Celebrities Without Nannies: Stars Who Don't Hire a Nanny

Celebrities have some of the most time-restricting schedules out there, whether it’s an actor or singer, entertainers are pulled in many different directions daily. When stars decide to start a family of their own, they often lean toward hiring nannies to help with the kids. Some stars like Cardi B and Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, however, have chosen not to hire nannies to help raise their little ones.

The “WAP” artist has been very vocal about raising her kids without hiring help outside of her family, mostly for privacy reasons. The rapper, who shares her daughter, Kulture, and son, Wave, with husband and musician Offset, revealed that she planned on having a traveling nanny when her daughter was born in 2018 but quickly changed her mind after giving birth.

“When the baby got here, I couldn’t even think about getting a nanny because I was afraid of anybody being around her besides my family,” the Love & Hip-Hop alum told Vogue Singapore in July 2022. “I’ve never had a nanny for Kulture.”

While both the celebrity parents have jam-packed work schedules, Cardi often turns to her parents for babysitting duties but is adamant about not taking advantage of their time. “Your parents have already lived their life and raised their kids. They are older and don’t have the same energy as someone in their 20s,” she continued. “I’m never far from my kids because that’s my responsibility as a mother.”

That ‘70s Show stars Ashton and Mila are another set of A-list parents who have vowed to raise their children on their own. The couple welcomed their daughter Wyatt in October 2014, eight months before saying “I do” and nearly two years before welcoming their son, Dimitri.

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The Bad Moms star and Just Married actor are extremely protective over their children and keep their identities as private as possible. Following the birth of their daughter, Ashton opened up about parenthood on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2014, explaining why they were raising her on their own.

After being asked if the two stars were raising the little one themselves, Ashton responded with a simple, “Yes, there are only two of us.” He continued, “We just want to know our children. We want to know what to do if the baby is crying, or sulking. And I think the only way to achieve this is to be with them.”

Keep scrolling to see which celebrities don’t use nannies!

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

The American Idol judge revealed that she hates being away from her daughter, Daisy Dove, and missing milestones, during a September 2022 appearance on the “SmartLess” podcast.

“I have a wonderful nanny, but I don’t have a full-time nanny because I feel like if I had a full-time nanny then I would never be able to know how to care for my daughter like I’m meant to,” she explained.

“And so, therefore, any day I get off, I’m just in mom mode,” she continued, adding, “Doesn’t matter if I’ve had a show that goes to 11 p.m. the night before, I’m waking up at six o’clock and we’re going to go and do breakfast and yes, I have the no sleep shakes.”

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe

The hot ‘90s couple share their two children, Ava and Deacon, together and although they have been separated since 2006, the pair have been immaculate coparents. The Cruel Intentions actor told Metro in 2011 that he and the Hello Sunshine founder wanted their kids to grow up and become people they would “like to hang out with.”

“I imagine it would be more difficult if we weren’t as hands-on as we are if we allowed them to be raised by nannies,” he told the publication at the time. “I think then they would become a–holes.”

Scarlette Johansson

The Marvel star may have played a nanny in the film The Nanny Diaries, but she would rather raise her two children without help.

“I can never imagine someone else raising my children. I’ll probably be the person who pays the babysitter 15 or 20 bucks an hour,” she said during a press interview for the 2007 movie.

“I’ll probably have the 14-year-old coming over and playing Candyland with my children. I don’t know, that I could ever hire someone full-time to look after my children,” she continued. “That’s not how I was raised. I couldn’t imagine raising my kids like that. It’s just not my style.”

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard

The two famous parents are very hands-on with their daughters, Lincoln and Delta, and also keep their identities private … so that means no nannies.

“I don’t let myself feel guilty about not committing to things anymore,” Kristen told People in 2016. “How I position it in my head is that I have more of an obligation to my daughters than I do to anybody else.”

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes

The A-list couple put their acting careers on a slight hold for a few years to raise their daughters, Amada and Esmeralda.“I don’t technically have a nanny, but I do have help,” Eva said during a 2015 appearance on the Wendy Williams Show. “I like to clarify. I’m certainly not anti-nanny, you do what you need to do as a parent, but I’m so grateful that I have help with my family and [Ryan’s] family.”