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Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank announced she is pregnant with her third child with husband Philip Schneider. The 52-year-old shared a creative video on Instagram revealing the baby is due in December 2026.
Hilary Swank, 52, has announced that she is pregnant with her third child with husband Philip Schneider. The Oscar-winning actress shared the news on Instagram on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, using a playful video to reveal that the baby is expected to arrive in December.
Swank posted a video featuring her family dancing in the dark with glow sticks taped to their bodies, creating stick-figure silhouettes. The clip, set to the song "You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, shows four figures dancing before one reveals a smaller figure inside its abdomen, indicating the pregnancy.
In the caption, Swank wrote, "A lot of people have been asking what project I’m doing next, this one releases in December."
While the video did not explicitly state the word "pregnant," multiple outlets, including People and Nine.com.au, confirmed the news based on the visual reveal and subsequent reporting.
Swank and Schneider, a social venture entrepreneur, have been married since August 2018. They tied the knot at the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel, California. The couple previously welcomed fraternal twins, Aya and Ohm, in April 2023. Swank was 48 years old when she became a mother for the first time.
The actress has spoken publicly about her journey to motherhood later in life. In a 2024 interview with Parade, she stated, "I think for me, I feel blessed to be able to have babies, you know, this late in life, but it’s also a blessing because I had so much time to focus on my career, which was another baby of mine."
She added, "And now I can really give focus to them, in a way, and I am in the blessed position of being able to work when I want to work."
Swank’s Hollywood career includes two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). Her most recent television appearance was in Season 5 of the Showtime series "Yellowjackets," with additional episodes scheduled for release this year.
In April 2026, Swank told E! News that she was grateful for the timing of her motherhood. "I personally was happy that I had them later in life," she said, noting that she can now provide attention to her children that she might not have been able to offer earlier in her career.
The announcement highlights Swank’s continued presence in the public eye through personal milestones rather than solely professional projects. It also underscores her previous discussions on fertility and motherhood in later life, topics she has addressed openly in interviews regarding her use of frozen eggs and the benefits she perceives in having children after establishing her career.
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