12 Celebrities Who Grew to become Grandparents Earlier than Turning 50

Even in Hollywood, there are celebrities who find yourself turning into grandparents whereas nonetheless in the course of a thriving profession — stars you’ll by no means count on to be sufficiently old to have grandkids. Whereas it might come as a shock to listen to that these celebs get referred to as Grandma and Grandpa, there’s little question that these stars are all so happy with their households.

Discover out which stars grew to become grandparents very younger…

1. Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland was simply 38 when he grew to become a grandfather by means of his first marriage to his spouse Camelia. Once they tied the knot, Kiefer grew to become a step-father to her daughter Michelle, who was eight years outdated on the time. Whereas Kiefer and Camelia finally divorced, he remained in Michelle’s life. He now likes to spoil her kids.

“The beauty of grandchildren is you give them again. So after they come to go to me, I’ve acquired my $5 and my $10 and I’ve acquired some chocolate and Coca-Colas and every little thing they don’t seem to be purported to have. I spend about two hours getting them utterly wired, I give them money in order that they’ll come again, after which I hand them again to their mom and say ‘good luck,'” Kiefer joked to Australia’s 7NEWS.

2. Brett Favre

Former soccer star Brett Favre was simply 40-years-old and nonetheless actively taking part in within the NFL when he grew to become a grandfather for the primary time. In 2010, his daughter Brittany, who was 21 on the time, gave start to slightly boy named Parker. Within the announcement, Brett and his spouse Deanna shared that they have been “very proud” of their daughter.

“A grandpa at 40,” he later informed ESPN, jokingly including, “It virtually makes me really feel outdated.”

Brittany has since welcomed two extra kids: Alexander “A.J.” James and Oscar.

3. Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey was simply 47 when he grew to become a grandfather for the primary time after his daughter Jane and her then-husband Alex Santana welcomed their son Jackson. Though he’s now been a grandfather for fairly a while, Jim admits he nonetheless would not really feel like one — and even will get a bit embarrassed being referred to as “grandpa” in public.

“I’m an excellent grandad. Nevertheless it’s slightly embarrassing in public when he’s similar to, ‘GRANDPA!’ He doesn’t maintain again. However we’re buddies. He’s an superior dude,” Jim mentioned on Lorraine.

Jane and her present husband Chase Bordelon have since welcomed two kids, Logan and Erin, making Jim a grandfather 3 times over.

4. Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg hit a whole lot of milestones early in life, together with turning into a grandmother. In 1989, Whoopi’s 16-year-old daughter Alexandrea grew to become a mom for the primary time — and Whoopi was simply 33. Whereas Whoopi on the time mentioned it “wouldn’t have been what [she] would have chosen” for her daughter, she was nonetheless proud.

Alexandrea went on to welcome two extra kids…and he or she’s now a grandmother herself, making Whoopi a great-grandmother. When Whoopi was 58, her granddaughter Amara gave start to slightly lady named Charli.

“It’s the funniest factor on the earth to me. I used to be a grandmother form of younger and now I’m a great-grandmother. I had simply gotten into the groove of being a grandmother and it was all nice after which this lady got here and mentioned she and her man have been having a child. I needed to wring her neck,” Whoopi shared on The Tonight Present.

She continued, “However then my daughter is like, ‘Ugh! I’m going to be a grandmother and I simply thought my life was starting!’ So I let her undergo all that after which I whispered in her ear, ‘I acquired no sympathy for you. You made me a grandmother once I was 33!’”

5. Dascha Polanco

Dascha Polanco grew to become a younger mother when she had her daughter Dasany as a teen. Then, virtually 20 years later, she grew to become a younger grandmother at 40. Dasany gave start to her son Dior in 2023. Now Dascha says she loves spending time along with her grandson and doesn’t thoughts being a grandma so younger.

“I’m certain I’m not the primary or the final. There’s youthful grandmas than me, however I’m nonetheless right here, I’m nonetheless fly,” she informed Folks. “I’m having fun with him. He’s superb. He’s a mannequin. Dior, he’s modeling and he’s only a blessing.”

6. Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen grew to become a younger grandad on the age of 47. In 2013, his oldest daughter Cassandra, who was 28 on the time, welcomed slightly lady named Luna. Following her start, Charlie informed TMZ he was thrilled to be a grandfather and it was “impossibly a most wondrous day.”

He later shared that having a grandchild so early in his life “kinda blew [his] thoughts” however was a complete “present.”

7. Lauryn Hill

When Lauryn Hill was 41, she grew to become a grandmother for the primary time. In 2017, her 19-year-old son welcomed his first baby, slightly boy named Zephaniah. Though Lauryn didn’t publicly acknowledge the announcement, she clearly adores the little boy, whom she celebrated on his fourth birthday in 2021.

“We love you very a lot!! Might you proceed to develop in God’s grace and peace and all the time know and really feel that you’re liked!!” Lauryn wrote on Instagram.

8. Snoop Dogg

In 2015, Snoop Dogg grew to become a grandfather for the primary time at age 43 when his son, Corde “Spank” Broadus, welcomed a child boy named Zion. Snoop now proudly has seven grandchildren and says he’s honored to observe in his personal grandfather’s footsteps as an in depth good friend to all of his grandkids.

“I’m a grandfather of six, with one on the best way. And my grandkids are my every little thing as a result of all of them individually get a chunk of my coronary heart and so they’re completely different,” Snoop mentioned in Phrases + Music: From the Streets to the Suites.

He continued, “My grandpa was my finest good friend and for me to be that for my grandkids is exhibiting that I really did properly and I used to be in a position to outlive the circumstances. Now I can look again — I can train those that need to get to this degree. Or at the very least give them a blueprint and assist them keep away from among the traps that I needed to cope with.”

9. Child Rock

Child Rock was 46 when he grew to become a grandfather for the primary time. In 2014, his son Robert and his girlfriend welcomed slightly lady named Skye. Though he grew to become a grandpa earlier than anticipated, the musician mentioned he was thrilled to get the possibility to expertise so many issues with the little lady.

“I’m having fun with it. Pay attention, my son graduated faculty and he has a job. That alone, as a mother or father, is such a reduction. I can not think about what the f–k I put my dad and mom by. Now I’ve a good looking granddaughter, on prime of it? It’s fairly loopy. My buddies say, ‘How fortunate are you, to have the ability to see your granddaughter achieve this a lot stuff? You’ll be at her wedding ceremony.’ So many belongings you may not see you probably have youngsters later in life, which appears to be the pattern now for many accountable adults,” he informed Rolling Stone.

Robert and his spouse Marisa now even have a son named Ryder.

10. Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan grew to become a grandpa on the age of 46. His daughter Charlotte, whom he adopted after marrying her mom Charlotte, welcomed her first baby in 1998. She went on to welcome another baby, a son named Lucas, earlier than her passing. Since then, Pierce’s son Sean has additionally welcomed two kids and Pierce says being a grandfather is a spotlight of his life.

“I’m a proud grandfather now. There’s nonetheless a whole lot of life within the outdated man, and I’ll maintain going until I can go no extra. Life is so valuable,” he informed The Herald in 2015. “It may be snatched away with none prior warning, so why waste it? That’s why I get pleasure from my great, stunning household, my kids and my grandchildren.”

11. NeNe Leakes

Again in 2012, former Actual Housewives star NeNe Leakes grew to become a grandma on the age of 44 when her son, Bryson Bryant, and his then-girlfriend Ashley Hill welcomed their first child, Bri’asia. The couple initially saved their being pregnant a secret and after the preliminary shock of discovering out, NeNe was thrilled to welcome slightly lady into the household, particularly contemplating she had solely had boys.

“I all the time needed to have a lady and now I’ve one! She’s simply lovable. I paid for every little thing within the nursery: the clothes, the diapers. I don’t need her to really feel strapped…We simply love her,” NeNe informed InTouch.

Bryson has since change into dad to 2 extra kids: Benny and Brayden.

12. CeeLo Inexperienced

CeeLo Inexperienced was simply 35 however he grew to become a grandfather for the primary time by his marriage to Christina Johnson. Whereas CeeLo and Christina had cut up a number of years prior, he was nonetheless concerned within the lifetime of his stepdaughter Sierra. In 2010, Sierra was 20 years outdated and gave start to slightly boy.

“It’s an actual tingly feeling to have somebody acknowledge you so younger as their very own. I’m Papa to him. He is aware of I belong to him in that manner, in order that’s candy,” CeeLo informed CNN in 2011. “He sung slightly little bit of ‘Overlook You’ within the again seat. It’s out of tune, in fact, but it surely’s cute.”