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Supermodel Naomi Campbell announced the birth of her new baby on Thursday, June 29, 2023, without revealing if she had the child through a surrogate or otherwise. The 53-year-old revealed the baby news via an Instagram post showing her cradling the newborn, while a third hand, her little daughter’s, also held her. Although the child’s face was not visible underneath the white layer of clothing, the post confirmed both mother and child were doing great.
In the photo, Naomi, whose face was cut out of the picture, donned a white outfit that matched her baby’s while in a sitting position. The child nestled peacefully on her lap, with the deep of her elbow holding up his head. In her caption, the new mom belted out sweet words to her baby. She also revealed the child’s gender in the beautiful caption. She wrote,
“My little darling, know that you are cherished beyond measure and surrounded by love from the moment you graced us with your presence. A True Gift from God, blessed! Welcome Babyboy. #mumoftwo.”
Naomi’s Post Deemed Questionable
Naomi Campbell concluded her baby reveal post with a reminder to everyone out there that it’s never too late to become a mom. The news of her newborn came as a shock to fans and celebs, who until then, had no inkling she had a baby on the way.
Nonetheless, fans expressed excitement over the baby news, trooping to the comment section to send out congratulatory messages to Naomi Campbell. Stars like Zoe Saldana, Lala Anthony, Jackie Aina, Kelly Rowland, Cindy Crawford, and Ashley Graham led the outpouring of love, supporting the model as she becomes a second-time mom at 53.
Despite their happiness at the baby news, some fans took offense to the final words in Naomi’s comment, “It’s never too late to become a mom.” According to them, the star’s post trivialized the challenges women with infertility issues face, especially as she made no reference to utilizing the expensive scientific advancement to have her newborn. One commenter wrote,
“It’s really important to be honest about the likelihood that science played a significant role in this. If we don’t acknowledge it we continue to make infertility shameful. It’s not!”
Did Naomi Campbell Use a Surrogate?
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Many who criticized Naomi Campbell’s post believed explicitly stating she used a surrogate mom to have her baby would take the pressure off other women struggling to conceive. Reacting to the “triggering” statement, one commenter wrote,
“Never too late… if you can afford surrogacy. I finished your sentence for you.”
Another agreed, saying,
“She didn’t have that baby! She is a surrogate just like every other person!”
A third fan pointed out that the chances of Naomi Campbell having the baby herself were close to none despite her refusal to open up about it. The fan proceeded to cite the model’s most recent public appearances, including her MET Gala attendance in a fitted Chanel dress. The fan also questioned the possibility of using a surrogate, noting that the egg-freezing technology did not exist during Naomi Campbell’s youthful days, making it impossible.
Meanwhile, one fan came to the new mom’s defense, slamming all the comments suggesting she was infertile. The fan explained that Naomi’s decision to embrace motherhood in her fifties could have been a conscious one since she spent most of her life working hard and probably never met the right man earlier. Concluding the lengthy, yet insightful, comment, the user wrote,
“My comments are just to bring awareness into a community of housewives, men who lack awareness or education to know that you should be proactive abt your fertility if you haven’t met the one.”
The post seemed to curb the heated debate for good. Regardless of how Naomi Campbell came to have her baby, be it through adoption, using a surrogate, or conceiving herself, she certainly deserves all the joy and happiness that comes with becoming a mom.