Luke Wilson, 54, ‘welcomes baby’ with girlfriend Kendall Yates, 24, after three-year romance
Luke Wilson has reportedly become a first time dad at 54, welcoming a child with long-term girlfriend Kendall Yates, 24.
Wilson, who has been in a relationship with Yates, 24, for more than three years, welcomed a daughter with his model partner, People reports.
Per the outlet, the Vacancy star and Yates made their first public outing with their baby at a press reception for Wilson’s upcoming Netflix comedy series, The Hawk, at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California on Tuesday, July 7.
Wilson and Yates were seen holding their baby in a carrier, before introducing the newborn ‘to guests and Wilson’s castmates’, including Jimmy Tatro.
The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Wilson for comment and has yet to hear back.
Wilson and Yates were last pictured together in April, with Yates appearing to display a prominent baby bump – although the pair never publicly confirmed the pregnancy.
Luke Wilson has reportedly become a first time dad at 54, welcoming a child with long-term girlfriend Kendall Yates, 24 – pictured together in June 2024
Wilson and Yates were last pictured together in April, with Yates appearing to display a prominent baby bump – although the pair never publicly confirmed the pregnancy
Wilson was notably absent from the June Legally Blonde reunion, which saw stars including Reese Witherspoon and Ali Larter join forces to promote prequel series, Elle.
The actor had previously spoken openly about his desire to become a father. In a 2019 interview, he said, ‘I’m 47, I’m ready for that. I need to get to work.’
Ahead of his 50th birthday in 2021, the actor said he was beginning to understand the term ‘midlife crisis.’
‘Thirty didn’t matter to me. Forty didn’t matter to me,’ he told People magazine. ‘I just steamrolled right through it, but 50 – I don’t know if it’s getting to me because I am sore when I wake up in the middle of the night, and I am forgetting the names of people I know.
‘It’s definitely one of those things that has had me thinking, oh, okay. So this is where the phrase midlife crisis comes from. I’m definitely starting to feel panicky about some stuff.’
Before getting involved with his current love in early 2023, he dated several famous women.
Wilson courted Gwyneth Paltrow for about one year in 2001 and Drew Barrymore from 1997 to 1999.
In early 2022, Barrymore confirmed that she and the actor were together for two years when they were younger and revealed they had an ‘open relationship.’
‘When we first met, we were young and wild,’ the Charlie’s Angels vet said.
While speaking to Kate Hudson – who chatted about dating Wilson’s brother Owen – on her daytime talk show, she said: ‘I was dating him, but I think he was also dating other people.’
‘It was an open relationship,’ she added. ‘We were young.’
They met while filming the 1997 comedy-action flick Best Men and also starred together in the 1998 rom-com Home Fries.
Wilson, who has been in a relationship with Yates, 24, for more than three years, welcomed a daughter with his partner, People reports – pictured January 2024
Per the outlet, the Vacancy star and Yates made their first public outing with their baby at a press reception for Wilson’s upcoming Netflix comedy series, The Hawk, at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California on Tuesday, July 7 – pictured 2024
Wilson courted Gwyneth Paltrow for about one year in 2001 and Drew Barrymore from 1997 to 1999 – pictured with Barrymore in 1998
‘We’re just young, we’re having fun, we’re all playing, acting, hanging out. You’re not taking it all so seriously, and it was fun and we had the best time,’ Barrymore said lightly.
Wilson was also romantically linked to About Last Night actress Joy Bryant in 2003.
He has a verified Instagram account, where he rarely posts to his 11,000 followers.
The entertainer’s latest upload was in October 2025 – a photo of a book titled Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening.
He captioned the post, ‘Great book by the writer Jim Newton.’