Father of Mae Whitman’s Baby Revealed 6 Months After Welcoming Son
Carlos Valdes is loving the perks of being a new dad.
Six months after The Flash alum and Mae Whitman welcomed their first baby, Miles, he reflected on balancing fatherhood while starring in Broadway’s Hadestown.
“Not a lot of people know this, but I’m a dad, a relatively new dad,” Carlos told People in an interview published March 3. “It’s my personal preference that I don’t share more beyond that, but being a Broadway dad… let me tell you, it’s not for the faint of heart!”
As the actor put it, “This life is pretty unforgiving when it comes to balancing it with parenting.”
Although it’s hard work being on stage multiple times a week, Carlos revealed that being a dad inspired his starring role as Orpheus.
The 35-year-old added, “I’ve really put a lot of my own personal experience as a dad, and as a fan of my child, into Orpheus’ own naiveté of looking at the world.”
While Mae announced that she had given birth in August on Instagram, fans only recently learned Carlos—who played Mae’s love interest in the series Up Here—was the father after her Parenthood costar Lauren Graham shared insight into their life.
“They’re in New York now,” the Gilmore Girls alum explained on the March 10 episode of Dax Shephard‘s Armchair Expert podcast. “Carlos, her baby daddy, is on Broadway in Hadestown, which I feel happy to plug because he’s fantastic in it, Carlos Valdes.”
Although the Perks of Being a Wallflower actress is currently living in the Big Apple, she and Carlos won’t be sticking around permanently, according to Lauren. In fact, Mae had gotten a job in Ireland, where she’s staying with baby Miles.
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Despite Mae keeping the identity of her baby’s father private, she did share insight into her little one while announcing his birth this summer.
“From the moment we heard the first tiny sound out of his tiny piggy mouth, we were besotted,” she wrote on Instagram in August. “He is the kindest, gentlest, smartest, funniest little beebee and he’s our best friend.”
She even revealed that their son was named after her Parenthood costar Miles Heizer, who played her younger brother on the sitcom.
“We are infinitely grateful he chose us as his parents,” she continued. “We love you! We’re so happy!”
For more stars who’ve welcomed babies this year, read on.
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Dani Watt & T.J. Watt
The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and former professional soccer player announced their baby girl on March 10. “Worth The Wait,” they wrote in an Instagram post. “Welcome To The World Blakely Marie Watt!”
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Cori Broadus & Wayne Deuce
Snoop Dogg’s daughter and her fiancé welcomed a “perfect” baby girl on Feb. 28 at six months pregnant. Though excited to become a mom, Cori shared the insecurity she felt for not carrying the baby to full term.
“I’ve cried and cried, I’ve compared and compared, blaming myself that I wasn’t able to give her all that she needed,” she wrote in her Feb. 28 Instagram announcement. “But no matter what God always shows me that I’m His Child!”
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Ben Higgins & Jessica Clarke
The Bachelor alum found himself with a new rose on Feb. 12, when his wife gave birth to their daughter Winona Elane Higgins at 2:53 a.m.
“Words still are hard for me, I won’t accurately articulate what just happened,” Ben wrote on Instagram. “Life starts again for us, a new chapter we enter into, and so many moments of lacking the words but feeling God inspired love.”
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Ryan Edwards & Amanda Conner
The Teen Mom alum and his fiancée welcomed a baby girl named Presley Sage Elianna Edwards on Feb. 12. Ryan is also dad to son Bentley with ex Maci Bookout, as well as kids Jagger and Stella from his relationship with MacKenzie Standifer.
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Gisele Bündchen & Joaquim Valente
The supermodel gave birth to her third baby, her first with the jujitsu instructor, multiple outlets reported in early February.
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St. Vincent
While accepting the 2025 Grammy award for Best Rock Song, the “Broken Man” singer revealed she got married and is a mom.
“We’ve kept it under wraps,” she later told the press of her life updates, per The Hollywood Reporter. “The child is young, just to be clear.”
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Aaron Judge & Samantha Bracksieck
The New York Yankees outfielder and his wife welcomed a little girl named Nora Rose Judge on Jan. 27.
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Milo Ventimiglia & Jarah Mariano
The This Is Us alum became a part of his own big three after welcoming baby girl Ke’ala Coral Ventimiglia with his wife on Jan. 23.
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Lily Collins & Charlie McDowell
It’s a bébé for the Emily in Paris star! She and her director husband welcomed their first child—daughter Tove Jane McDowell—via surrogate.
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Skai Jackson
The Disney Channel alum gave birth to her first child Kasai in January. She has not publicly revealed the name of her boyfriend, who is the father of her baby.
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Justin Reid & Marissa Rand
The Kansas City Chiefs safety got himself a new teammate when his girlfriend gave birth to a baby girl weeks before the Super Bowl.
“I saw her being born,” he shared in a Jan. 22 press conference. “And didn’t feel anything except love and so much happiness holding her.”
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Princess Beatrice & Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
The royal—who is the granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson—gave birth to her second child on Jan. 22. She and her husband named their baby girl Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi.
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Madison Prewett & Grant Troutt
Bachelor Nation grew by one member on Jan. 20, when Madi—who appeared on Peter Weber‘s season of The Bachelor—gave birth to her first baby with her husband. The couple named their daughter Hosanna Rose Troutt.
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Shay Mooney & Hannah Billingsley
The Dan + Shay singer and his wife might need a bigger house after welcoming baby No. 4, son Aubrey Ellis Mooney, in January.
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Henry Cavill & Natalie Viscuso
The Man of Steel star is officially a superdad! He and his girlfriend were spotted taking a stroll with their new bundle of joy in January.
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Brooke Oleksy & Steven Oleksy
Hulk Hogan‘s daughter and the former NHL player welcomed twins Oliver Andrew Oleksy and Molly Gene Oleksy on Jan. 15.
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Patrick Mahomes & Brittany Mahomes
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and his wife’s team got a little bigger on Jan. 12, when they welcomed their third baby together. In keeping with their older kids Sterling and Bronze‘s metal-themed monikers, the couple named their new daughter Golden Raye Mahomes.
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Ronda Rousey & Travis Browne
The former MMA fighter gave birth to her second baby girl—named Liko’ula Pa’uomahinakaipiha Browne—in early January. She and her husband welcomed their youngest daughter amid multiple wildfires raging across Los Angeles.
“Our little girl came into this world during a windstorm into a city on fire,” Ronda wrote on Instagram Jan. 9. “So grateful she made it safe and sound.”
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Dr. Paul Nassif & Brittany Nassif
The Botched star and his wife welcomed son Paul Michael Nassif Jr. on Jan 9.
“Mother and son are safe and sound; our hearts have never been fuller,” the couple shared in a joint statement on Instagram. “Our family is complete and we’re so excited to begin this new chapter together.”
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Jedidiah “Jed” Duggar & Katey Duggar
Another year, another Duggar! The 19 Kids and Counting alum and his wife welcomed twin girls Elsie Kate Duggar and Emma Kate Duggar on Jan. 8.
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Naomi Biden & Peter Neal
President Joe Biden became a great-grandfather on Jan. 8, when his granddaughter gave birth to her first a baby boy. First Lady Jill Biden announced on Instagram, “We are proud to introduce you to our great-grandson: William Brannon Neal, IV.”
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