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Celebs who refuse to hire nannies - Many rely on their partners to share parenting duties but refuse to hire someone to help them take care of their kids. Click to know more.
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis
- When asked by Ellen DeGeneres if they had a nanny or if it was just Mila and him taking care of their baby, Kutcher replied, "Yeah, it's just the two of us."
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis
- "We want to be emotionally in touch with her. And I think the only way to do that is by being the one who's there," added the actor about the couple's first child, daughter Wyatt.
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Celine Dion and René Angélil
- Dion struggled with fertility issues for a long time. The singer welcomed twins Eddy and Nelson following several rounds of invitro fertilization (IVF) and suffering a miscarriage. So she wanted to be as involved with their upbringing as possible.
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Celine Dion and René Angélil
- "I didn't have these children to not take care of them, to give myself to them 200 – 300%," said Celine Dion.
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
- The Hollywood power couple may have a very busy schedule, but they still manage to raise their kids without a nanny.
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
- "I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time. And that's not because I have a nanny or something like that," said Reynolds.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
- The 'S** and the City' star and her husband, actor Matthew Broderick, have three children together. They too don't have a nanny.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
- The couple believes in full-time parenting. “That’s something that’s important to both of us, and we don’t shirk it, because what’s the point in having a family if you’re not going to really participate in it, you know?” said the actress.
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Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
- Reese Witherspoon and her then-husband Ryan Phillippe managed to raise their children without hiring a nanny.
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Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
- "I imagine it would have been more difficult if we weren't as hands-on as we were or allowed them to be raised by nannies, I think then they would become spoilt," said Phillippe.
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Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves
- The actor and the model have three children, and apparently never needed a nanny.
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Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves
- "I don't have a bunch of different nannies that circle around. There's nothing wrong with a lot of nannies. I just like to be very hands-on," said Alves.
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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes
- The Hollywood couple also don't need anyone to help them out with their daughters Esmeralda and Amada.
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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes
- "I'm a very hands-on mom; I don't have a nanny. No matter how tired I am, I just do it," said Mendes.
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Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
- The former couple took care of their twins, Max David and Emma Maribel, without having to hire a nanny.
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Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
- According to Anthony, they would split duties, with J.Lo being in charge during daytime, and Antony throughout the night.
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Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac
- The Hollywood star and her then-husband Romain Dauriac didn't hire a nanny to help with their daughter, Rose Dorothy Dauriac.
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Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac
- "I don’t know that I could ever hire someone full-time to look after my children. That’s not how I was raised. I couldn’t imagine raising my kids like that. It’s just not my style,” said the actress.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay
- The 'Ghost Whisperer' actress and her husband take care of their children Autumn and Atticus.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay
- "We didn't have a night nurse, we didn't have a nanny. We haven't ever had any of that stuff. It's been really interesting to do it all ourselves," said the actress.
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Mayim Bialik and Michael Stone
- 'The Big Bang Theory' actress confirmed that she has "no live-in nanny, part-time nanny, babysitter or housekeeper."
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Mayim Bialik and Michael Stone
- "I don't want help from someone else or input from anyone other than my husband, who is home with our boys when I am working," added Bialik at the time. Like other couples in this gallery, Mayim Bialik and Michael Stone are no longer together.
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Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk
- 'The Office' actress said she doesn't have a driver, a chef, a personal trainer, or a nanny.
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Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk
- Fischer takes care of her children without external help. "Like other working moms, I'm trying to figure out how to balance it all," she said.
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton
- The actors have managed to take care of their son Augustus Morgan on their own. And although they do hire a babysitter from time to time, Morgan and Burton don't have a nanny.
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton
- "It's hard. Between the two of us, we've had our hands full. But we've managed to do it without any help," said Morgan.
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Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn
- The actors don't need help to take care of their twin daughters, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip. "We're each other's assistants. We pick up each other's slack. Whoever is less busy helps the busier one," said Romijn.
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Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn
- The actor has been vocal about it too, saying that he "wouldn't be comfortable with [hiring a manny]." So no male nannies, but jury is still out on how he feels about nannies in general.
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Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
- The couple are pretty down to earth when it comes to taking care of their kids.
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Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
- "I don't care how high and mighty you are: Change a diaper, man," said the country star. Sources: (The List) (BrightSide) See also: 30 things parents secretly do (but will never admit to)
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Celebs who refuse to hire nannies - Many rely on their partners to share parenting duties but refuse to hire someone to help them take care of their kids. Click to know more.
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis
- When asked by Ellen DeGeneres if they had a nanny or if it was just Mila and him taking care of their baby, Kutcher replied, "Yeah, it's just the two of us."
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1 / 31 Fotos
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis
- "We want to be emotionally in touch with her. And I think the only way to do that is by being the one who's there," added the actor about the couple's first child, daughter Wyatt.
© Getty Images
2 / 31 Fotos
Celine Dion and René Angélil
- Dion struggled with fertility issues for a long time. The singer welcomed twins Eddy and Nelson following several rounds of invitro fertilization (IVF) and suffering a miscarriage. So she wanted to be as involved with their upbringing as possible.
© Getty Images
3 / 31 Fotos
Celine Dion and René Angélil
- "I didn't have these children to not take care of them, to give myself to them 200 – 300%," said Celine Dion.
© Getty Images
4 / 31 Fotos
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
- The Hollywood power couple may have a very busy schedule, but they still manage to raise their kids without a nanny.
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5 / 31 Fotos
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
- "I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time. And that's not because I have a nanny or something like that," said Reynolds.
© NL Beeld
6 / 31 Fotos
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
- The 'S** and the City' star and her husband, actor Matthew Broderick, have three children together. They too don't have a nanny.
© Getty Images
7 / 31 Fotos
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
- The couple believes in full-time parenting. “That’s something that’s important to both of us, and we don’t shirk it, because what’s the point in having a family if you’re not going to really participate in it, you know?” said the actress.
© Getty Images
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Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
- Reese Witherspoon and her then-husband Ryan Phillippe managed to raise their children without hiring a nanny.
© Getty Images
9 / 31 Fotos
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
- "I imagine it would have been more difficult if we weren't as hands-on as we were or allowed them to be raised by nannies, I think then they would become spoilt," said Phillippe.
© NL Beeld
10 / 31 Fotos
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves
- The actor and the model have three children, and apparently never needed a nanny.
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11 / 31 Fotos
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves
- "I don't have a bunch of different nannies that circle around. There's nothing wrong with a lot of nannies. I just like to be very hands-on," said Alves.
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12 / 31 Fotos
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes
- The Hollywood couple also don't need anyone to help them out with their daughters Esmeralda and Amada.
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13 / 31 Fotos
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes
- "I'm a very hands-on mom; I don't have a nanny. No matter how tired I am, I just do it," said Mendes.
© NL Beeld
14 / 31 Fotos
Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
- The former couple took care of their twins, Max David and Emma Maribel, without having to hire a nanny.
© Getty Images
15 / 31 Fotos
Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
- According to Anthony, they would split duties, with J.Lo being in charge during daytime, and Antony throughout the night.
© Getty Images
16 / 31 Fotos
Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac
- The Hollywood star and her then-husband Romain Dauriac didn't hire a nanny to help with their daughter, Rose Dorothy Dauriac.
© NL Beeld
17 / 31 Fotos
Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac
- "I don’t know that I could ever hire someone full-time to look after my children. That’s not how I was raised. I couldn’t imagine raising my kids like that. It’s just not my style,” said the actress.
© NL Beeld
18 / 31 Fotos
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay
- The 'Ghost Whisperer' actress and her husband take care of their children Autumn and Atticus.
© NL Beeld
19 / 31 Fotos
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay
- "We didn't have a night nurse, we didn't have a nanny. We haven't ever had any of that stuff. It's been really interesting to do it all ourselves," said the actress.
© NL Beeld
20 / 31 Fotos
Mayim Bialik and Michael Stone
- 'The Big Bang Theory' actress confirmed that she has "no live-in nanny, part-time nanny, babysitter or housekeeper."
© Getty Images
21 / 31 Fotos
Mayim Bialik and Michael Stone
- "I don't want help from someone else or input from anyone other than my husband, who is home with our boys when I am working," added Bialik at the time. Like other couples in this gallery, Mayim Bialik and Michael Stone are no longer together.
© Getty Images
22 / 31 Fotos
Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk
- 'The Office' actress said she doesn't have a driver, a chef, a personal trainer, or a nanny.
© Getty Images
23 / 31 Fotos
Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk
- Fischer takes care of her children without external help. "Like other working moms, I'm trying to figure out how to balance it all," she said.
© Getty Images
24 / 31 Fotos
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton
- The actors have managed to take care of their son Augustus Morgan on their own. And although they do hire a babysitter from time to time, Morgan and Burton don't have a nanny.
© Getty Images
25 / 31 Fotos
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton
- "It's hard. Between the two of us, we've had our hands full. But we've managed to do it without any help," said Morgan.
© Getty Images
26 / 31 Fotos
Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn
- The actors don't need help to take care of their twin daughters, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip. "We're each other's assistants. We pick up each other's slack. Whoever is less busy helps the busier one," said Romijn.
© Getty Images
27 / 31 Fotos
Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn
- The actor has been vocal about it too, saying that he "wouldn't be comfortable with [hiring a manny]." So no male nannies, but jury is still out on how he feels about nannies in general.
© Getty Images
28 / 31 Fotos
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
- The couple are pretty down to earth when it comes to taking care of their kids.
© Getty Images
29 / 31 Fotos
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
- "I don't care how high and mighty you are: Change a diaper, man," said the country star. Sources: (The List) (BrightSide) See also: 30 things parents secretly do (but will never admit to)
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Celebs who refuse to hire nannies
These stars take parenthood very seriously
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Most celebrities have incredibly busy schedules, so it's normal to assume they would hire a nanny when they become parents. But while this might be the case for some stars, it certainly isn't for every one of them. In fact, some celebrities take great pride in raising their children on their own. Many rely on their partners to share parenting duties, but refuse to hire someone to help them take care of their kids.
Browse through the following gallery and get to know the stars who don't hire nannies.
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