Instead of a mom: 6 star dads who went on maternity leave

If in our country a man on maternity leave is nonsense, then in Europe and America it has long been used practice. There, these three months (maximum six months), which are released to the parent in order for him to spend time with a newborn child, may well be taken by a man - alone or with his wife. We present to you 6 star fathers who took advantage of their opportunity and went on maternity leave instead of or together with their wives.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

Twins Eva and Mateu were born to the famous football player this June. The children were born from a surrogate mother, like the first son of an athlete, 7-year-old Cristiano Jr. Naturally, the young dad needed maternity leave to be with the kids.

2 Josh Duhamel, Fergie's husband

Gorgeous comedian Josh Duhamel and singer Fergie got married in 2009. The couple had a boy in 2013, who was given the name Axel Jack Duhamel. When the baby was born, Josh announced that he was going on maternity leave and would not work for six months. After the actor's wife admitted: during this time they became even closer, and this helped both to feel that they are now a full-fledged family.

3 Prince William, husband of Duchess Kate Middleton

Do you think being a prince is easy? Nothing like this. When the first heir was born, the prince was allowed to take maternity leave for only two weeks, and when little Princess Charlotte was born, a month.

4 Kanye West, husband of Kim Kardashian

Who would have thought that the infamous brawler Kanye West would turn out to be such an attentive, exemplary father and family man? Everyone was amazed at his unusually caring attitude towards his wife Kim, but when Gong took maternity leave for the sake of his newborn daughter North, there was no doubt: the former brawler Kanye changed forever, and, for the better.

5 Mark Zuckerberk, husband of Priscilla Chan

The marriage of one of the richest people on the planet to the Chinese woman Priscilla Chan was not approved by either Mark's father or mother. But he was not afraid to go against parental desires. And for good reason! The young family is really happy. When Maxim's daughter was born, Zuckerberg took a two-month vacation with his wife, and then, when he returned, introduced a new rule in his company: all young parents have the right to four months of paid leave. By the way, Mark will soon take another vacation, as he is waiting for the replenishment of the family.

6 Justin Timberlake, husband of Jessica Bill

Agree, it's hard to imagine this sex symbol, alpha male and idol of millions of women - Justin Timberlake … on maternity leave. However, the famous singer was not at all shy about taking maternity leave of six months specifically in order to be with his newborn son Silas Rendell. And even now, when the child is more than two years old, the father takes him everywhere with him. This is what a caring father means.