50 Coolest Celebrity Moms
The stars we most want in our playgroup.
by Catherine Connors
June 3, 2008
10. Heidi Klum
Because I’ll bet that she has some really, really dirty jokes to share, and that she’d share them in the middle of the playground while the kids romped nearby, if you asked her.
9. Sarah Jessica Parker
Because she was a mom while she was still Carrie, which you might think would be hard to pull off, but for her just wasn’t. Also, the woman who married and procreated with Ferris Bueller? Automatically cool.
8. Natalie Maines
Because how many kids can say that their mom stood up to the President of the United States?
7. Jamie Lee Curtis
Her kids are older, I know, but hey – she’s a mom nonetheless. And she deserves to be included here because she's not afraid to say what she thinks about celebrity parents behaving badly, and somebody needs be saying that stuff.
6. Maggie Gyllenhaal
Because she breastfed, publicly, for, like, forever, and didn’t make a big deal about it. And, also, because of the movie Secretary, which has nothing to do with her being a mom, but whatever. She rocked in that movie.
5. Cate Blanchett
Because she was, possibly, the most elegant woman alive before she became a mom, and she’s not one iota less elegant now that she is a mom.
4.
Angelina Jolie
Because even though it's tempting to hate her for being so beautiful and so charitable and so in possession of Brad Pitt, her airplane-flying, motorcycle-driving, save-the-world cool is undeniable. Also, I want her to take me for a ride in that plane.
3. Michelle Williams
Because she handled grieving the loss of the father of her child, in public, so elegantly and with such dignity. Because she’s forging ahead with life with that child with her chin up. Because such strength is amazing. To call that cool is maybe a bit crass, but I will: that’s cool.
2. Jennifer Garner
Because, seriously? If there's any celebrity mom that I would stalk for playdates, it's her. She makes me want to be a better mom. And to have dimples, but that’s another story.
1. Tina Fey
Because she is so freaking smart and funny, and because I'll bet she's just as smart and funny at home after being up all night with a cranky baby as she is sitting around the writers' table backstage at SNL or 30 Rock. Could she be my best friend please?
Obviously, there are some pretty notable celebrity moms that didn’t make this list — some for good reason (being unable to keep custody of children, or underpants on — not so cool; ostentatious displays of wealth and absurd divaness while delivering children — not so cool). You, however, are free to take issue with any and all inclusions or exclusions on this list. Leave your arguments in feedback. Or, make your own list. It’s fun.
©2008 Babble
About the Author
|
|
Related Articles
|
|
|
Catherine Connors aka Her Bad Mother is a writer and mother in Toronto, Canada. She can usually be found blogging at Her Bad Mother, where she tries to convince herself and anyone who will listen that Bad is, in fact, the new Good |
|
|
-
by Jennifer Baumgardner
Under the fuzzy red suit beats a heart of gold.
-
by Rachel Shukert
In today's kid books, all the good guys are rich.
-
by Jennifer V. Hughes
A veteran of live children's shows gives us the backstage dirt.
|
