Dave Grohl, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jimmie Allen and other stars have admitted to having fathered a child with another woman outside of marriage.
Cheating in a relationship is rarely acceptable, and when a celebrity engages in an affair, it’s bound to make headlines… especially when their lover ends up pregnant. While many of these famous men seem to think they’ll keep their extramarital affairs a secret, their followers are always sure to find out. These married stars then have the option of publicly confessing their wrongdoing — or denying the whole thing altogether. Fortunately, most of these celebrities have chosen to help their children along the way.
Find out which married men got other women pregnant…
1. Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl recently revealed that he became the father of a girl who was born “outside” his marriage to his longtime wife Jordyn Blum. Dave, who has been married to Jordyn for over twenty years and has three children with her, explained the situation in an Instagram post.
“I recently became a father to a new baby girl, born out of wedlock. I intend to be a loving and supportive father to her,” Dave he wrote. “I truly love my spouse and children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We are grateful for your consideration of all the children involved as we move forward together.”
Dave did not share any additional details about the child or his mother.
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2. Jimmie Allen
In early 2024, national star Jimmie Allen revealed that he had received three children with two completely different women. He stated that he and his wife Alexis were on a break when he became romantically involved with his longtime friend Danielle. During this time, Danielle became pregnant with twins — and soon after, Jimmie reconciled with Alexis, who also became pregnant.
“(The twins have a) completely different mother — my good friend Danielle. I’ve known Danielle for years. Long before I became ‘Jimmie Allen.’ And at the time she got pregnant with the twins, I wasn’t with Lexi, and (Danielle) wasn’t with her husband,” Jimmie shared on your YouTube channel.
Although Jimmie is a concerned father for all his children’s lives, he has now formally separated from Alexis.
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger was still married to his wife, Maria Shriver, when he began an affair with his housekeeper, Mildred Patricia Baena. In 1997, she became pregnant and in October gave birth to Arnold’s son, Joseph — just days after Maria gave birth to the couple’s son, Christopher.
At the time, Arnold was unaware that the boy was his son, believing Joseph’s father to be Mildred’s then-husband. He it says It wasn’t until Joseph “started wanting to like” him that he “kind of bought in” and “put things in order.” From that point on, he began taking care of Joseph and Mildred financially. He didn’t tell Maria for years, but by then, she had her suspicions about the little boy. Information about the affair was not revealed publicly until Arnold was no longer governor of California. The couple later divorced.
“What I did was flawed,” he stated in the documentary series Arnold. “However, I don’t need to make Joseph really feel that he is not welcome in this world — because he is very welcome in this world. I really like him and he has become an unprecedented young man.”
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4. Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris and his first wife, Dianne Holchek, had only been married for a few years when he had an affair with a girl named Johanna in the early 1960s. In the midst of the affair, Johanna, who was unaware that Chuck was married, became pregnant with a baby girl. She never told Chuck about the pregnancy, and it wasn’t until 1991 that he found out that Johanna had given birth to a daughter named Dina when she wrote him a letter.
“Johanna confirmed to Dina that I was her biological father, but that I was married with children and that she should not interfere with my life,” Chuck wrote in Against All Odds: My Storylater adding, “I didn’t want DNA or blood tests. I walked over to her, wrapped my arms around her, and we both started crying. In that second, it was like I had identified her for my entire life.”
5. Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson may have split from his wife, Robyn Moore, in 2006, but the couple were legally married when he started dating Oksana Grigorieva. In the midst of their relationship, she became pregnant — and it wasn’t until a few months before she gave birth that Mel and Robyn actually filed for divorce.
Mel and Oksana later welcomed their daughter Lucia amid Mel’s messy divorce battle with Robyn. Matters got much more dramatic when the couple split and found themselves in the middle of a bitter custody battle. They eventually reached a settlement of $750,000, for THRand Mel agreed to pay for the house where Oksana lived with Lucia.
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6. Eric Clapton
In 1986, Eric Clapton was married to his wife Pattie Boyd and the couple were hoping to have a child. Unfortunately, it was difficult and they were unable to conceive, even after undergoing IVF treatments. Around this time, Eric cheated on Pattie with an actress named Lory Del Santo, who later became pregnant. When Lory gave birth to their son Conor, Pattie says Eric believed she might be excited about him.
“I really liked him, but knowing he was still seeing Conor’s mom, I felt like there was no role for me,” she said. The telegraph. “Because he liked me, he believed that I would be happy and joyful that he had a child. It was as if I were his best friend; that he could tell me everything without realizing how deeply painful it was for me… It probably took me six years to recover from that, with four years of psychotherapy.”
7. John Edwards
Former Senator John Edwards found himself in the midst of a serious scandal when the general public learned that he had welcomed a child with his mistress, Rielle Hunter, while his wife Elizabeth was battling cancer. John began an affair with Rielle after she became his cameraman. Despite the rumors that swirled about their relationship, John denied fathering a baby for years. It wasn’t until 2010 that he finally admitted to being the little girl’s father.
“I am Quinn’s father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves,” he said. stated in a press release. “It was wrong of me to deny that she was my daughter and I hope that one day, when she understands, she will forgive me. To all those I have disappointed and hurt, these words will never be enough, but I am truly sorry.”
John and Elizabeth filed for divorce that year, and Rielle remained a close friend and co-parent.
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8. Dan Marinho
Former NFL star Dan Marino had been married to his wife Claire for nearly three years when it was reported that he had fathered a child with a mistress. Dan, who was working as a pregame analyst for CBS, was reportedly having an affair with CBS producer Donna Savaterre. The couple welcomed daughter Chloe in 2005 — but he didn’t speak out about the situation until 2013.
“This may be a private and personal matter. I take full responsibility, both personally and financially, for my actions now, as I did then. We have mutually agreed to keep our association non-public to protect all parties involved,” he said. stated in a press release. “My husband and I have been married for almost 30 years and have six children together. And we continue to be a strong and loving family.”
9. Tom Jones
Musician Tom Jones married his wife Linda in 1957, but was notoriously unfaithful to her. He claimed to have slept with many alternative women over the years, and in 1987, one such affair resulted in a son named Jonathan. A woman named Katherine Berkery claimed that Tom was the father of her son, but he denied it. A paternity test quickly proved otherwise.
While he paid child support, Tom refused to acknowledge his own son. It wasn’t until 2008 that he finally admitted he was the child’s father — although he claimed he had been deceived by Katherine.
“It wasn’t something I deliberated,” he stated in a press release. “If I had been deliberate, I could have done something more than just financially. But I wasn’t. I was deceived, really. I just fell for it… I just fell for the seduction. Sensuality is part of my makeup.”
The father and son had not yet met.