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Luke Wilson, 54, Welcomes First Child with Girlfriend

Luke Wilson has confirmed becoming a father at 54 after welcoming a child with long-term girlfriend Kendall Yates, 24.The Vacancy star, who has been in a relati...

Luke Wilson, 54, Welcomes First Child with Girlfriend
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 has confirmed becoming a father at 54 Kendall Yates, 24.

The Vacancy star, who has been in a relationship for more than three years, has a baby daughter with his model partner, People first reported on Wednesday.

Wilson has now broken his silence on being a parent in an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of The Hawk on Wednesday night.

He said: 'It’s just what everybody says about it, but I’m just trying to do a good job. I'm very proud to be a dad.' 

The couple made their first public outing with their child at a press reception for Wilson’s upcoming comedy series in Newport Beach, , on Tuesday, according to People.

Wilson and Yates were reportedly seen holding their baby in a carrier before introducing the newborn to guests and Wilson’s castmates from The Hawk, including Jimmy Tatro, at The Resort at Pelican Hill.

Luke Wilson has confirmed becoming a father at 54 after welcoming a child with long-term girlfriend Kendall Yates, 24. Above, the couple in June 2024

Wilson has now broken his silence on being a parent in an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of The Hawk on Wednesday night

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Wilson for comment and has yet to hear back.

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Wilson and Yates were last pictured together in April, with Yates appearing to display a prominent baby bump - although the pair never publicly confirmed the pregnancy.

Wilson was also notably absent from the Legally Blonde reunion in June, which saw stars including Reese Witherspoon and Ali Larter join forces to promote prequel series, Elle.

He has kept his romance with Yates largely low-key - with the couple making their sole public appearance together at the Los Angeles Premiere of Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 in June 2024.

The brother of Owen Wilson had previously In a 2019 interview, he said, 'I'm 47, I'm ready for that. I need to get to work.' 

Ahead of his 50th birthday in 2021, the actor said he was beginning to understand the term 'midlife crisis.'

'Thirty didn't matter to me. Forty didn't matter to me,' he told People magazine. 'I just steamrolled right through it, but 50 – I don't know if it's getting to me because I am sore when I wake up in the middle of the night, and I am forgetting the names of people I know.

'It's definitely one of those things that has had me thinking, oh, okay. So this is where the phrase midlife crisis comes from. I'm definitely starting to feel panicky about some stuff.'

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The couple made their sole public appearance together at the Los Angeles premiere of Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 at STK Steakhouse in June 2024

Wilson with his actor brother Owen in May last year

Before getting involved with his girlfriend in early 2023, he dated several famous women.

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In early 2022, Barrymore confirmed that she and the actor were together for two years when they were younger and revealed they had an 'open relationship.'

'When we first met, we were young and wild,' the Charlie's Angels vet said.

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While speaking to Kate Hudson – who chatted about – on her daytime talk show, she said: 'I was dating him, but I think he was also dating other people.'

'It was an open relationship,' she added. 'We were young.'

They met while filming the 1997 comedy-action flick Best Men and also starred together in the 1998 rom-com Home Fries.

Wilson courted Gwyneth Paltrow for about one year in 2001 and Drew Barrymore from 1997 to 1999. Above, with Barrymore in 1998

'We're just young, we're having fun, we're all playing, acting, hanging out. You're not taking it all so seriously, and it was fun and we had the best time,' Barrymore said lightly. 

Wilson was also romantically linked to About Last Night actress Joy Bryant in 2003.

He has a verified Instagram account, where he rarely posts to his 11,000 followers.

The entertainer's latest upload was in October – a photo of a book titled Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening.

He captioned the post, 'Great book by the writer Jim Newton.'

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