These famous women may not look like your average grandmothers, but that’s only because they all had grandkids early on in life. See the surprising ladies that had to start being called nana in their forties.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
The silver-screen legend became a grandmother at 40 when her oldest son, Michael Howard Wilding Jr., had a child, Laela, with his girlfriend, Johanna.
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Priscilla Presley
Priscilla Presley
At 44, the former wife of Elvis Presley stepped into the role of being a grandma when her daughter, Lisa Marie, gave birth to Riley Keough.
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
When this soul singer was 40, her daughter, Indira, made her a grandma to newborn, Raeven Khan.
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Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd
The American country singer took on the title of “Mamaw” at 48 when her daughter, Wynonna, had her son Elijah in 1994.
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Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
The former Three's Company actress had her first grandchild, Ziane, by stepson, Stephen, at the age of 48.
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NeNe Leakes
NeNe Leakes
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star was 44 when her son Bryson and his girlfriend gave birth to baby Bri’Asia Bryant in 2012. “Forty is the new 30,” she told InTouch Weekly.
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Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Back in 2008, Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol was expecting a child. At 44, Sarah welcomed her first grandson, Tripp.
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Michelle Duggar
Michelle Duggar
This reality TV star was only 43 years old when her son, Josh, and his wife, Anna, had her granddaughter, Mackynzie Renee.
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Katherine Jackson
Katherine Jackson
The mother of the Jackson Five received a surprise birthday gift when her eldest daughter, Rebbie, delivered her granddaughter, Stacee, one day after her 41st birthday.
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Jade Jagger
Jade Jagger
The daughter of rock-and-roll legend, Mick Jagger, became a grandmother at 42 when her daughter, Assisi had a baby girl, Ezra Key.