Hilaria Baldwin, wife of actor Alec Baldwin, has shared her perspective on maintaining a strong marriage, emphasizing the importance of mutual commitment through challenges.
"You both have to want to be there," Baldwin told Fox News Digital, reflecting on her more than 15-year relationship with Alec Baldwin. She advises friends experiencing difficulties to assess if both partners are genuinely invested in navigating both good and bad times. "If both people don’t really want to be there through your difficult moments, through your best moments, then it’s just not going to probably work out," she explained. "Both Alec and I, through our ups and our downs and our sideways, we’ve wanted to be there. And I think that that’s what’s kept us strong."
The couple, who met in February 2011, share seven children: daughters Carmen, Maria, and Ilaria, and sons Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, and Eduardo. Alec Baldwin also has a daughter, Ireland Baldwin, from his previous marriage to Kim Basinger. In 2023, he became a grandfather when Ireland welcomed her first child.
Navigating family life with seven children often means that traditional date nights are not always feasible. Baldwin recounted a recent instance where a dinner outing included their youngest child, as childcare arrangements were unavailable for the evening.
Baldwin's comments come as she appears on FOX's celebrity competition series, "Nation's Dumbest." The show features celebrities aiming to avoid being named the "Nation's Dumbest" rather than competing for first place. Baldwin is joined by a cast that includes Carmen Electra, Anthony Michael Hall, Ice-T, and Elle King, among others.
Beyond her role on the show, Baldwin also addressed what she perceives as a common misconception about women being overly calculated. "I think that people think, especially women, are very calculated. I think that that’s something that’s universal around all of us," she stated. She prefers to see herself as someone who is curious and willing to try new things, describing herself as a "fun mess" whose efforts sometimes come together unexpectedly.
This embrace of spontaneity and imperfection is something Baldwin feels translates to both her personal life and her experience filming "Nation's Dumbest." She noted that her own unpredictable nature made the show an entertaining experience because she was unsure of her performance. "That was always fun about the first part of ‘Nation’s Dumbest,’ … Some of the moments — I’m like, I don’t have a plan, but sometimes whatever I’m doing, it works out," she said. "It was fun to watch because I was like, I feel like that’s the way that my life is. It just kind of, I fall into things sometimes, and then sometimes I fall over very badly, and it’s a big mess in front of the world, and it’s fine."
For Baldwin, accepting imperfection and remaining committed through life's unpredictable moments have been key to her family's strength and the longevity of her marriage.