Celebs Who Have Kids That Nobody Knows About

Can a secret ever be kept in Hollywood? It seems that the lives of celebrities are constantly at the forefront of every magazine and tabloid, no matter if they're flaunting a new figure or have a new significant other on their arm. And when it comes to families, certain celebs are so public that it feels like we follow every waking moment from bump to birth.

But then there are some celebrities that keep their personal lives totally off-limits. Staying out of the limelight — and, most importantly, keeping their family away from paparazzi as well — is so important to them, that sometimes you won't even know that they got married, were pregnant, or had a baby until months after the fact. While some are public about their reasoning to keeping somewhat off-the-grid, others choose not to speak about it at all. These celebrity couples have done their very best to keep an iron lock on their personal lives and to keep their children as far away from the spotlight as they can.

Many were stunned when actress Kate Winslet announced that, at 37, she was pregnant with her third child (her first with husband Ned Rocknroll), but Winslet and Rocknroll were over the moon. In an interview with This Morning, Winslet explained, "We don't have any social media at all. ...It's as simple as that," she said, adding that social media is "a tricky world."

And, while the birth of her third child — a son named Bear, whom she named after a childhood friend  — was kept very under wraps, she did offer up some insight to Glamour UK (via People ), explaining why she prefers to lead a life of normalcy. "The reality is I absolutely love my little life... I trundle along; we have friends over; I make dinner. Sure, I could have lots of people who do the cooking, the driving, all that jazz — but I would be unhappy. I wouldn't want my children raised that way." 

She wants to ensure that her children have a normal childhood like she had, "where you climb trees and graze your knee." Proof that Winslet is not only an incredible celebrity, but a superstar mom.

It's difficult to not be photographed when you're an actress in Hollywood — especially if you're trying to hide a bump! But actress Zoe Saldana did just that, surprising everyone when she took to Instagram to reveal that she has had a third son, Zen. The Guardians of the Galaxy actress made sure that none of their faces are seen, making her a protective mama bear to her three beautiful children.

Looking at Saldana's Instagram, it's clear that she will not post any photos of her children head-on; rather, she'll post photos of her boys with their heads turned, or an artsy shot of them from the neck down. She gives a world just a taste of her life, and it seems to be working out perfectly!

Although she played a high school student on Fox's Glee not too long ago, Heather Morris is far from being a teenager. She gave birth of her son, Elijah, in September 2013 with now-husband Taylor Hubbell. She kept most of her pregnancy details hidden from the media, but told Us Weekly, "When you stress out, it's a lot harder," when speaking about trying to keep calm throughout the months of her growing bump.

You won't find Morris in the tabloids when it comes to marrying her high school sweetheart, either. Opening up about her then-upcoming nuptials, Morris told Us Weekly, "It's just more exciting between us. Just like the future plan was, we always wanted to get married. We've been looking forward to having a huge, fun reception." Morris and Hubbell have since tied the knot, having friends and family — and no paparazzi — there for their special day.

You may know Evan Rachel Wood as the demure-but-fierce Dolores in HBO's Westworld, but in real life, she's still demure and fierce, but she's also a mom, welcoming a child with then-husband, actor Jamie Bell. 

When she became pregnant, Wood realized that people wanted details revealed about her pregnancy and, once she gave birth, her child. "People obviously knew I was pregnant — can't hide that — so I have no problem talking about the baby and that we're doing really well," she said in an interview with The Daily Beast. "But I haven't released his name. I've done my best to keep his picture from being taken, just because kids don't really have a choice in the matter. It's such a shame when kids get harassed just because of who their parents are before they're old enough to decide who they are or who they want to be."

And there might be a reason why she's kept her family hush-hush: Wood herself was a childhood star, and wants to ensure that she protects her child from the pitfalls of being in the media. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Wood said, "Any child actor will tell you that you don't have a lot of the tools or the experience to combat a lot of the criticism or very adult situations being thrown at you." Keeping her son, whose name has yet to be revealed, out of the limelight seems to be working out just fine.

Michelle Williams is most famous for her role as Jen Lindley on Dawson's Creek, but plays an even bigger role in her personal life: mom. In 2005, she and the late Heath Ledger had a daughter, named Matilda. Life with Matilda was always quiet with Williams and Ledger. Even when after three years of dating and two years of being parents they decided to decided to split, they still did everything they could to give their daughter a normal life. When Ledger tragically died just a few months later, it was up to Williams to keep her daughter out of the press from then on.

In an interview with The New York Post, Williams was very candid about why she left her home in Brooklyn for a time and why she has actress Kristen Bell to thank for helping keep Matilda's life out of the spotlight. "We left Brooklyn and lived in the country for six years because it was an intolerable state of existence," Williams said, noting that it has gotten a lot better since her "personal hero, Kristen Bell, lobbied websites and magazines to no longer publish photos of children." 

Williams went on, explaining how this changed everything. "Then Kristen Bell waved her magic wand and she got them to see the human side of it, and the market for pictures of these children diminished. It has changed our lives. I e-mail [Bell] once every couple of months and say, 'I owe you everything. My daughter's happiness is in your hands.'"