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Hilaria Baldwin says Alec Baldwin is always asking her for more children. Why she says no

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin talk having more children.
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin talk having more children. Shutterstock

Hilaria and Alec Baldwin are parents of 7.

Together, the husband and wife share Carmen, 11, Rafael, 9, Leonardo, 8, Romeo, 6, Eduardo and Marilu, 4, and Ilaria, 2. Alec also has an older daughter, Ireland, 29, whom he shares with ex Kim Basinger.

But despite being a dad of 8, Hilaria Baldwin, 41, tells People that her husband is “always asking me for more kids.”

“Don’t judge me,” Alec Baldwin, 66, told People.

“I don’t really want one,” Alec Baldwin continued, adding that “every now and then, when the baby gets older and grows up to be about 2, I look at (Hilaria) and I go, ‘Time to have another.’”

“They’re so cute,” Hilaria Baldwin agreed, “But my body’s really tired.”

The Baldwins joked about having another child when announcing their reality show “The Baldwins” on TLC.

In a separate interview with People, Hilaria Baldwin admitted their decision to do the reality show came at an important time.

“Telling your story is one thing, and showing your story is something else,” she said. “It felt authentic, it felt human. It felt very empowering.”

And for Alec Baldwin, filming the reality show meant getting to work without missing anything at home.

“We did the show because it’s in place of doing a movie or a play. Now I think to myself, ‘Am I going to be away from my kids five nights out of the week until 11 o’clock at night?’” he told People. “For me, work-related things really aren’t that critical anymore. I thought, ‘I get to spend time with my family.’”

The family admitted the reality show also gave them the space to speak on the legal issues Alec Baldwin was at the center of.

The Baldwins were filming with TLC during the “Rust” shooting trial.

“It was an opportunity for us to actually speak. It was a really safe space,” Hilaria Baldwin said of filming during the particularly tough time.

“And I think it was also very cathartic, almost like a diary, during a very unsure time of our life. That felt both terrifying and like it could get us through day by day.”

“The Baldwins” is set to premiere on TLC on Feb. 23.

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Sara Vallone
Miami Herald
Sara Vallone is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.
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