co-parent. Though he's now old enough to be a dad himself,
Manolo could instead become a big brother in the near future. He walked his mom down the aisle at her November
2015 wedding to actor Joe Manganiello and prior to the ceremony, a 42-year-old Sofia
told Redbook that she's not opposed to having children with Manganiello, revealing: "I tell him if we're going to do this, we
have to do it, like, now, because I don't want to be 50 with a baby." There's having kids young, and then there's
Aretha Franklin. The soul legend passed away at age 76 in 2018
after a battle with pancreatic cancer, leaving behind four children, the first of which she
gave birth to when she was still a child herself. Franklin was just 12-years-old when she welcomed
her first son, Clarence. He was fathered by a school friend named Donald
Burk and named after Franklin's preacher father. The Queen of Soul gave birth to another boy
when she was 14, just around the time that her career was taking off, and then later
gave birth to two more sons. All of Aretha's children have inherited touches
of her musical genius. Tabloids went berserk when pop icon Britney
Spears' baby sister had a baby of her own. Jamie Lynn Spears was just 16 and starring
on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 when she revealed she was expecting with then-boyfriend Casey
Aldridge in 2007. The kids network quickly, but cordially, distanced
itself from Jamie Lynn's growing belly and her controversial on-again off-again romance
with Aldridge, who was nearly two years her senior. She gave birth to daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge
in 2008. "To be a mother is to be a mother, doesn't
matter what age you are." After splitting from Casey in 2010, Jamie
Lynn moved to Nashville and eventually released a country album. In 2014, she married businessman Jamie Watson,
owner of Advanced Media Partners. When asked about the controversy surrounding
her teen pregnancy, Jamie Lynn told Tinseltown Mom in 2014: "Being a mom in general is hard, no matter
your age. So, I will never let my age be an excuse to
be any less of the mother that my daughter deserves. I think the hardest thing was knowing there
were young girls who looked up to me, and wouldn't understand this." Atlanta rap legend Lil Wayne was just 16 when
his daughter, Reginae "Nae" Carter, was born. By the time Nae herself reached that age,
she was already a fixture in the spotlight, having starred in a rather memorable episode
of My Super Sweet 16. Not only did Nicki Minaj perform live at her
party, Nae also received two new cars from from her dad, a BMW and a Ferrari. She shared at the time: "And I'm daddy's little girl, and he showers
me with whatever I want" But then in 2009, Nae was the target of a
death hoax that went viral. The prank claimed she perished in a car crash,
and her famous father was forced to respond, calling the story, quote, "completely false
and unfounded." While being in the spotlight can be tough,
Nae and daddy dearest have remained close. She's even featured on Weezy's hit 2018 album,
laying down the chorus for the song "Famous." Speaking to GQ in 2011, Lil Wayne said he
planned to retire at age 35 so he could focus solely on his kids, of which he now has four. Of course, by now age 35 has come and gone,
and he doesn't seem to be slowing down. When the now TV legend Oprah Winfrey realized
she was pregnant at only 14 years old, she tried to hide her growing belly so no one
would know. "And I remember having a moment thinking,
'now I am officially a bad girl.'" Oprah's tumultuous childhood, which was rife
with abuse, molestation, and rape, reached a turning point when her baby tragically died
in the hospital soon after its birth. For decades, Winfrey kept her pregnancy a
secret, until a relative sold the story to a tabloid in 1990 for $19,000. "That was my biggest life secret and I lived
in such fear of that secret coming out." Winfrey had feared the truth would damage
the career she'd worked so hard to achieve. But it turned out her fears were unfounded. "It was the greatest relief of my life and
I found out the people who loved me, still loved me." Though Winfrey has no other biological children,
she has dedicated herself to improving the lives of children at risk, particularly young
girls. In 2007, she launched the Oprah Winfrey Leadership
Academy for Girls in South Africa. Most people recognize Roseanne Barr for her
unapologetic stand-up comedy and self-titled sitcom, Roseanne, but she struggled mightily
as a teenager. She dropped out of high school and was living
nearly destitute when she gave birth to her first daughter at age 18 and made the difficult
decision to give the infant up for adoption. In the years that followed, Barr tried to
protect her child's privacy, but as the comedian's fame intensified, the press uncovered her
secret and even tracked down her daughter. Barr and her firstborn, Brandi Brown, have
since developed a warm and tight-knit relationship. Recalling their reunion for People in 1989,
Barr said: "She's a really cool kid. I saw a lot of me in her. She's intuitive, trusts her perceptions and
feelings and listens to what's not spoken. That's how I've lived my life." Reality star Emily Maynard was shattered when
she lost her fiance in a plane crash when she was still a teenager, but the emotions
were compounded when she found out she was pregnant with his child shortly after his
passing. She gave birth to their daughter, Ricki, on
her own, but she refused to give up on finding love. Maynard appeared on Season 15 of The Bachelor
and won, receiving an offer of marriage from Brad Womack. It didn't last, however, and neither did her
subsequent engagement to Jef Holm, who she met when she returned to The Bachelorette
in 2012. At that point, Maynard started to believe
that she would never be a bride...at least for a while. She told People magazine in 2017: "I gave in to the idea that maybe marriage
and that life was not for me. [...] I really had to come to terms with the
fact that maybe it was going to be just Ricki and me forever. Then I met Tyler, and I knew that was not
the plan." The new Mrs. Tyler Johnson wasted no time
expanding her family, they had three boys in less than three years. She told People: "I've always wanted a lot of kids. I made it clear on our first day, 'Listen,
my clock's ticking, and I'm ready to get on this!'" Despite having no prior acting experience,
New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes was plucked from a pool of "several hundred young girls"
to star in 2002's Whale Rider. She gave a performance that even the Academy
itself couldn't ignore, the 13-year-old was nominated for best actress, becoming the youngest
actress to make the shortlist in that category at the time. Just three short years later, Castle-Hughes
was only 16 when she revealed that she was carrying her 19-year-old boyfriend's child. The Kiwi media went after her hard, dubbing
her "New Zealand's Lindsay Lohan" and publicly shaming her for becoming a teen mom. Luckily, the actress found support in her
personal life. "I was really lucky I had like incredible
family support around me. My family have always been very close." The actress, who now counts Star Wars and
Game of Thrones among her credits, said she wouldn't change a thing. Bristol Palin made waves in 2008 when it was
revealed that she was expecting a child at age 17. The news made headlines because her mom, former
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, was running for vice president of the United States as a conservative
Christian Republican with family values that included abstinence. "It is our top story tonight Governor Sarah
Palin reveals her 17 year old daughter is pregnant." Bristol and then-boyfriend Levi Johnston tried
making it work, with Bristol giving birth to baby Tripp in December 2008. The young parents split in 2010, after stirring
up a whole lot of additional controversy, including spreads in Playgirl and a contentious
custody battle. In March 2015, Bristol got engaged to U.S.
Marine Dakota Meyer, but a couple months later, they called off the wedding just days before
walking down the aisle. In June 2015, Bristol announced that she was
pregnant with Meyer's child, and in December 2015, she gave birth to daughter Sailor Grace. By June 2016, she and Meyer were married. Then they had another daughter named Atlee
Bay in May 2017. In 2018, Bristol split from Meyer and joined
the cast of MTV's Teen Mom OG. "God gave me a platform and that was to serve
others." "So that's why I decided to do it, to hopefully
encourage others and let them know life isn't over after divorce." Singer Dev was in the midst of releasing her
debut album when she had her daughter, Emilia, in December 2011, at just 22. The singer documented the experience with
an MTV special. She told PrideSource in 2013 that being a
mom hasn't curbed her lifestyle much. She revealed: "I love being able to travel with my daughter
or bring her to the studio or sit at home and watch Bubble Guppies for 10 hours on repeat." Like her superstar sister, Beyoncé, Solange
Knowles started singing and recording material at a young age, but all that had to be put
on the back burner when she got pregnant at age 17 with her son, Julez. Her marriage to Julez's father, Daniel Smith,
didn't last, but all three still get along and Julez attended Coachella 2018 with his
dad. Solange has dabbled in acting in addition
to her music career, continuing to evolve as an entertainer despite the nontraditional
Hollywood timing. She told Harper's Bazaar: "Just going through a marriage and a divorce,
which I essentially did by 21, will give you an insane amount of perspective on life." It may not surprise you that Charlie Sheen
has a bunch of kids. It's usually his two daughters with Denise
Richards, Sam and Lola, or his two sons with Brooke Mueller, Max and Bob, that end up in
the news. But what many people don't realize is that
Sheen has a fifth, much older child. Cassandra Estevez was born when her dad was
still a fresh-faced 19-year-old coming into his own in Hollywood. And in 2014, Sheen sat with David Letterman
to announce a major milestone: "You are going to be, in the next several
months, fill in the blank, you are going to be a..." "Grandfather." "Grandfather." "Yes." Aww. Actress Reese Witherspoon met her first husband,
actor Ryan Phillippe, at her 21st birthday. The pair hit it off and a whirlwind romance
followed. Witherspoon was around six months pregnant
when they tied the knot in June 1999, shortly after filming teen drama Cruel Intentions
together. The actress was 23 when she gave birth to
daughter Ava, who these days could probably pass for her twin. Witherspoon and Phillippe also welcomed a
son named Deacon in 2003 before they separated. Witherspoon welcomed a third child into the
world almost a decade later, giving birth to Tennessee James with her second husband,
talent agent Jim Toth in 2012.
