Tyra Banks Is the Latest Celebrity Mom to Use a Surrogate

After opening up about her fertility struggles, Tyra Banks is now a mom! The model and former talk-show host welcomed a baby boy with her boyfriend, Erik Asla, and not only shared the exciting news on Instagram but also made sure to thank the "angel of a woman" who carried her miracle baby boy. Be it because of failed fertility treatments, health issues, or any other number of reasons, these 15 celebrities have enlisted a surrogate to help complete their family unit.

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Jimmy Fallon
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Jimmy Fallon

The late-night host and his wife welcomed daughters Winnie Rose in 2013 and Frances Cole in 2014 via gestational surrogacy.

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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka

In 2010, the actor announced that he and his then fiancé were expecting twins via a surrogate. The couple happily shares every sweet moment with Harper and Gideon on social media.

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Tyra Banks
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Tyra Banks

After admitting that she struggled with her fertility because she put off having children for so many years, Tyra is now a mom to York Banks Asla. "We thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone," she wrote on Instagram.

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Matt Bomer
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Matt Bomer

All three of the actor's sons with husband Simon Halls have been born via surrogate.

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Kelsey Grammer
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Kelsey Grammer

The actor and his third wife Camille Donatacci used a surrogate to deliver both their daughter Mason in 2001 and son Jude in 2004.

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Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson

The King of Pop's youngest child, Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson II, was born via surrogate in 2002.

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Angela Bassett
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Angela Bassett

After seven years of failed fertility treatments, the actress and her husband Courtney B. Vance decided to give surrogacy a try. In January 2006, the couple was blessed with twins Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah.

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Dennis Quaid
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Dennis Quaid

The actor and his wife Kimberly welcomed twins Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace in 2007, but it wasn't without complications. Shortly after their birth, the twins were given 1,000 times the correct dose of blood thinner. Luckily, the two survived and came out stronger than ever.

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Ricky Martin
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Ricky Martin

A surrogate carried the pop star's sons, Matteo and Valentino, in 2008.

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

When the former Sex and the City star learned her surrogate was pregnant with twins in 2009, she couldn't contain her excitement.

"I think after a certain amount of time, you tend to hold your hopes at bay a bit so as not to be disappointed," she told Today. "One really would have been thrilling and we would've felt incredibly lucky. And two was a comedy."

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Elton John
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Elton John

Elton John and David Furnish used the same surrogate to give birth to their sons Zachary in 2010 and Elijah in 2013.

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Though the actress gave birth to daughter Sunday Rose in 2008, she and the country crooner used a surrogate for their second daughter Faith Margaret in 2010.

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Robert De Niro
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Robert De Niro

With the help of a surrogate, the Oscar-winning actor and his wife Grace welcomed their daughter Helen Grace Hightower in 2011. The couple also has a son, Elliot, who was 13 at the time of his sister's arrival.

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Elizabeth Banks
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Elizabeth Banks

In 2011, the actress and her husband welcomed their son Felix thanks to a surrogate. Shortly after his arrival, Banks opened up about the process to Lucky magazine.

It was a womb issue for me. Embryos wouldn't implant. It's a big leap, inviting this person into your life to do this amazing, important thing for you. And it's hard losing that kind of control. But our surrogate is so extraordinary, and she's still in our lives. She's like an auntie.

A year later, the coupled asked the same woman to carry their second child, Magnus Mitchell.

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Giuliana and Bill Rancic
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Giuliana and Bill Rancic

A 2010 breast cancer diagnosis forced the Fashion Police host to turn to surrogacy to make her baby dreams come true. Two years later, she and her husband welcomed son Edward Duke.