Brigitte Nielsen Enjoys Motherhood at 60 After Her 4 Sons Told Her She Was Too Old to Have Her 5th Child
- Brigitte Nielsen found love with her much younger husband, Mattia Dessi.
- Together they welcomed the actress’ 5th child, Frida, when she was 55.
- She dismissed the idea of being too old to parent, noting that her age has enriched her parenting with patience and love.
Brigitte Nielsen is married to Mattia Dessi, whom she met in Switzerland in 2004. The couple first crossed paths when Brigette was 41 and Mattia was 25. In the beginning, their relationship played out on VH1’s reality show “Strange Love.”
The pair’s relationship flourished, and they tied the knot in a glamorous ceremony in Malta in 2006. Nielsen revealed that she experienced plenty of backlash when she married a younger man, but this didn’t stop her from following her heart.
The actress’ life changed when she met the Italian model. Even when people said it was ridiculous for her to marry a younger man, the two didn’t pay attention to their big age gap. “It just fits perfectly. We’re a good team,” Nielsen explained.
The two have now been married for almost 20 years, and Nielsen noted that the people who were pointing fingers at them and laughing had since divorced. Nielsen says her marriage has lasted because the two make it exciting and accept and respect each other:
“You shouldn’t ever try to change the person you fell in love with to ‘make them better.’ Allow them to be them.”
The “Creed II” star also doesn’t sense the need to uphold a youthful appearance to match her husband’s. Now in her 60s, she feels good but doesn’t know what the 70s will bring. “That’s when gravity really starts pulling everything down,” she added.
NIELSEN HIT BACK AT THESE COMMENTS WHEN SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS BEING TOO OLD TO BE A MOM.
Despite her concerns, she will take everything one day at a time, and if she feels awful about how she looks at some point in the future, then she will do something about it. For now, the actress is content with spending time with her happy little family. She and her husband share one kid, Frida, now 5.
BRIGITTE ON PARENTING AS AN OLDER MOTHER
Nielsen spent 13 years trying to get pregnant via IVF. Her struggle ended when she and Dessi welcomed Frida on June 22, 2018. The actress said she had a long time to prepare for her daughter, seeing that it took years for IVF to work.
Her doctor had cautioned her to be realistic about her slim chances of conceiving, citing only a two-and-a-half percent probability. When she eventually became pregnant, the experience was incredibly gratifying. Yet, Nielsen was worried because being pregnant at 54 was high risk.
The “Mercenaries” actress soon discovered...