From break babies to long lost illegitimate offspring, some kids have the unique distinction of being secret children of celebrities. Not all super stars announce their newborns with the fanfare (and payday) of a glossy magazine cover story. For some, the world learns about bundles of joy is spread through whispered words or when the other parent (also secret) calls the tabloids.
Celebrities with secret children tend to be a little cagier than other expectant parents. Which makes sense - since being outed often leads to the end of their seemingly happy relationships. But not all kids on this list of celebrities with secret children are the product of adultery. Some famous parents fathered kids years and years before finding out they existed.
From Chris Brown to Arnold Schwarzenegger, when the world learns about surprise celebrity babies, they can’t get enough. These famous secret parents got surprised (or suddenly surprised the world) with their baby bombshells. Check out the list to learn more about these celebrity baby scandals.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted to fathering a child with a longtime member of his household staff in 2010. By then, the child, a boy, was already more than a decade old. The news led to the separation of Schwarzenegger and his wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver.
Chris Brown
Despite an on-again, off-again beginning with girlfriend Karrueche Tran, troubled singer Chris Brown had managed to maintain a fairly solid relationship with the model for over a year. That is, until news broke that he had fathered a nine-month old daughter with another woman named Nia. Pictures even surfaced showing Karrueche and Chris partying with his future baby mama. Tran dumped Brown soon afterward.
Chuck Norris
An extramarital affair led to Chuck Norris's secret baby. In fact, Norris had no idea he'd fathered a child until the girl, named Dina, wrote him a letter in 1991. By then, she was 26 years old.
Dwyane Wade
Dwayne Wade is not only the dad of a secret child, he's also the father of the term "break baby." The basketball star conceived a son with Aja Metoyer, reportedly while on a break from his girlfriend, Gabrielle Union. In a case of truly terrible timing, news of Wade's secret baby broke right after he announced he was engaged to Union.
Eddie Murphy
After a messy break up, Eddie Murphy very publicly denied being the father of Mel B/Scary Spice's daughter, Angel. The little girl was born in 2007, and a paternity test later proved he was the dad.
Frank Sinatra
It's still just an unconfirmed rumor, but many believe that Ronan Farrow, the son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, is actually the secret lovechild of Frank Sinatra. Exhibit A: his baby blues. Farrow hinted at the possibility in a 2013 interview with Vanity Fair.
Gavin Rossdale
Rocker Gavin Rossdale thought he was just Daisy Lowe's godfather, until a 2004 paternity test proved that he was actually the then 14-year-old's biological dad. Rossdale had a five year relationship with Daisy's mother, Pearl Lowe, in the 1980s while she was still married to fertility specialist Bronner Handwerger. When he found out about his teenage daughter, Rossdale was already married to his current wife, Gwen Stefani.
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant fathered three love children in the span of just 15 months, when he was already 53 years old. Two of his children were conceived with Tinglan Hong. The third, a baby boy, was conceived with Swedish television producer Anna Eberstein. In fact, Eberstein was pregnant at the same time as Hong. News that Eberstein's child belonged to Grant didn't break until he named himself on the child's birth certificate nearly one year after the baby was born.
Simon Cowell
Reality TV and music mogul Simon Cowell surprised the world with news that he was going to be a baby-daddy in 2013. Even more shocking: his secret love child was the product of adultery. Cowell started a secret tryst with his best friend's wife, and ended up being named as a co-respondent in their divorce papers.
Steven Tyler
Perhaps one of the more famous fathers of a secret child, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler had a daughter with the with groupie Bebe Buell, but he didn't know it until many years later. That little girl grew up to be a well-known actress -- Liv Tyler. Liv thought that Todd Rundgren was her dad until she was eight years old.