Amber Heard has revealed she had a baby earlier this year.
Oonagh Paige Heard was born on April 8, and is the 35-year-old’s first child.
Heard wrote on Instagram: “Four years ago, I decided I wanted to have a child. I wanted to do it on my own terms. I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way.
“I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not want a ring in order to have a crib. A part of me wants to uphold that my private life is none of anyone’s business. I also get that the nature of my job compels me to take control of this.”
She said of her daughter: “She’s the beginning of the rest of my life.”
Heard hasn’t given any details about how Oonagh came into the world – and nor should she have to – but she shows there’s a different path to motherhood than what is generally expected: finding a partner, getting married, and procreating.
For decades, this has been the overriding formula, and one that can feel quite limiting. If you’re a single person who wants to…
