Dave Grohl’s confession about fathering a baby outside of marriage sent shockwaves through the showbiz world.
The Foo Fighters star is married with three kids, but this week he posted a message on Instagram confirming that he had welcomed a baby girl “outside of my marriage”. However, Dave certainly isn’t the first celeb to fess up to a love child, a baby born to parents who are not married to each other.
Over the years some big names have had babies while they’ve been with other people, or quietly after a fling. Other stars have discovered later in life that they had fathered a child with former partners.
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Dave Grohl
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Dave stunned fans when he posted a message on Instagram saying that he’d had a baby with someone, but that he loved his wife Jordyn Blum, who he has been married to since 2003 and shares three children with.
“I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage,” said the star. “I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her.
“I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We’re grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Action man Arnie is dad to son Joseph Baena, whose mum is the star’s former housekeeper Mildred ‘Patty’ Baena.
Joseph was born in 1997, arriving just a matter of days after the Hollywood star’s wife at the time, Maria Shriver, gave birth to their fourth child, Christopher.
Arnold, who ended up splitting from Maria in 2011, is close to Joseph and every now and then gives fans a peek into their relationship by sharing snaps of them together on Instagram.
Liam Gallagher
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Oasis star Liam is dad to daughter Gemma, who was born in 2013 after he got together with her mum, US journalist Liza Ghorbani.
At the time he was still married to Nicole Appleton, but they divorced in 2014.
He is also dad to daughter Molly, after a relationship with Lisa Moorish. Molly was born in 1998 and the Oasis star was married to actress Patsy Kensit from 1997 to 2000.
Liam has two sons as well – Lennon and Gene.
David Jason
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In 2022, Only Fools and Horses star David revealed he had a daughter who he hadn’t known about. It turned out that Abi Harris was born in 1970 after the actor had a relationship with her mum.
“To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement,” David told the Mirror.
The star – who also has a daughter with wife Gill, who he married in 2005 – went on: “However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can. My wife, Gill, and daughter, Sophie, have been very supportive and understanding and have embraced Abi and welcomed her and her young son into her now wider family.”
Gavin Rossdale
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In 2004 it was revealed that Bush star Gavin Rossdale was the dad of model Daisy Lowe.
Daisy was born in 1989 to singer-songwriter Pearl Lowe and when she was 15 a paternity test proved Gavin was her dad.
In 2013, Pearl told Easy Living of that time: “It was a bit hairy for six months when I told her I suspected her father was the musician Gavin Rossdale… I lost him as a friend, but Daisy has a relationship with him, which is great.”
Gavin tied the knot with No Doubt beauty Gwen Stefani in 2002 and they had three children together before splitting in 2015.
Steven Tyler
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Actress Liv Tyler was born to mum Bebe Buell and as a young child thought that Utopia’s Todd Rundgren was her biological dad. However, she later discovered her father was actually the Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler.
“I kind of figured it out because he looked exactly like me,” she once said on The Jonathan Ross Show. “I have a sister named Mia who is a year younger than me and I saw her standing on the side of the stage at a concert and literally it was like looking at my twin, she looked exactly like me. Then I looked at my mum and she had tears in her eyes.”
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