Since tying the knot in June 2012, Alec and Hilaria Baldwin have weathered many storms
— from Alec’s run-ins with the law to miscarriage struggles to the recent tragedy
— and the couple has emerged stronger as a family.
Of six, no less!
Today, we’re taking a look at their relationship throughout the darkest times and beyond.
Recently, the mom of six showed support for her husband on Instagram following the actor’s
latest comments about the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins.
Hilaria posted an intimate image of her hand on top of Alec’s and wrote in the caption,
“I love you, and I’m here.”
Alec spoke to the paparazzi in Vermont, where their family is staying in the wake of the
tragedy.
Although he made it clear that he could not comment on the open investigation, the actor
said a few words about Halyna in a video shared by TMZ.
“She was my friend, she was my friend,” Alec said.
“The day I arrived in Santa Fe to start shooting, I took her to dinner with Joel,
the director.
We were a very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together, and then this horrible event
happened.”
He also said he has been in contact with Halyna’s husband, Matthew, and their 9-year-old son
after they were seen having breakfast together last weekend.
“We are in constant contact with him because we’re very worried about his family and
his kid,” Alec added.
Those comments marked the first time the Rust star and producer has publicly addressed the
tragic incident.
“There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that
took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours,”
Alec wrote at the time.
After People confirmed that one crew member died and another was critically injured, the
Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that Hutchins and director Joel
Souza were “shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin, producer and actor.”
Authorities responded to a 911 call from the Rust set at around 1:50 p.m. local time.
Halyna was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she died of her
injuries.
Souza was released from Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, where he underwent
treatment for his injuries.
Hilaria broke her silence on the incident by expressing her condolences to the late
cinematographer’s family in a post on Instagram.
“My heart is with Halyna.
Her husband.
Her son.
Their family and loved ones.
And my Alec,” she wrote.
A source told People that Alec has “found comfort” with family after the on-set shooting.
He and Hilaria are currently “laying low” with their six children.
“They do go out occasionally to pick up dinner, but are mostly trying to protect the
kids’ privacy and just spend quiet time together as a family.”
The source added that Alec is trying to focus his attention as best he can on being present
for his wife and kids as he works through the trauma.
He continues to cooperate with the sheriff’s office in their investigation.
Sadly, it’s not the only tragedy the couple had to survive.
Two years ago, Hilaria and Alec suffered two pregnancy losses.
In April 2019, Hilaria revealed that she was likely experiencing a miscarriage, explaining
that she “always promised myself that if I were to get pregnant again, I would share
the news with you guys pretty early, even if that means suffering a public loss.”
A few days later, she confirmed the news in another post by saying that there was no heartbeat
at her scan.
“But I have some pretty strong and amazing heartbeats right here,” she continued, alongside
a sweet image of herself and Alec with their children.
Later on, the actor opened up about the loss in an interview with People, saying how it
broke his heart to realize that the pregnancy was not viable.
Devastatingly, seven months later, Hilaria suffered another miscarriage.
“We are very sad to share that today we learned that our baby passed away at 4 months.
We also want you to know that even though we are not ok right now, we will be.
We are so lucky with our 4 healthy babies — and we will never lose sight of this,”
she captioned a video.
Opening up about their loss, Baldwin said that even though she’d had a miscarriage
before, she couldn’t have fathomed how bad it could feel to have a miscarriage at 16
weeks.
“I had to go home and sleep with my dead baby inside me.
I felt sick, sour in my belly, and so devastated.”
But there was good news on the horizon.
Later that year, Hilaria revealed that she intended to try again for baby number five.
And all of the couple’s hopes and dreams were answered when they revealed the exciting
news of their pregnancy a year after the first loss.
The mom of four was overwhelmed with joy, letting the baby do all the talking.
“I don’t have the words to express how this sound makes us feel.
Just got the great news that all is well and all is healthy with this little munchkin,”
Hilaria wrote.
They secretly welcomed a sixth child together earlier this year.
The happy couple started having children pretty much right after getting married, but you
wouldn’t think so by how their dating looked like at first.
Hilaria wasn’t sure if Alec was into her at all.
Their passing encounter at Pure Food and Wine was like something out of a romantic comedy.
“I was standing near the door with my friends when he walked up and took my hand and said,
‘I must know you,’” Hilaria recalled.
She said she found the line to be disarming, and the pair began chatting, after which the
movie star handed her his business card with his phone number.
Alec later confirmed her story about his card, telling the publication that he never asks
women for their phone numbers.
After the two played phone tag, Hilaria and Alec went on their first date.
At the end of a lovely night at a theater district restaurant with a group of friends,
he shook her hand and told her he really wanted to get to know her.
She wasn’t sure at first whether Alec’s intentions were romantic, as he didn’t kiss
her for six weeks.
“We’d have the most romantic dinner date, and afterward, he’d drop me off at my house
and shake my hand...
My girlfriends would call me and say, ‘Anything yet?’ and I’d say, “Nope, nope, nope.”
Then they’d say, “Maybe he just wants to be friends,’” she told Mariska Hargitay
for Beach magazine.
Baldwin explained that he liked Hilaria so much that he didn’t want to ruin his chances.
He also didn’t want Hilaria to think this was just about sex, so instead, Baldwin spent
the first six weeks with his future wife, taking things cautiously slow.
It may seem a bit on the odd side, but as Hilaria said: “Hey, look, it worked.”
Though their courtship may have been a slow burn, things between Alec and Hilaria soon
began to move quickly.
The pair met in 2011, got engaged in April 2012, and then tied the knot in June 2012.
“I think we knew fairly soon because we built a real relationship very early on,”
she said of their whirlwind romance.
When the pair wed, Alec was already the father of a teenage daughter, Ireland, from his previous
marriage to Kim Basinger.
Thankfully, Hilaria and Ireland have formed a close bond, and later on, Hilaria even addressed
being a step-mom in a heartfelt post on Instagram.
“When I met Ireland, I said to Alec: if she is not OK with our relationship, I cannot
go further.
Family is first, and she needed to be ok with me,” she shared.
“We have never had a fight or a bad moment.
Nor have I with her mother.
She knows that I am here for her...and I know that she is here for me.”
Alec opened up about raising kids with Hilaria while on Rob Lowe’s Literally!
Podcast and explained how the pair have different ideas about parenting based on their own upbringing.
The 26-year age difference plays a part, but not how you would expect.
“I come from a time, my dad was a very tough guy, and he would just look at you with that
look...
We were terrified of my dad.
With me, my wife lectures me more than my children.
My wife is like, ‘Don’t look at them like that, Alec!
That look is not good,’” the actor said, adding that Hilaria is helping him evolve.
Through rain or shine, through all the tragedies, Alec and Hilaria are still going strong.
In January of this year, the actor shared a message for his love that truly summed up
the kind of connection they have.
“Happy birthday to the love of my life.
To the only person in the world who brings me joy and peace every day,” Baldwin captioned
a heartwarming family pic.
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