Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin’s relationship timeline
In their new reality TV series “The Baldwins,” Alec and Hilaria Baldwin revisit their relationship story, starting from when they met through the birth of their seven children.
Hilaria Baldwin, whose maiden name was Thomas, said in the series that Alec Baldwin was upfront about wanting to have more children when they started dating. He also has a daughter, Ireland Baldwin, with ex-wife Kim Basinger.
“He wanted to make sure, before we stated seriously dating — ‘I need to have kids again. That is something I want to do,’” he said. “That was something that was important for him.”
Hilaria Baldwin got pregnant with Carmen Baldwin, their eldest daughter, five months after their wedding, and they have since had six more children. They also have eight pets.
In addition to a full house, the Baldwins have weathered PR crises — centering around Hilaria Baldwin’s characterization of her connection to Spain — and a trial following a fatal shooting on the set of “Rust.”
Here’s a look at their relationship timeline.
February 2011: Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin meet in New York
Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin recalled their love story in an interview with the New York Times.
The couple first met at the New York restaurant Pure Food and Wine. At the time, Hilaria Baldwin was an instructor at Yoga Vida.
“I was standing near the door with my friends when he walked up and took my hand and said, ‘I must know you,’” Hilaria Baldwin told the newspaper.
From there, Alec Baldwin gave Hilaria Baldwin his phone number. She told the New York Times her friend encouraged her to call him. “So my friend dialed the number, but he didn’t pick up,” she said. “And when he called back, I missed the call.”
Their first date was at a restaurant in the theater district of Manhattan with other friends, per the paper.
April 2012: The couple announce their engagement
Nearly a year after they first met, representatives for Alec Baldwin confirmed that the actor and the yoga instructor were engaged.
“Yes, it’s true! Alec proposed to Hilaria this weekend, and we’re all excited for the newly engaged couple,” the representative said, according to an article from People at the time. “Alec’s birthday is tomorrow — great way to celebrate!”
July 2012: Their wedding unfolds
The New York Times reported that Hilaria Baldwin, then 28, married Alec Baldwin, who was 54, at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in New York.
August 2013: Their first child, daughter Carmen, is born
The couple welcomed their first child together, Carmen Gabriela, on August 23, 2013.
June 2015: Their second child, son Rafael, is born
Two years after they welcomed their first child, Hilaria gave birth to Rafael Thomas on June 17, 2025.
September 2016: Baby Leonardo joins the family
The couple welcomed their third child, a boy named Leonardo Ángel Charles, on Sept. 12, 2016.
June 30, 2017: The couple renews their vows
Five years after their wedding, the Baldwins renewed their vows before family and friends at the Wölffer Estate Vineyard in the Hamptons.
Baldwin’s oldest daughter, Ireland Baldwin, whom he shares with his ex-wife Kim Basinger, witnessed their renewed vows alongside her younger half-siblings Carmen, Rafael and Leonardo.
May 2018: Fourth baby arrives!
The Baldwins family multiplied even more when they welcomed Romeo Alejandro David on May 17, 2018.
April 2019: Hilaria Baldwin opens up about having a miscarriage
Hilaria Baldwin shared, on Instagram, that she feared she was experiencing a miscarriage.
Soon after, she appeared on TODAY with Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb before heading to an ultrasound.
“I think I’m going to have the answer one way or the other,’’ she said at the time. “I’m pretty sure that this is not gonna stick. When we agree to be parents, we have to accept the good and the bad.”
She confirmed that she had lost her pregnancy in a follow-up post on Instagram.
“There was no heartbeat today at my scan … so it’s over,” Hilaria Baldwin shared in a post on Instagram, which featured a photo of her husband’s four children. “But I have some pretty strong and amazing heartbeats right here.”
November 2019: Hilaria Baldwin experiences another pregnancy loss
Four months into her pregnancy with their fifth child together, Hilaria Baldwin announced that she had another miscarriage.
“We also want you to know that even though we are not ok right now, we will be,” she captioned a post on Instagram. “We are so lucky with our 4 healthy babies—and we will never lose sight of this.”
September 2020: Baby number 5, Eduardo, enters the picture
The couple’s fifth child, Eduardo Pau Lucas, was born on September 8, 2020.
December 2020: Alec Baldwin comes to his wife’s defense amid controversy
The yoga instructor came under scrutiny in 2020 when it came to light that her connection to Spain wasn’t as clear as it initially seemed.
For years, Hilaria Baldwin appeared to speak with a Spanish lilt in interviews, like during a 2018 TODAY appearance.
In December 2020, a media user who posts under the handle @lenibriscoe tweeted, “You have to admire Hilaria Baldwin’s commitment to her decade long grift where she impersonates a Spanish person,” sparking against Hilaria Baldwin for mischaracterizing where she is from.
One week after the backlash emerged, Hilaria Baldwin spoke to The New York Times and confirmed that she was born Hillary Hayward-Thomas in Boston “and spent time in Boston and in Spain.” She said her family members called her Hilaria.
“My family now lives in Spain. I moved to New York when I was 19 years old, and I have lived here ever since,” she said at the time. “For me, I feel like I have spent 10 years sharing that story over and over again. And now it seems like it’s not enough.”
Baldwin responded in an Instagram video in December 2020.
“There’s things that have been said lately about people that I love, that I care about deeply, which are ridiculous. I mean, just ridiculous,” he said in the video.
March 2021: The family welcomes a sixth child after surrogacy
María Lucía Victoria Baldwin joined the family in March 2021. Two weeks after her birth, Hilaria Baldwin revealed that the family had already given her a sweet nickname: MariLu.
October 21, 2021: Baldwin pulls trigger in fatal shooting incident on the set of ‘Rust’
Alec Baldwin, on the set of “Rust” in Bonanza City, New Mexico, shot a live round from a gun being used as a prop for the film on Oct. 21, 2021. In doing so, he fatally shot the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and injured the film’s director, Joel Souza.
Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge, saying he was not aware the revolver contained a live round and it discharged accidentally. The case was dismissed in 2024 by a judge who agreed with Alec Baldwin’s lawyers, who argued prosecutors hid evidence that may have been linked to the shooting.
“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison, NBC News reported.
On Oct. 25, 2021, Hilaria Baldwin broke her silence about the shooting with a post on Instagram.
“My heart is with Halyna. Her husband. Her son. Their family and loved ones. And my Alec,” she wrote in a post on Instagram at the time. “It’s said, ‘There are no words’ because it’s impossible to express the shock and heartache of such a tragic accident. Heartbreak. Loss. Support.”
September 2022: Baby number 7, Ilaria, arrives
Hilaria Baldwin shared on Instagram that they had a seventh child, daughter named Ilaria Catalina Irena, in September 2022.
“She’s here! We are so excited to introduce you to our tiny dream come true. Both she and I are happy and healthy. Her Baldwinito siblings are spending the day bonding and welcoming her into our home. Much love to you all. We are so happy to celebrate this wonderful news with you,” Hilaria Baldwin captioned a post at the time.
December 2022: Hilaria Baldwin says she is ‘hoping’ their family is complete
People reported that Hilaria Baldwin told Extra in an interview that she was hopeful that her time being a new mom had wrapped up.
“I would say that we’re done, but I said we were done with six,” she said, according to People. “And yeah, I would say hopefully we’re done.”
June 2024: Hilaria and Alec Baldwin announce their reality series
The couple shared the announcement on their Instagram accounts.
“We are the Baldwins,” the group shouts in unison.
“And we’re coming to TLC! God help you all,” said Alec Baldwin.
July 2024: Alec Baldwin’s trial is dismissed
Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charges were dismissed in July 2024.
District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer agreed with Baldwin’s lawyers in the argument that prosecutors hid evidence related to the shooting. Kari Morrissey, the special prosecutor in the case, said the evidence in question was not hidden from lawyers, nor was it essential to the case, per NBC News.
The dismissal was without prejudice meaning that the involuntary manslaughter charges could not be filed again.
