Oldest celebrity dads 2024: from Robert De Niro to Al Pacino, Mick Jagger and Jeremy Kyle

Jeremy Kyle has faced criticism after he revealed he has became a dad for the sixth time at the age of 58.

The TV host, who is a regular on TalkTV announced he had welcomed a daughter with his third wife Vicky on Instagram at the weekend, revealing the latest edition's name was "Iris Rose Victoria Kyle".

It's the second child he shares with Vicky, who reportedly used to be his older children's nanny. The couple are already parents to three-year-old Oliver. Kyle hit back at critics in an interview with The Sun, stating: "I’ve got a young wife and I’ve got so many children now. I’ve probably got more than Boris Johnson."

He's not the first celebrity to make headlines for becoming a father in later years. Robert De Niro also recently opened up about what it's like being a dad at 80, saying: "I'm an 80-year-old dad, and it's great". Whilst in November 2023, Gordon Ramsay revealed that he had became a father again at 57.

So, who are some of the oldest celebrity dads? Here's everything you need to know. Please note the ages mentioned below are the ages these celebrities became fathers to their most recent child.

Al Pacino, 83

Hollywood star Al Pacino became a father in June 2023 at the grand old age of 83-years-old. He welcomed a baby boy named Roman with his 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah. Pacino has three older children, Julie Marie, 34, and twins Anton and Olivia, both 22.

Robert De Niro, 79

De Niro became a father for the seventh time in April 2023, at the age of 79-years-old. He welcomed a daughter, called Gia Virginia Chen De Niro with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen. The Hollywood actor already has six other children. He shares Drena, 51, and Raphael, 46, with his first ex-wife Dianne Abbott, twins Aaron and Julian, both 27, with his ex-girlfriend Toukie Smith, and Elliot, 25, and Helen, 11, with ex-wife Grace Hightower.

In a recent interview he got visibly emotional talking about Gia, De Niro said: "I'm an 80-year-old dad, and it's great." Adding: "Everything that I'm consumed with or worried about or this and that just goes away when I look at her. So, that in itself is wondrous."

Mick Jagger, 73

Rolling Stone singer Mick Jagger welcomed his eighth child in 2016 at the age of 73-years-old. The now 80-year-old shares son, Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagge, 6, with girlfriend Melanie Hamrick, who was just 29-years-old when he was born.

Jagger has seven other children including: Karis Hunt, 51, who he shares with Marsha Hunt, daughter Jade, 51, who he shares with ex-wife Bianca Jagger, daughters Elizabeth Scarlett, 39, Georgia May, 31, sons James, 37, and Gabriel, 25, with ex-partner Jerry Hall. As well as being a father eight times, he also has five grandchildren and became a great-grandfather in May 2014.

Rodd Stewart, 66

Singer Rodd Stewart welcomed his eighth child, Aiden Patrick, 12, in February 2011 when he was 66-years-old with wife Penny Lancaster. The now 78-year-old also has seven other children with five different women. Including four daughters: Sarah, 59, Kimberly, 44, Ruby, 36, and Renee, 31 and four sons Sean, 43, Liam, 29 and Alastair Wallace, 17.

Alec Baldwin, 64

Baldwin has eight children, with his youngest daughter, Ilaria Catalina Irena born in September 2022. The now 65-year-old shares seven children with his wife Hilaria, who he married in 2012. Together they have three daughters: Carmen Gabriela, 10, María Lucía Victoria, 2, and Ilaria Catalina Irena,1, and four sons Rafael Thomas, 8, Leonardo Ángel Charles, 7, Romeo Alejandro David, 5, and Eduardo "Edu" Pao Lucas, 3. Baldwin also shares his eldest daughter, Ireland, 28, with model Kim Basinger.

Hugh Grant, 58

Grant welcomed his youngest child in 2018 when he was 58-years-old. The Notting Hill actor first became a father in 2011, aged 51, with his former girlfriend Tinlan Hong. The pair welcomed daughter Tabitha Xiao Xi Grant, 12, and Felix Chang Hong Grant, 9. Hong and his wife Anna Eberstein became pregnant only months apart, with Eberstein welcoming son John Mungo Grant, 11, just three months before Felix. The couple have not revealed information about their two youngest children: a daughter, 6, and their youngest child, 5.

Jeremy Kyle, 58

Jeremy Kyle has became a father for the sixth time at 58. The TV host, who is a regular on TalkTV took to Instagram to share the news that he and his third wife Vicky had welcomed a baby girl. Speaking about being an older dad in an interview with The Sun he said: "The world has definitely changed since I first became a dad (at the age of 24). One thing never changes – no sleep, no money, no sex! But six is a great number. Six is three on each side to carry my coffin, so I think I’m done."

Gordon Ramsay, 57

Ramsay revealed on Instagram that he had became a father for the sixth time at the age of 57-years-old. Announcing the news he shared that he and his wife Tana, 49, had welcomed a son called Jesse James. The couple already have five other children: Megan, 25, twins Jack and Holly, both 23, Matilda (Tilly), 22, and Oscar, 4.