On every newsstand there’s at least one story about celebrity couples having children out of wedlock. Either it’s a long-term couple who doesn’t want to get married, or the baby is a surprise to everyone involved. Celebs with kids have been around since the golden age of Hollywood, but it wasn’t until the '80s that celebrities started having kids before they got married, or without getting married at all. On this list we’re not just going to look at celebrities who are engaged with kids, but also celebrities who have kids but don’t seem to want to get married. These are the celebrity couples who started a family before putting a ring on it.
There are even more celebrities with kids who aren’t married running around than you think. And there are a lot of engaged celebrities with kids. Some of them just haven’t found time to get married yet, while others seem to be endlessly postponing their nuptials. Whatever the reason, those unmarred celebrities with kids are all over this list. To find out more about the parents and their relationships, keep reading this list about unmarried celebrity breeders.
Celeb Couples Who Had Kids Together Before Getting Married,
Kate Hudson & Matt Bellamy
This is rough stuff: in 2011, Kate Hudson and Bellamy, the singer for Muse, had a son named Bingham, but then they split a few years later. =[
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
For just a hair over two decades, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins were the king and queen of committed partnerships, and they had two sons together. But in 2009, the couple split, leaving us heartbroken.
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis
Even though they've yet to marry, Wild and Sudeikis have one son, Otis, and they're expecting another baby. Hopefully they name him Amos or Keebler to keep up with the delicious and affordable snack names.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are arguably two of the biggest stars in America, and that means that they don't conform to your relationship norms. In 2013, they had their first daughter, North West, and in 2014, they tied the knot in Florence, Italy.
Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed
Can you believe it took almost 30 years for these two crazy kids to get together? In the interim between their meeting and marriage, they had two kids and a reality show together.
Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac
One month before their wedding in October 2014, Scarlett gave birth to a daughter named Rose Dorothy. There's no word on whether the one-month-old girl held the ring at the couple's wedding.
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard
These two sweet little babies have been together since 2007 (they got engaged in 2010), but they didn't get married until the Defense of Marriage Act passed in 2013. In the three years between their engagement announcement and their marriage, they had a daughter named Lincoln Bell Shepard.
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves
Even though they've been married since 2012, McConaughey and Alves have been building a family since 2008, when they had their first child, Levi. They've since added two children and a cat to their brood.
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber
After meeting on the set of The Painted Veil, the two actors got hot and heavy and produced a couple of baby boys, but even after being together for 11 years, they've admitted that they don't really care about getting married.
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher
Kunis and Kutcher have known each other for a LOOOOOONG time. But it took them almost a decade to get together and start making babies. In 2014 Kunis gave birth to their daughter Wyatt, and a year later the couple married.