Their publicists might not want fans know it, but the truth is celebs are really just like us, especially if they’re moms. Sure, they can afford to hire a team of nannies, assistants, and makeup artists to ensure that they’re always putting their best foot forward. Also, let’s not forget that a lot of the images that you see of them are photoshopped.
Yet, even with all the help, they’re still caught doing ‘regular mom’ stuff like grocery shopping, changing diapers, and stumbling out of bed into sweatpants to take their child to a birthday party.
Some of them enjoy these little chores while other celebs prefer to not be schlepping through it all. After all, being a working mom or even a stay-at-home mom is not easy. And, there will always be a moment that a mom will have to duck out for eggs and milk even if she is a celebrity. Of course, there are some celeb moms who make a trip to the grocery store a sexy photoshoot. Yes, we’re looking at you Mariah Carey. Although, for the most part, celeb moms let their hair down to be a ‘normal mom’ just doing what she’s gotta do.
15 Lena Headey - Queen Mother
Whether you love her or hate her, you have to admit that Queen Cersei is one formidable and fierce bawss! Also, the actress who plays her, Lena Headey is pretty fierce too. Lena has a lengthy acting career of nabbing juicy roles such as Sarah Connor in the television series of the same name and of course as portraying one of the most famous queens of all time on ‘Game of Thrones’. As if playing strong female leads isn’t enough, Lena boasts an impressive array of tattoos and always brings ‘sexy back’ on the red carpet. So, it’s surprising when we see the always camera-ready actress looking less Hollywood and more everyday mom. She wears baggie clothes and Birkenstocks like the best of moms. And, she also carries multiple large bags too!
14 Scarlett Johansson - Not A Widow In Real Life
Even celebrities have to make it through airport security; even if they are Scarlett Johansson. On a trip to Sydney the actress was with her daughter and looked unglamorous, but very comfy as she checked through the lines of the airport just like everybody else. ‘The Avengers’ star is a beauty celebrated for her curves and full lips. And, even when she’s hiding behind glasses and a baseball cap, it’s easy to se why she graces the cover of magazines and perfume ads. The woman is a natural stunner! She can make yawning even look good! However, it’s nice to know that she feels tired and has to strap on the kids like the rest of us. She might be a celebrity, but there are some ‘mommy’ things that we all have to do.
13 Lisa Kudrow - Not So Dumb Of A Blonde
Her portrayal as the quirky blonde on ‘Friends’ earned her six Emmy nominations and 12 Screen Actors Guild nominations. And, guess what - she won one of each. When the show ended, Lisa produced her own comedy series and starred in other shows that still earned her not only nominations, but also a couple of other wins. Not bad for an actress whose original career path was to earn her Bachelor of Science in Biology. Her success and numerous red carpet appearances can overshadow the fact that sometimes, Lisa is just a regular mom who has to stack her SUV with her kids’ things. She goes grocery shopping and who knows, she might also be the carpooling mom for her son’s soccer games. Fame and fortune hasn’t seemed to stop Lisa from being down-to-earth, so we guess that she probably had baby food stained tees at one time too.
12 Alyson Hannigan - Not All That Different
Another quirky character from a fav comedy is Lily from ‘How I Met Your Mother’. Alyson Hannigan played the newlywed yuppie for nine seasons. It earned her a lot of time on the red carpet. Yet, even though Hannigan is a bonafide star in real life, she seems worlds away from the tailored Hollywood image of celebrities and appears to have more in common with her adorably funny character Lily. Even as a mom at the age of 43, she’s still adorable. She’s often captured laughing, goofing off, and dressing up with her little ones (who are also redheads by the way). Even when she’s caught pushing the stroller to the playground, her and her husband, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ co-star Alexis Denisof, smile like kids in a candy store. As a mom, it’s safe to say that Alyson is more like a big kid than a celebrity parent.
11 Emily Deschanel - Not Just Brains
She’s best know for her role as Dr. Temperance Brennan, fighting crime on the Fox series ‘Bones’. Temperance is a brilliant forensic anthropologist who solves crimes and Emily plays the character like a modern day superhero. It also doesn’t hurt that Emily looks like Wonder Woman on the red carpet, too. All in all she’s a glam woman and if you haven’t guessed by the last name, she has a pretty glamorous younger sister too, actress Zoe Deshanel. Not only are the siblings both actresses, but they also had their children around the same time. They’ve also been spotted at the grocery store. Zoe seems to favor cute outfits similar to the character she plays on ‘New Girl’, while big sis Emily prefers a no fuss look that is also similar to her character on ‘Bones’.
10 Zoey Deschanel - Almost Never Out Of Character
How could we mention one of the famous Deschanels without the other? Zoey is known for her cute as a button character Jess on the ‘New Girl’, but in real life Zoey is just as cute even as a mom. The two terms don’t always go hand-in-hand, but Deschanel manages it just well enough. Part of the secret is that she always makes her husband push the stroller so she can look cute in mini skirts and shorts. Sometimes she’ll step out on the red carpet with her little one on her hip, but we expect that it’s Daddy who does the real heavy lifting. After all, mommy is too adorable to push a stroller or change diapers! We’re kidding, Zoe probably changes diapers, but doesn’t take a photo of it.
9 Katey Sagel - Not Your Typical Mom
Katey Sagel is that actress with cheekbones that could cut glass or intimidate your boyfriend! She’s played a few well-known ‘mom’ roles, such as Peg Bundy on ‘Married with Children’ and Gemma Morrow on ‘Sons of Anarchy’. Yet, these aren’t exactly your typical mom roles and she sure didn’t dress like it. While Bundy favored a larger-than-life red beehive and leopard print, Morrow favored leather jackets, studded belts, and jeans so tight you could bounce a quarter off of them. In real life it appears that Katey has more in common wardrobe-wise with the characters she plays than your average mom. She’s married to screenwriter Kurt Sutter, the creator of ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and the couple are often seen out and about with their daughter in rock star tees and leather boots. Yes, she even manages to make running errands look cool.
8 Caterina Scorsone - Like Night And Day
She nabbed the role of Amelia, Dr. McDreamy’s (Derek Shepherd) sister on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Private Practice’. It was her good looks and resemblance to McDreamy that landed her the role. In real life Caterina has passed those good looks on to her two daughters Eliza and Paloma. Caterina’s Instagram is a shrine to her daughters where she posts their every milestone from tummy-time to her daughter celebrating Canada Day with her dolly. It’s clear that she dotes on her two girls doing all the fun things like reading stories and blowing bubbles. In fact, one of the few photos on her Instagram that doesn’t only focus on the adorable faces of her little one, is a picture of Catrerina blowing bubbles for her toddler. There is also a photoshopped photo of the family dressed up as Goldielocks and the 3 bears for her daughter’s birthday that are cuter beyond cute.
7 Eva Mendes - Really Does Have It All
She’s Hollywood’s favorite Latina bombshell, because let’s face it, Eva Mendes is a natural beauty. She’s been on Hollywood’s hot list since she first graced the screen as Denzel Washington’s girlfriend in ‘Training Day’. Yet, it was her ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ co-star, Ryan Gosling who stole her heart and the couple have since welcomed two daughters, Esmeralda and Amada. The couple vigorously guard their privacy, but every once in a while the paparazzi catches them doing your normal family activities like visiting dad at work or grocery shopping. And, yes in case you were wondering Eva is still beautiful even when deciding if she needs anything from the cookie isle. Some women really do have it all.
6 Zoe Saldana - Qualities On And Off The Big Screen
Another natural Hollywood beauty is Zoe Saldana. The actress originally trained to be a ballet dancer, which led her to nab the role of Eva Rodriguez in the film ‘Center Stage’ in 2000. It didn’t take long for Zoe to change gears and consider acting full-time landing roles as the headstrong beauty in ‘Avatar’, ‘Star Trek’, and ‘Colombiana’. Judging from Saldana’s interviews she has a lot in common with the character she plays. She’s a woman who knows what she wants and she’s obviously naturally beautiful. They’re probably some of the character traits that her husband, artist Marco Perego, found so attractive in the actress. They met and wed in 2013 and have since welcomed three children together. And, just like Mendes, Saldana is still beautiful whether she’s grocery shopping or strapping the kids into the car for a field trip to granny’s.
5 Malin Akerman - From Model To Mom
The Swedish Canadian actress began her career as a model after being spotted at a shopping mall. So, it’s safe to say that she’s another one of those actresses who was simply born tall, thin, and beautiful. Yet, to Malin, modeling was a way to pay for her dream of becoming a child psychologist. However, after a few roles on television, the acting bug hit and Malin began to pursue a career full time starring in ‘Watchmen’ and ‘Rock of Ages’. When Malin hits the red carpet she looks every inch the model that she once was. Even when she’s taking her son to school in your basic jeans and a bare face, she still looks the part of a runway model. As a celeb she seems down-to-earth, often being photographed with her little one either strapped to her or all grown up and off to his first day of school.
4 Charlize Theron - Mom First
Just because she’s an ‘atomic blonde’ doesn’t mean that she’s always like that in real life. Remember when she nearly ‘blew up’ the Internet when her son had a toddler tantrum in public? She might be a Hollywood star, but she’s a mom just like the rest of us. However, let’s not forget that she’s also a former model like Malin, so Charlize probably looks better than the general pack of moms even on the worst of days. We’re guessing that this pic was taken on one of those days as her children look adorable and Charlize looks frumpy and tired. It’s the dilema of the working single mom. She’s always on the go taking her children to ballet class and rushing home from work to be able to put dinner on the table.
3 Liv Tyler - Vision Of Perfection
Liv Tyler is clearly her father’s child! The lips alone definitely prove it. The 5’10 stunner is famous for her full pout and a steady stream of film roles since the 90s. Yet, over the last few years Liz has turned her attention towards her family. She is often seen out and about with her two children at basketball games, grocery shopping, and on the way to school. She might a famous actress with a famous rock star father, but judging by the way that Liv lives her life, she’s much more of a down-to-earth homebody. She’s a doting parent who has left the crazy days of Hollywood behind her; well almost. She still acts, but she’s not a red-carpet regular or known for groveling for attention on Instagram with bikini pics.
2 Megan Fox - Leaving Showbiz Behind?
Megan Fox is a bombshell beauty with a bombshell mouth. Remember when she compared ‘Transformers’ producer, Michael Bay, to Hitler? As if matters couldn’t have been worse for the controversial actress she was fired by executive producer Steven Spielberg from the 3rd instalment of the film and subsequently saw her movie career dissipate with her being typecast as the ‘bombshell’. No matter for Meghan as the actress seems more focused on her home life these days. She has three kids with husband Brian Austin Green and she seems pretty content to focus on her family and stay out of the spotlight. The fact that she prefers taking her boys to Disney World instead of doing interviews is probably a sigh of relief for her publicist. Although, we have to admit that even in weird looking sandals and casual clothes, she’s still a stunner.
1 Dawyne ‘The Rock’ Johnson - Daddy's Little Princess
He looks like a real life Marvel superhero and Dawyne Johnson kinda is. First he conquered WWE by rising to fame as the wrestler ‘The Rock’. Then, just to challenge himself he became a Hollywood action star. He managed this all while being a dad. And, by the looks of his photos it seems that Dawyne enjoys being a dad as much as he enjoys making films that have grossed more than a $1 billion dollars! He even changes diapers. Yep, that’s right. One of the world’s biggest movie stars changed dirty smelly diapers. He even smiled while doing it and shared the image on Instagram with the hashtag #DaddysGotU. Then, just to remind us that he’s still a real life superhero he shared a snapchat of his daddy admiring daddy’s muscles.
Sources: People.com, Popsugar.com, DailyMail.co.uk