Swank became a first-time mother in 2023 when she was 48, welcoming twins Aya and Ohm with her husband Philip Schneider, and the actress revealed she was previously scolded by a woman for having children late.
Swank claimed the unnamed woman told her: “How dare you? You’re too old.” However, the actress explained the criticism stemmed from the woman’s own personal tragedy of losing her beloved father when she was in her 20s.
The Oscar-winner said: “I related to it because my dad [has] also passed, but he was one of my favorite people on earth.
“I thought to myself: ‘Well, I would rather be born and have that person that was my favorite person and experience that than not at all’.”
The interview on The Drew Barrymore Show is due to air on October 20.
Swank confirmed her pregnancy in a fun video featuring herself, Schneider and their 3-year-old twins dancing with glowsticks painted on their bodies and showing off her growing bump with a tiny glowstick-clad baby.
The actress responded in the comments to a fan who said the news had given her “hope” for her own future.
Swank’s Instagram follower commented: “At 39 I’m still single and childless. You are literally giving me hope that the life I want could still happen for me. Congratulations to you and your beautiful family.”
The Oscar-winning star replied: “Thank you! It can! I always go by the adage, things happen in their time, not ours, and that has always been the case for me.
“But of course trusting that, for me, has always been the hardest part. Wishing you unwavering trust and abundant beauty on your journey!”
Swank previously revealed the benefit to having her twins later in life is that she gets to be more “present” in their lives.
She told People magazine: “It just worked out that I had babies this much later in life.
“It wasn’t that I didn’t want them earlier. There were a lot of things that kept that from happening, and so I can really take time to be with them.
“I feel like I get a lot of Mother’s Days other than actual Mother’s Day because of being able to be so present with them.”
– BANG Showbiz